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Cape hospitals invest in water supplies
Private hospitals are not taking any chances with Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's promise that water supplies to their facilities will be maintained in the event of Day Zero.Read more... | Send to a...
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Cape Town International Airport to get new runway
© boscorelli via [[www.123RF.com 123RF.com]]</span>Cape Town International Airport has received the green light from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for the construction of the...
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Volume of cement PPC sold in 2017 falls, but it remains ahead of competitors
© Sasin Tipchai – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The volume of cement PPC sold in the nine months to end-December fell about 2% - half the overall South African cement industry's 4% decline,...
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Housing crisis: data collection is critical
Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their...
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Water crisis: Are bigger dams the answer?
Delegates at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference currently underway at the University of Cape Town. Photo: Andy Mkosi</span>Why is Cape Town experiencing a water crisis?...
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Smart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds
Huge quantities of networked sensors have appeared in cities across the world in recent years. These include cameras and sensors that count the number of passers by, devices to sense air quality,...
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Critical issues from final Construction Sector Code
The final Construction Sector Code was finally gazetted in December 2017 - notably just two weeks before the builder industry's holiday... but at least better than the repeal of the old one just days...
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Why treating water scarcity as a security issue is a bad idea
Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape in South Africa, has made two startling claims about the water crisis in the province. She says there will be anarchy when the taps run dry, and that normal...
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It's business as usual for some in drought-stricken Kouga
The drought-stricken Kouga Municipality in the Eastern Cape is trying to avoid 'Day Zero' when the taps will run dry. But for many residents it is business as usual.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Projects in pipeline to deal with drought
© Andrea Izzotti – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Drilling more boreholes, changing building bylaws, constructing three desalination plants and finishing phase three of the Nooitgedacht Water...
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Not all spring water in Cape Town is safe
© chaoss – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Beware: Not all of the spring water being collected by residents in Cape Town is safe for drinking. Neither is the water being sold illegally and...
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Makwetu flags R469m impairments at Rand Water
Image source: [[www.pexels.com]]</span>Auditor-general Kimi Makwetu has flagged material impairments in the financial statements of Rand Water, one of the country's biggest water boards, to the...
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SA group seals R5bn Saudi water deal
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>SA-based investment company PSG Group has not had to wait long for its investment in GrahamTek, a desalination and water purification company, to start...
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South Africa needs good water management - not new water laws
© pat138241 – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Because water is shared by everyone, there have to be some rules to govern the way it is used. But it's a difficult resource and when things go...
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Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars
©maxriesgo via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Italtile saw trading profit leap as turnover soared in the six months to December 2017, despite consumer sentiment in SA being "by and large...
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No Day Zero, says water minister Nomvula Mokonyane
Cape Town's use of the term "Day Zero" came under fire from water and sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane in Parliament. The minister was briefing the portfolio committee on water and sanitation on...
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These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival
The cocreateDesign Festival has announced its speaker list comprising top local and international designers, thinkers and activists set to tackle challenges in water, food security, mobility and social...
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Desalination: global examples show how Cape Town could up its game
By Andrew Massyn, [[https://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons]]</span>Day zero is looming for Cape Town and a dedicated and efficient long-term solution to South Africa's water woes must be...
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How to make healthy buildings in an era of mass migration
© rawpixel – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Worldwide population growth and mass migrations are putting the infrastructure of many cities under strain. With city governments under pressure to...
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Xperiencemakers designs first outlet of Charles Back's new...
Architecture and design firm Xperiencemakers is the team behind Charles Back's first outlet of his planned organic deli-cum-restaurant franchise - The Butcher, The Baker, Cheese and Winemaker. Back's,...
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