Eskom has lost an appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) against a ruling in favour of two community associations that it must immediately restore full maximum electricity supply to residents.
Tania Broughton 3 minutes ago
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has raised concern about possible liquid gas chlorine shortages from its supplier based in Kempton Park, Gauteng, which could affect water supply.
Lúnell Greyling from the University of the Free State has been named a regional winner in the 2022 Corobrik Student Architecture Awards for her thesis on developing a Shipwreck Interpretation Centre at Cape Agulhas. Greyling will receive a R10,000...
The Master Builders' Association Western Cape (MBAWC) bursary programme is open for applications. The deadline for the receipt of applications is 31 January 2022. MBAWC has granted bursaries to over 150 built environment students to further their...
Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 - the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow - showed that, unfortunately, the world is far from ready for such a...
Michael Grubb 20 Jan 2022
The Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council and the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) will have their case heard in the Western Cape High Court over the next two days as they seek an interdict to stop the R4.6bn River Club...
In the modern age, 'disruption' has been defined as 'radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation'. With the advent of Industry 4.0, we have seen this termed 'digital disruption'. However, the dawn of the Covid-19...
Yershen Pillay 19 Jan 2022
The Department and Water and Sanitation earlier this week opened two sluice gates at the Vaal Dam due to increased inflows from feeding catchments. In a statement, the department said three gates from the five that had been opened previously had been...
More than half of the world's population lives in cities, and is it predicted that by 2050, more than 70% of the world's population will be living in urban areas. South Africa is not exempt. More than 60% of South Africans live in urban areas, and...
Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022
Contracted in 2018 to oversee the refurbishment of Nalubaale Dam in Uganda, engineering firm Gibb was faced with a number of challenges brought on later by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Eskom said it will be switching off Unit Two of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station on Monday, 17 January, for a five-month period for refuelling and maintenance. The unit generates at least 920MW of power for the country, with its last successful...
The Anglophone Africa building sector is going through several important and enduring changes dictated by various trends that will undoubtedly...
Devan Pillay 14 Jan 2022
Lessons from ancient architecture can help us design buildings that provide comfort and convenience without costing the earth...
Bashar Al Shawa 12 Jan 2022
Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday, 3 January, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13bn deep-water port being developed...
Diadie Ba 4 Jan 2022
