Media Releases 2011
Pumps for acid drainage ordered
PUMPS to deal with acid mine drainage (AMD) in Joburg have been ordered by the national department of water affairs. Two pumps will treat some 72 megalitres of water daily, says Sydney Nkosi, the director [...]
Plan to help informal traders
INFORMAL traders who ply their trade in the inner city will soon get some assistance when the City implements a programme to formalise their businesses. The plan is to reduce congestion along pavements, where many [...]
Kliptown is spruced up
DUST and noise fills the air around Sisulu Square of Dedication in Kliptown, what with hammers and drillers hard at work as builders develop the area. It is all down to the efforts of the [...]
An architect’s Joburg
JOBURG has another feather in its cap – it has been named one of the best cities in the world by the international design magazine, Wallpaper. The magazine, published in London, looked at cities like [...]
Yeoville tells its stories
STUDENTS from the Wits University School of Architecture and Planning are working to find solutions to problems that affect Yeoville residents in their day-to-day lives. The research programme, known as Yeoville Studio, examines a number [...]