johannesburg | Infrastructure news - Part 11

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Canaries to Crows

Are we missing something? Where I live we used to have many Indian Mynah birds. These birds seemed to be territorial and they protected their areas. They also seemed to breed at an incredible rate and there were always lots of them. From what I...
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Pikitup promotes greener event management

Every city needs events. Whether it is concerts, festivals, exhibitions, or summits, events make up the lifeblood of a city. The challenge is, the bigger the event, the bigger the mess it leaves behind. For this reason the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz...
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AQUALIBRIUM 2013 winners announced

The finals of AQUALIBRIUM, the exciting SAICE-WRC Schools Water Schools Competition 2013 was held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Friday 16 August 2013. This worthwhile competition never fails to excite the teams,...
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South African biogas “first” launched

In what has been hailed as a first of its kind in South Africa, City of Johannesburg water utility, Johannesburg Water (JW),officially launched its pilot Biogas Project at the Northern Works Waste Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, 20 August 2013....
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Joining fleet for first time

Four Iveco Daily’s have joined Globeflight’s fleet for the first time as the courier company look at diversifying its current range of vehicles. Speaking to TWA at the handover, Vincent Muller national fleet manager for Globeflight said these four...
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A landfill in the lead

Interwaste Environmental Solution’s FG Landfill Site in Olifanstfontein, Gauteng, is setting the standard by being the first class B liner landfill in South Africa, pre-empting even the new draft regulations liner requirements for a class B site,...

CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2013

Celebrating innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism, the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards were handed out at a glittering function held at Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg, last night. The awards from Consulting...