The Western Cape Government will ask the national Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to ‘pay back the money’ after it was forced to divert R3.5 million to conduct emergency maintenance to the Voëlvlei canals. The office of the Premier, Helen...
Civil engineering confidence picked up by six index points to 43 in the second quarter of 2017, according to the Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB) SME business conditions survey. This follows a largely flat 2016 and a disappointing...
Construction projects are being decreased in the City of Cape Town as a result of level 4b water restrictions. One company down-scaling their project is listed property developer Calgro M3. The company said it was adhering to tighter restrictions...
A Western Cape based waste-to-energy plant was recognised as one of the best civil engineering projects for 2016 in the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Awards which recently took place in Johannesburg. The New Horizons Energy...
The Western Cape has been alerted to brace itself for a monster of a storm which is expected to hit on Wednesday morning. This comes as the province battles the effects of its worst drought in almost 100 years. The South African Weather Service...
The Western Cape has officially been declared a disaster area. Following the most crippling drought to hit the province in over a century, Premier Helen Zille said the decision will be formally gazetted by this week. Dam levels in the Cape are at...
Most parts of South Africa have received the bulk of their summer rains, and with the onset of winter, the department of water and sanitation says water is steadily dissipating from dams. Prospects of another El Nino are also forecast for the...
Water consumption levels have successfully decreased in City of Cape Town. As of last week, the city managed to use only 685 million litres per day, after setting a 700 million litre per day target. Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for...
Koeberg nuclear power station is well equipped to handle its nuclear waste, according to a recent KPMG study. The recent study focused on the socio-economic impact of the nuclear power station from 2012 to 2025. It indicated that the site is well...
