Municipalities have a bad name in business, but choose the right one and you’re set. Doing business with local government can either be excellent or dreadful for your company’s cashflow – depending on where in the country you are...
Timred Jabaza has been waiting 22 years for a decent home – but on Friday his long wait finally came to an end when President Jacob Zuma handed him the key to his new, fully furnished two-bedroom house. Jabaza was one of the first...
The SADC summit in Maputo, Mozambique, this month will consider approving the regional infrastructure development master plan. It aims to deal with the region’s deficit in road, rail, ports, power, communication and water infrastructure. The...
A short film made for my GCSE Citizenship course work; giving an insight into what goes on inside your average local recycling plant.
The negative impact of waste on the environment and on people’s health is of on-going concern. Poor waste management places significant, and at times overwhelming, pressure on the capability of municipalities to manage waste. In order to address...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa published the Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IIWTMP) of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) in terms of Regulation 11(4) of the...
The merger between the two engineering and design consultancies, WSP Group PLC and GENIVAR Inc., was finalised on 1 August 2012 creating a world-class professional services firm with combined revenues of £1.1 billion (C$1.8 billion) and...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is pulling out all the stops this year in preparation for what is anticipated to be their biggest and most comprehensive waste conference to date; WasteCon2012, which is set to take place...
Renewable Energy World Africa has announced the pre-show guide and programme for this year’s inaugural conference and exhibition. Global Technology for Local Solutions is the theme of the event, which is co-located with POWER-GEN Africa and takes...
There are only 18 days to go before the closing date for this year’s Best Recycled Product Competition, hosted by the SA Plastics Recyclers Organisation (SAPRO) in partnership with Plastics SA and the Packaging Council of South Africa. Judging...
