The construction sector has been caught with its pants down after failing to reach agreement on the alignment of its sector specific code with the Department of Trade and Industry’s amended generic codes of good practice. This follows the...
KwaZulu-Natal’s first manufacturer of eco-friendly rubber flooring for commercial, industrial and residential use, has launched an extensive range of rubber paving tiles and bricks made from recycled truck tyres. A joint venture between...
The newly-formed Asset Management division of SMEC South Africa will be headed up by General Manager Tom Bürge, who was appointed on 11 January 2016. Bürge’s experience covers a range of industries and geographies. He has worked in South Africa,...
Much has been written over the past couple of years around the topic of ‘Smart Cities’. By Lionel Moyal, Head of Intervate, a T-Systems company The utopian vision of the Smart City often involves carefully orchestrated traffic and public transport...
South Africa has invested R290 billion in infrastructure in the past calendar year, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel. Speaking in Parliament during the State of the Nation debate last week, he said the money went towards building...
Thousands of illegal electricity wires were disconnected recently as the eThekwini Municipality continues to fight the scourge of illegal connections. The joint operation was undertaken by officials from eThekwini Municipality’s Electricity Unit,...
The Gauteng Province is to upgrade William Nicol Drive up to the N14 freeway for R576 million as part of Gauteng’s infrastructure development plans. Speaking on Tuesday during the launch of the project, MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi said...
Operation Hydrate has announced that it has allocated R1-million for the drilling of an initial 15 boreholes in drought-stricken areas of South Africa. At the same time, the civil-society body has announced that the distribution of bottled water to...
Over 198 wastewater treatment plants in municipalities around the country have improved their waste water management skills by taking up lower risk positions during their assessment through the Green Drop system. The 2014 Green Drop Progress report...
