Apr 17, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Projects, Water & Effluent Management
IN an effort to root out corruption in the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced sweeping changes in the management of major infrastructure projects. Addressing a media at the department’s head office in Pretoria recently, he...
Apr 10, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
JET Demolition’s work on large water-retaining dams constitute some of the most important projects that the specialist contractor has undertaken to date, calling for highly-controlled, cautious, partial demolition techniques. That’s according to Director Joe...
Mar 29, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
VEOLIA Water Technologies South Africa recently supplied three Potable Water Treatment Plants (PWTP) to Mpumalanga’s capital city, Mbombela. “Our Water Techno Packages are fast becoming very popular water treatment solutions across South Africa,” said Nishaal...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Water & Effluent Management
THE severe drought and water crisis in South Africa should be a wake-up call. We are sadly unprepared for water restrictions and it is clear we need to invest in alternative water resources. That’s according to two Eastern Cape entrepreneurs who know what is like to...
Mar 27, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
PIETERMARITZBURG-based global water and wastewater company, Talbot & Talbot and Thesele Group, a 100% black-owned investment holding company, today announced the conclusion of a substantial equity transaction, in which Thesele acquired a 35% stake in the business...
Mar 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
ISUZU Motors South Africa recently delivered two water tank trucks to the disaster relief organisation, Gift of the Givers, to help with the water crisis in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). Gift of the Givers Director of Strategic Planning Badr Kazi said the clean...
Mar 6, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Plastics & Rubber, Projects, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, SMME Development & Support, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
THE technically-complex KwaNobuhle Area 11 Link Sewer project has made a substantial difference to the living conditions of people living on the outskirts of Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. That’s according to JG Afrika, the firm of consulting engineers appointed by the...
Mar 4, 2019 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
RECOGNISING that throatbush wear rate has a major impact in the overall efficiency of slurry pumps, Weir Minerals has developed what it says is superior rotating and axial adjustment technology. In many applications, the pump’s throatbush is the component that has the...
Mar 4, 2019 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Power Generation, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
THE Krebs Technequip TGW series of wafer-style knife gate slurry valves was designed specifically for the harsh and abrasive slurries encountered in the mineral processing and power industries, dealing with minerals ranging from cement, sand and gravel to coal,...
