In our first installment of Infrastructure News Round Up for 2021, we bring you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds.
In our headlines this week:
South Africa to receive first batch of Covid-19 vaccines
Department postpones implementation of EPR Regulations
Covid-19 could accelerate technology adoption in construction
The release of the Green Drop Report 2025 must be understood for what it truly is. It is not another technical publication to be filed away, and certainly not another ritual of compliance. It is a national reckoning. The latest Green Drop Report...
Families in the Lansdown Road informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, have had raw sewage flowing through their shacks since Saturday. GroundUp visited the settlement, near Somerset Taxi Rank, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Sewage was...
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has delivered outstanding results for the 2024/2025 financial year, achieving 94,1% capital spend of R3,741 billion – the largest municipal water infrastructure investment in Africa....