Government’s R4 trillion infrastructure development plan will bring hope to South Africans and address unemployment, poverty and skills shortage, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said last Thursday. “We need to rally South Africans...
MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs China Dodovu has condemned in the strongest possible terms the alleged fraudulent activities which led to the arrest of eight municipal officials of Moses Kotane Municipality in Mogwase. They were...
Private sector investment in South Africa continued to grow at a weaker pace than last year, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in parliament. South African corporations were refraining from significant new project developments in an environment...
In response to the Infrastructurene.ws newsletter disseminated on October 25, the City of Cape Town responded with the following information with regards solid waste minimisation efforts. The reporting was incorrect on some of the detail and the...
A new method of integrated accounting and reporting will allow companies to place a monetary value on the environmental effects of their products, says professional services firm PwC. “A paradigm shift is required by companies in the way they...
Urbanisation continues unabated with a stronger impetus in developing countries. According to Kobie Brand of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) in Cape Town, “With more than 60% of the world projected to be urban...
The Ekurhuleni MetropolitanMunicapilityhas launched the only solar power plant of its type in the country at the OR Tambo Precinct. This is good news, especially with the current limited supply of electricity while demand continues to increase. The...
Lexmark South Africa’s has a zero-to-landfill company policy. This includes reducing waste that goes to landfill as well as targeting a 100% recycling rate of the components of all printer cartridges sold. The company’s ‘Recycling Initiative for...
A joint initiative between Old Mutual and FirstRand Bank, the R1.6 billion Portside building is set to not only become a landmark tower in the emerging financial district in the Foreshore area of Cape Town’s central business district, but it also...
The Department of Environmental Affairs, along with Jeffares and Green as the consultants, has launched the National Organic Waste Composting Strategy which will is aimed at all stakeholders who play a role in the management of organic waste in the...
