The Wonderfonteinspruit flows through the richest gold mining region in the world and has subsequently been exposed to the related pollution for more than a century. The issue of pollution in the WFS catchment was raised in 1967 and lingered on...
Pictured: Projects are often delayed or sometimes even stopped during construction due to environmental or social issues that have been neglected prior to site establishment The environmental management of construction, especially on complex,...
The multi-million-rand Western Aqueduct project is back on track following this week’s announcement that Cycad Pipelines has been selected as the successful contractor for the initial 7km sector of the water pipeline between Inchanga Station and...
The high level of fraud and corruption taking place without condemnation and fear of retribution related to procurement in the construction sector has necessitated the creation of a ‘War Chest’ by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA).The aim of...
Pictured: The philosophy underpinning HUB-id is the integration of economists, transport modellers, engineers, urban designers, and property professionals International engineering, management and specialist technical consultancy Aurecon has...
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is out-pacing the rest of the world with the region’s economy expected to grow by 6.1% in 2014. The economies of Cote d’Ivoire and Mozambique are at the helm of this growth, set to expand at a rate of 8% or...
Pictured: The SR 320 tube bending machine from Schwarze-Robitec produces complete tube systems for manifolds, pressure and steam lines from one work piece within a few minutes According to estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the...
The IWMSA has recently announced that the Health Care Waste Forum Summit, scheduled to take place from the 15th to 17th May this year in Johannesburg, has been postponed. “After much deliberation, we have decided to postpone our Health Care Waste...
2013 recipients come from Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, South Africa and USA The Goldman Environmental Foundation on 15 April 2013 announced the six recipients of the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize, a group of, what the organisers have termed...
