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SA airports receive international environmental certification
All nine of Airports Company South Africa’s (ACSA) airports have been certified as compliant with the most-recognised international standard for environmental management systems. The certification is a further milestone in implementation of the sustainability strategy...
read moreChange in municipalities must start from the top – Mkhize
Successfully effecting change in municipalities must start from the top down. This is the sentiment of minster of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zweli Mkhize. Speaking at the 13th National Municipal Managers Forum in Germiston, Ekurhuleni on Monday...
read moreFuture of water mobilises international specialists
Water specialists from around the world are expected to gather in Rio de Janeiro this month to discuss the future of water on the planet at Rio Water Week 2018. This key event on the water calendar will see around 1 500 specialist from country’s such as the United...
read moreNo more delays for water use licences
The Department of Water and Sanitation is set to establish an institution dedicated to accelerating the process to issue water use licences. This was revealed at the Ministerial Innovators Interactive Session in Boksburg at the weekend. Addressing 400 delegates,...
read moreWater sector urged to tap into local technologies
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Gugile Nkwinti, has urged industry players to tap into new local technologies and solutions that will address the service delivery challenges plaguing the water sector. Speaking at the at the Water and Sanitation Innovation and...
read moreBVi announces Level 1 B-BBEE status
BVi Consulting Engineers has been re-certified as B-BBEE Level 1 against the new amended Construction Sector Codes of Good Practice. As a 55% black-owned company, BVi is one of South Africa’s largest black-owned consulting engineering firms. Its shares are 100% owned...
read moreIFAT Africa gets broader scope in 2019
IFAT Africa is set to have have a broader scope in 2019 when this key event is co-located for the first time with food and drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) and analytica Lab Africa. Presented by leading international exhibition organiser Messe Muenchen South...
read moreInnovators to showcase their water wise work
Innovators from historically disadvantaged backgrounds are set to share their experiences and showcase their work in the water and sanitation sector this Saturday at the Water and Sanitation Innovation and Technology Solutions Exhibition. The event, which is taking...
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Quality guaranteed across the value chain
Engineering projects are dependent on exact results, both at the design stage and at project implementation. When it comes to the mechanisation component, whether for asphalt, concrete or road compaction and finishing, Ammann has a no-compromise, quality solution that...
read moreFlowtite Technology builds lasting infrastructure
Flowtite South Africa’s managing director, Bantu Mselana, shares the company’s strategic vision for resurgent growth in glass fibre reinforced pipe (GRP) in key sectors that include water, sanitation and gas pipeline delivery, building on Flowtite™ Technology’s...
read moreThe game changer
IMIESA speaks to Dinesh Chaithoo, MD of Chaithoo, about the company’s expanding business model, which includes a growing footprint in Africa for a range of solutions founded on civil engineering design and construction, contract law, and project management....
read moreCommercialising wastewater for a sustainable future
ERWAT’s operations and maintenance (O&M) systems are among the better ones within wastewater treatment plants in South Africa. With a strategic vision to collaborate with municipal entities locally and across the developing world, ERWAT’s expanding business model...
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Umhlanga development gets water wise
The Park Square development in uMhlanga Ridge now boasts a completely leak-free, water-efficient and cost-effective plumbing solution. The R1-billion mixed-used development, which was developed by Nedport Developments and official opened on 1 November 2018, employed...
read moreNavigating the complexity of multinational construction insurance
With the growing number of multinational construction projects on the rise in Africa, the importance of comprehensive insurance and risk management has come under the spotlight. Tirelo Tsheoga, Head of Distribution, Sub-Saharan Africa at Chubb South Africa says...
read moreAre prepaid systems the solution to sustainable water management?
By Shannon Vermaak * Unless there is a drastic overhaul in water planning and conservation in South Africa, demand for this critical, but scarce, resource will surpass supply by 2020. One way to achieve sustainable water management is to understand and manage...
read moreClimate conscious insurers pulling out of coal mining
With rising concerns about global warming and a push toward ethical underwriting, global insurance companies are taking steps to distance themselves from coal in the wake of climate change concerns. Late last year, insurance giant Zurich announced that it would stop...
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