Lighter, and as strong as steel, but much more durable, glass-fibre-reinforced (GRP) pipes can extend up to 4 m in diameter for applications that include major desalination projects and standard high-pressure bulk water supply. So, Flowtite™ GRP is...
Surface mining industry association, ASPASA believes infrastructure development in South Africa should become a national focus. The association, which represents about 75% of the quarries and mines in South Africa that produce key materials for...
Dec 7, 2017
For the past two decades, South Africa’s urban population has grown at a rate of at least 50% higher than the national average. This has created an enormous demand for water services. By Alaster Goyns* Download technical paper...
With the availability of natural gas in countries such as Mozambique and Namibia, coupled with the discovery of offshore gas reserves in Mozambique and South Africa, the piped gas industry in southern Africa is undergoing rapid expansion. In...
Water tank owners have denied allegations that they’re tampering with pipelines in the North West Province, in order to get lucrative contracts from the municipality. The Madibeng Municipality uses at least six privately contracted companies...
Build, own, operate, transfer (BOOT) is an attractive model for delivering infrastructure projects efficiently; and Ghana Water Company Limited is becoming wedded to the idea as it strives to expand its network. The first public water supply system...
Seven of the world’s 10 most populated regions face such severe water shortages over the next three decades that they threaten to derail the growth, which hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are banking on to lift them out...
