Pollution is at the top of the agenda at the Lekgotla being held in Kimberley. The Environment Forestry and Fisheries Department has convened a meeting that will come up with ways to enforce environmental by-laws. It’s a three day meeting that will thrash out all challenges including chemical waste and other forms of pollution.
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the constitutionally mandated representative of South Africa’s municipalities, has noted with deep concern the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant...
The Sunday Times article “Splashing out, Dry Taps as Water Boards drown in excess”, published on Sunday 7 September 2025, contains statements that represent a misleading picture of the seven water boards and the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority...
Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale infrastructure projects such as dams, power plants and transport networks were central to its...