President Cyril Ramaphosa has indicated that renewable energy can be the answer to the country’s energy supply needs. In his State of the Nation last week, he admitted that load shedding is the inevitable consequence of Eskom’s inability to service its power plants over many years.
Residents of Randburg, Cosmo City, and the Zandspruit informal settlement in northern Johannesburg are raising alarms over the health hazards posed by uncollected waste, a result of the ongoing protest by Pikitup volunteers. The protest, which...
South Africa is increasing its recycling capacity for the management of plastic waste and eliminating plastic pollution, says Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts. “There are various activities aligned to the...
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Mr Sello Seitlholo, says the state of municipalities’ Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) has contributed hugely on the widespread pollution of the water courses in Gauteng province. He was addressing the...