This week’s Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the major news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds.
In our headlines this week:
Energy ministry proposes 2500 megawatt nuclear power plant
Back to work for the construction industry, but it’s not business as usual
Study reveals litter still clogging up Cape Town beaches – despite lockdown
Uncontrolled waste burning poses significant health and environmental risks in South Africa, especially at illegal dumps and within informal communities. Burning tyres, plastics, and industrial waste releases harmful fumes and smoke that affects...
Government has established the South African National Parks (SANParks) Kruger Recovery Fund to expedite recovery and restoration efforts at the park following the damage that was caused by recent floods. According to the Minister of Forestry,...
In the last 12 months, the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Department impounded 247 vehicles used for illegal dumping. That’s a 133% increase compared to the 106 impounds the year before. And, while the numbers are impressive, it’s indicative...