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Coastal clean-up craze sweeps South Africa

Thousands of South Africans expected to participate in 28th International Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday, 21 September 2013. This year, the world’s largest annual volunteer effort for ocean health, the International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC), will...
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Rainwater harvest from tanks: can you drink it?

Water collected in rainwater harvesting tanks provided in a low-cost housing project in Kleinmond, Western Cape, does not meet the standards for drinking water, unless treated, according to the findings of a Water Research Commission (WRC) study....
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Too much water as dams overflow?

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in the Western Cape Region is calling on residents and people engaged in assortment of activities near dams to be cautious as dams, canals and reservoirs in the province are at full capacity due to the...
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Dams overflow due to heavy rain

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in the Western Cape Region has called on residents near dams to be cautious as dams, canals and reservoirs in the province are at full capacity due to the persistent heavy rains.The soil in the Western Cape is...
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Municipal finance under the spotlight

The South Africa auditor-general, Terence Nombembe, has stated that a lack of “committed” leadership lies behind the sharp deterioration in financial management in municipalities. Nombembe has indicated that only nine municipalities in the country...
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New head for province’s top department

Jacqui Gooch, has been appointed as the new HOD for the Department of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape taking up the position at the beginning of November.The current HOD, Johan Fourie retires at the end of October and since the...
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Safety record ensures contract renewed

SA’s major supplier of chlorine to municipal water-purification plants and the public swimming-pool maintenance market, NCP Chlorchem, has extended its contract with a national haulier to transport chlorine form its plant in Kempton Park to its...

SAPICS Regional Conference

Click HERE for more information on the event. The SAPICS Regional conference in Cape Town will provide supply chain and operations management professionals with the opportunity to spend a day immersed in world class, award winning presentations and...