The City of Johannesburg is conducting a Green Revolution to meet the challenged posed by climate change. During his State of the Province Address, Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau said the city would increase its efforts to combat climate change,...
Victor Young has been appointed as Industry Director, Communications and Utilities for Aurecon, covering the Energy, Water, and Data and Telecommunications markets. Former Industry Director, Colin Dominish, moves into a new role as Client...
Addressing the 4th European Union-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged African governments to accelerate reforms that will encourage more private sector investment in infrastructure projects. Citing...
It covers 370 square kilometres, holds almost uncountable amounts of water, provides irrigation, electricity and water for drinking and sanitation and draws tourists from all over the country and beyond. The Gariep Dam is many things to many people...
Water and energy have crucial impacts on poverty alleviation, as a number of the Millennium Development Goals depend on major improvements in access to water, sanitation, power and energy sources. The two resources are closely interconnected and...
Investments in social infrastructure such as water, electricity, sanitation, schools, colleges and housing will be increased. During his address on the 20 Year Review, President Jacob Zuma pointed out that the provision of public health services...
Government plans to eradicate the bucket system by the end of next month. Human Settlements Minister Connie September made this statement after touring Extension 6 in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape to look at the progress made in eradicating the...
Water experts are sceptical about whether UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will be fully met by 2015; unless the current pace is dramatic accelerated, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly met last week...
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson is leading a call to action on sanitation. Speaking at the General Assembly thematic debate on “Water, Sanitation and Sustainable Energy in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” in New York,...
