Councillors and senior managers from municipalities in the iLembe district have completed extensive training to improve the management of public finances and to strengthen the oversight role expected of councillors. The 35 councillors and managers...
The City of Tshwane is acutely aware of the environmental impact that buildings and non-renewable energy have on its ecological footprint. The City has therefore taken steps to capacitate building control officers, building plan...
Acting Premier of the North West Province, Nono Maloyi has vowed to fast-track the completion of road projects in the province. This follows an oversight visit to Nelson Mandela Drive in the provincial capital, Mahikeng. The...
Everything a civil engineer designs and constructs rests on, or in, the earth. Soil mechanics play a pivotal role in laying pipes. By Mike Smart Engineering soils are produced by the erosion of the earth’s crust. They change in character by being...
Cloud computing, big data analytics, augmented reality, and the industrial internetof things have been embraced by leading pumps and valves supplier KSB. Thanks to a variety of ‘smart’ products and services – like the PumpMeter, KSB Guard, SES,...
As the world gears up to present a united front against impending realities such as environmental degradation and global warming there are numerous opinions on the role that the public and private sectors have to play in driving positive change....
Mining Indaba 2022 cast a renewed focus on sustainability in the mining sector, which is known to generate enormous volumes of solid and liquid waste. Highlighting decarbonisation and circular economy goals, with major players who have committed to...
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, has called on all South Africans to reduce water pollution and use the resource sparingly. This comes amid ongoing climate change effects, which have an impact on the country’s water supply....
While the ocean connects, sustains, and supports us all, its health is at a tipping point and the well-being of all who depend on it. The aim is to create a new balance with the ocean that no longer depletes its resources but instead restores its...
