Unilever South Africa and the African Reclaimer Organisation are partnering with Wits University to help uplift waste pickers. The Johannesburg-based pilot project will focus on educating and encouraging communities to play their part in sustainability practices.
In the second quarter, South Africa’s agriculture sector recorded a trade surplus of $1.47 billion, representing a 6% decrease compared to the same period last year. The surplus was achieved despite a slight 0.1% year-on-year decrease in...
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has invoked Section 63 of the Water Services Act in the uThukela District Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal, in an effort to stabilise the state of water and sanitation in the area. Mchunu took the decision...
We have the waste, and now we have another solution for it. Converting cellulose fibre-rich waste from pulp and paper mill operations into ethanol using a specialised fermentation process. Ethanol is a versatile starting material used in industrial...