Author:Wall, KDate:Oct 2010One hundred years ago this year, South Africa was established by an Act of Union. That Act gave us the shape and the texture that defined us as a nation. And it is wonderful that, despite all the exclusions and discriminations since May 1910, ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Feb 2010The term "services", as used in this article, broadly refers to infrastructure (in particular, civil and electrical engineering infrastructure), and also the infrastructure elements such as schools, clinics and halls. The term "basic services" ...Read more
Author:Mashiri, MAM; Maponya, G; Chakwizira, J; Dube, SDate:Jul 2009This paper seeks to establish a baseline against which to assess the impacts of the ‘Ehlanzeni District Health Transport Function’ for the district’s healthcare service delivery output, and by extension, health and welfare outcomes. The main ...Read more
Author:Clinton, DD; Cleland, A; Botha, D; Nagussey, D; Lewis, S; Day, P; Wall, KDate:Feb 2010Sustainable engineering infrastructure and services are the basic cornerstones of life, civilization and economic wellbeing of communities. Across the world, there is a huge deficiency in capacity to understand the need for, how to develop, ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Mar 2009'S&T for global impact', the theme of this ScienceScope, features a selection of multidisciplinary projects with collaborators outside South Africa's borders from as near-by as Namibia to as far away as Russia and the Caribbean. CSIR's work ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Oct 2010The critical roles of engineering in addressing the large-scale pressing challenges facing our societies worldwide are widely recognized. Such large-scale challenges include access to affordable health care; tackling the coupled issues of ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Oct 2018A framework for the structural reform of solid waste management is proposed based on the use of distributed grids which encompass a collection of microgrids operating together within distribution networks. The paper explores the concept with ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Jul 2008This is a presentation delivered at the 27th SATC (Southern African Transport Conference) conference 2008, focusing on franchising principles and applying these principles to water services infrastructure, operation and maintenanceRead more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Nov 2010The pursuit of sustainable development brings the construction industry, and specifically the building industry component thereof, into sharp relief. The built environment is a major component of contemporary life. Over half the world’s ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Nov 2010Infrastructure is one of the key foundations of economic growth. South African cities have grown on the back of infrastructure investments like water, energy, transportation and increasingly telecommunications. Ultimately infrastructure ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:May 2009This document focuses on the improved waste management services and the Waste Act 59 of 2008. It provide in formation on the Integrated Waste Management Plans, technical capacity – infrastructure, the backlog in adequate service provision, ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, P; Verhaeghe, Benoit MJADate:Oct 2018The inevitable impacts of climate change on the already stressed low volume rural road networks in Africa will have dire consequences in many countries. These networks generally suffer from a lack of appropriate construction standards and ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Apr 2008Planning the built environment is, or should be, also about providing and managing (i.e. operating and maintaining) this environment, viz. the engineering infrastructure (much of which is underground), structures and public amenities. However, ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Manus, A; Lowe, NDate:Jan 2006While some measures are within the power of a WSA, some can only be done by, or are best done by, a larger grouping, or by another entity, such as by a government department. An example of what cannot be done by an individual WSA is a gathering ...Read more
Author:Kasum, J; Pilic, M; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; Pienaar, Harrison HDate:Oct 2019Forensic science plays a vital role in the work of judicial bodies. The contents, knowledge, and specialized expertise permit the identification of facts essential to law enforcement and judicial disputes. Hydrography is an applied science ...Read more
Author:Manus, N; Manus, L; Wall, K; Otterman, ADate:Jul 2010The South African government has prioritised infrastructure asset management as a critical element in sustaining services to all. Responsibility for implementing water services lies principally with municipalities in their role as statutory ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Alize; Arnold, Kathryn A; Makhanya, Sibusisiwe A; Mans, Gerbrand G; Wools, LDate:Sep 2018South Africa is experiencing high levels of population expansion and urbanisation, and this growth is occurring at an increasingly rapid pace. Population change over time (growth or decline) is an inevitable phenomenon. Current projections ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Alize; Arnold, Kathryn A; Makhanya, Sibusisiwe A; Mans, Gerbrand G; Wools, LDate:Oct 2018South Africa is experiencing high levels of population expansion and urbanisation, and this growth is occurring at an increasingly rapid pace. Population change over time (growth or decline) is an inevitable phenomenon. Current projections ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, P; Turner, DDate:Nov 2008During the feasibility and planning stages of infrastructure projects, the early identification of problem materials that could affect the project can save significant costs and or redesigns later in the project. As the potentially most ...Read more