President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the first wave of six priority green hydrogen projects under South Africa’s national green hydrogen programme, signalling a shift from project planning to implementation and investment. Addressing the African...
The City of Johannesburg’s Environment & Infrastructure Services Department (EISD), through its Air Quality and Climate Change Unit supported by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), has convened a Town Hall Conference of...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Environment and Infrastructure Services in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Jack Sekwaila, has welcomed the launch of Pikitup’s new recycling sorting facility at the Robinson Deep Landfill Site,...
Part of my job is connecting disparate social issues to infrastructure to explore the full scope of how infrastructure pushes and pulls on South Africa’s wider socioeconomic issues. As events unfolded in Kempton Park, where the bodies of...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) officially opened the Khubelu and Mabunyaneng bridges in Mokhotlong on Friday 11 September, completing the trio of major bridges built under Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)...
The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National Water Action Plan (NWAP) but says that the professional registration of senior municipal officials should be a central pillar of the...
During my visit to Kouga Local Municipality on 9 September 2026, for the launch of the upgraded Loerie Sewer Pump Station, an unfortunate incident occurred during a community engagement. The engagement was convened as part of my commitment to norms...
The Government of South Africa has signed a $1 billion loan agreement with the New Development Bank (NDB) to upgrade infrastructure for the Metropolitan Municipal Services as part of the Metro Trading Services Reform Programme (MTSR). The NDB is...
Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) has reported a total power failure that has disrupted pumping at Rand Water’s Vereeniging Water Treatment Plant. The incident occurred on Sunday,13 September 2026 at approximately 11h25. The Vereeniging Water...
How can South African plastics manufacturers compete against cheap imports, rising operating costs and an increasingly challenging trading environment? This was the focus of Plastics SA’s Trade Opportunities Industry Workshop, held at its Midrand...
