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Hartebessfontein 2

Retrofitting the future: Part 2

The Hartebeesfontein Wastewater Treatment Works  is currently undergoing an upgrade which will see an additional 5 megalitres added to the facility’s treatment capacity using existing infrastructure and groundbreaking treatment technology. The main...
Hartebessfontein 1

Retrofitting the future: Part 1

Constructed in 1977, the Hartebeesfontein Wastewater Treatment Works will be the first plant in Gauteng to feature groundbreaking wastewater treatment technology as it undergoes an extension.  By Liesl Frankson Located to the east of Kempton Park...
war on waste

Smaller pieces make the bigger picture

The Institute of Waste Management of South Africa hosted successful information sharing business morning at the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber on Thursday 7 April 2016.  The event was coordinated by the Port Elizabeth subcommittee, falling...

Mozambique economic growth to slow

Mozambique’s economy is expected to grow by just 4.8 percent this year due to the slowdown in public spending and investment and the impact of adverse weather on agricultural production, wrote the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The EIU, after...
Volvo FH 16 pulls 75 tonnes

This truck pulls 750 tonnes

How much can a single, series-produced truck haul? A Volvo FH16 featuring I-Shift with crawler gears faces one of the toughest challenges in the history of Volvo Trucks. With the world’s strongest man, Magnus Samuelsson, and trucking journalist...