Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon,...
Chief Mogale, the integrated human settlement, revolutionises the fabric of Mogale City and sets a benchmark for service delivery with the municipality. The total development yields 9 315 residential units with the priority phase, consisting of 725...
With a project value of R104 million, the national route along the N2, section 16 from Km16.6 to Km 27.4, as well as the Gonubie and Brakfontein interchanges is currently being rehabilitated. This section of road lies in both the Amathole District...
In order to accommodate the expected additional sewage flow from new developments in the GaMohale and Magaliesburg areas, the Mogale City Local Municipality embarked on an extension of the Magaliesburg WWTW. Keeping up with community demands...
Rapid global urbanisation means governments are reassessing how to meet increased urban densities while creating vibrant, healthy and sustainable environments. The provision of basic services to South Africa’s citizens is a key focus of our...
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa releases the results at the WISA 2012 conference at the CTICC.
VOA’s Vincent Makori talks to Professor Eugene Cloete, of Stellenbosch University, in South Africa, and lead researcher of the tea bag filter project, about water projects.
Pollution in Durban’s marine environment: A short documentary created by three students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal focusing on public opinion of anthropogenic pollution on beaches in Durban. Marine pollution is becoming a huge cause for...
In spite of their increased vulnerability to climate change, children cannot be viewed simply as victims. Children have the right to be heard on climate change and to be involved in the discussions and planning of mitigation and adaptation...
The annual rooibos harvest in South Africa’s Western Cape helps quench the world’s growing thirst for “red bush” tea, but farmers fear that climate change could destroy the delicate eco-system that their crop depends on. The...
