With the Infrastructure Development Bill public hearings at an end, support has been given, criticism has been presented and questions have been raised. We could soon see President Jacob Zuma signing in the bill ,aimed fast-tracking...
South Africans have been invited to contribute to the draft National Road Traffic Law Enforcement Code (NRTLEC), which is aimed at informing the implementation of government policies on road traffic management. The code was gazetted on 10 January...
On 4th December 2013, the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development announced the early closure of the TMSA programme. As TMSA understands this decision has been informed by a year-long process of DFID reviews and evaluations, including...
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The e-Waste Association of South Africa’s (eWasa) national e-waste collection day is taking place on 1 February. Community members are invited to bring broken electronics, gadgets and appliances to be safely refurbished or recycled. Drop-offs for...
WasteCon 2014 welcomes the submission of abstracts for original contribution to the field. The closing date for online submissions is 1 February. WasteCon 2014 will be held from 6–10 October at The Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, Cape Town....
African Circle Pollution Management (ACPM) has been commended for its handling of ships’ waste. Kingsley Ajah, a maritime environmental pollution expert, said that a review of sources of marine pollution showed that ACPM had worked very well to...
Plans to establish Gambia’s first plastics recycling plant are at an advanced stage. Gamplast and the Department of Physical planning are currently working together to identify a location in the Brikama industrial area for the plant. The process of...
The Angolan government has allocated three billion Kwanzas (R335 million) for solid waste management. The money will be granted to the central Bengula Province for the collection, transportation and deposit of solid waste. The provincial governor...
Electronic waste is becoming an increasing problem worldwide and Africa has become the dumping ground. The Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative has predicted that e-waste will grow by a third between 2012 and 2017. Seven kilograms of...
