CONTENTS
VOLUME 38 NO 11 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013
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40 Disaster management
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Water purification
in 46 Technology engineering
Housing Africa roundup
Infrastructure news from across the continent 16
TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING
Transforming road management
Industry insight Consulting engineers Interview: Abe Nyeleti, vice president, CESA
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Water & wastewater The largest PKW system in the world 26
SEPHAKU
S A R M A
Regulars
Innovative funding
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READYMIX
Roads and stormwater
ASSOCIATION
Practical road cost recovery methods 64
Readymix Special Feature Sephaku – Certainty Certain in cement SARMA: Readymix and the environment Prefab roads Dispute resolution Designer readymix Concrete in municipalities SARMA directory of members
Rural drought management
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Affordable housing Bridging the housing gap
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HO OT SE EAT
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Geomatics A new model for City of Johannesburg Information
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The purification of Mkhomazi River
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Housing Integrated housing boost for Cape Town
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Transport 40
Connecting the tracks
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Events 89
Products and services Vermeer digs deep at Bauma Africa
“The only OEM in South Africa to offer a complete bus (body and chassis)” Bruce Dickson, CEO, MAN Truck and Bus South Africa
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Water treatment
SAFCEC sees the fruits of its labour
Cover article Merriespruit – a benchmark for rental housing
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SOUTH AFRICAN
Disaster management
Editor’s comment President’s comment
Sophisticated road technology 44 Smart modelling for new and upgraded infrastructure 46 Solving the water crisis with AMR 50
Municipal Feature – Tshwane
Changing the face of the South African cement industry
CSM Consulting Services has shown that it can deliver on all aspects of social housing investments, leading to positive outcomes for all participants – not only in terms of the number of units delivered, but also in the quality of living environments and the sustainability of these human settlements. The Merriespruit social housing project in the Free State province tells a story of real transformation.
Technology in engineering – Special Feature
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