Service charges from electricity, water, and sanitation are the main source of revenue for municipalities. When not managed properly, this can result in a downward spiral of reduced income and impaired service delivery. Leading consulting...
The panel discussion on the National Infrastructure Plan 2050 was one of the most eagerly anticipated sessions at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium – South Africa (SIDS-SA) on Thursday, 7 October. The President of South...
Leading global WaterTech company, BlueGreen Water Technologies Ltd. (BlueGreen), announced that its water clean-up intervention at Setumo Dam, South Africa, has been successfully completed. For the first time in decades, the people of Mahikeng are...
The supply of water and sanitation services across difficult hilly terrain and vast rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal is a familiar challenge that Umgeni Water has faced for nearly 50 years. But Covid-19 provided entirely new issues that forced the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Western Cape urges all water users in the Western Cape to use water sparingly. The call coincides with the end of the hydrological cycle for the majority of Western Cape Province Catchments....
With the construction industry continuing to face significant challenges, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, it’s vital that contractors and subcontracts pay even greater attention to the risks they assume when they enter into...
The South African construction industry has recorded a 20% decline over the past 12 months due to Covid-19 disruption. This has meant that some companies have had to diversify their offerings, some have gone out of business, and others are...
In 2020, South Africans experienced the most intensive load shedding to date. Â These crippling power cuts, which amounted to a staggering 856 hours, almost 10% of available hours, cost the economy billions of Rands. Â Poor performance at several...
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented boom in online trading which, according to Databuild CEO Morag Evans, bodes well for the construction industry, especially as far as the future of warehousing is concerned. Global...
