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| 11 April 2024 |
Chemical, biocontrol measures to curb water lettuce in Vaal River could have ‘unforeseen implications’ While spraying glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) in the Vaal River to control the spread of water lettuce was suspended in early March due to public concern, the debate around the efficacy, safety, and long-term... |
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| 8 April 2024 |
South Africa cannot afford commuter rail to fail Commuter rail is a key aspect of any strategic public transport network. “We cannot afford for commuter rail in South Africa to fail,” says James Anafi, Market Sector Lead: Rail, Africa at AECOM. |
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| 20 March 2024 |
Highlighting the importance of water equity on World Water Day By Jonathan Schroder, Technical Director, AECOM; Snothando Shezi, Associate Technologist, AECOM; and Mohamed Abdelmegeed, Technical Director, AECOM
A great tension exists in the water industry between the... |
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| 6 March 2024 |
AECOM celebrates UN #InvestInWomen theme on International Women’s Day Achieving gender equality and women’s wellbeing in all aspects of life is more crucial than ever if we want to create prosperous economies and a sustainable planet. Therefore International Women’s Day is being... |
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| 29 February 2024 |
AECOM highlights its vital role in water engineering for sustainable development on World Engineering Day World Engineering Day on 4 March is a significant occasion to recognise the pivotal role of water engineering in shaping our world. Water engineering and resource planning play crucial roles in achieving sustainable... |
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| 19 February 2024 |
Budget Speech will be critical to flesh out detail in SONA 2024 Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 8 February, Darrin Green, Managing Director of AECOM in Africa, says the acknowledgement of the key role that can be played by the private... |
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| 16 February 2024 |
Invader or Indicator? Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and the Eutrophication Paradox in the Vaal River Anthropogenic activities, such as the discharge of raw/partially treated sewage from dysfunctional wastewater treatment works (WWTW), agricultural (i.e., runoff and wastewater containing elevated nutrient... |
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| 30 January 2024 |
AECOM ranked first in Dams and Reservoirs in ENR Top 500 Design Firms for 2023 Globally trusted infrastructure consulting firm AECOM was ranked first in Dams and Reservoirs in the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list for 2023. It underpins its reputation as the global leader... |
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| 5 December 2023 |
AECOM highlights importance of practical, profitable, predictable and people-centric strategies to achieve net zero in... AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, has launched the latest edition of its flagship report ‘The Future of Infrastructure: Lost in transition?’. Drawing on research conducted with senior... |
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| 16 November 2023 |
AECOM exceeds its South African targets as it takes on more global work Globally trusted infrastructure consulting firm AECOM is on track to exceed its targets for the current financial year, according to Darrin Green, Africa MD. “It has been really good in terms of the numbers. Our... |
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