Polyco PRO NPC and uMngeni Local Municipality have officially launched a partnership aimed at strengthening recycling and waste management in Mpophomeni through community clean-ups, school recycling initiatives, improved collection infrastructure...
Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where communities collect water and maintain longstanding cultural connections with the environment. For example,...
South African entrepreneurs are operating in one of the world’s most challenging business environments. Despite strong entrepreneurial ambition, the country’s business support environment continues to lag global peers. The recent Global...
Three Tiger Brands manufacturing facilities have achieved zero waste to landfill for three consecutive months: the Beverages plant and Home and Personal Care plant in Gauteng, and the Jungle cereals plant in Cape Town. Collectively, the sites have...
The WMO State of Global Water Resources report is a comprehensive science-based annual assessment of the hydrological cycle and extreme events in 2025 and over the past five years. 2025 was one of driest years for river discharge in 35 years Past 7...
If you’re one of the people helping South Africa keep 1.2 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging out of landfill, make sure you are doing this one thing – keep it dry and separate from wet waste. “Paper recycling – whether at home,...
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the City’s application to invalidate the Public Procurement Act, which the Mayor has warned would slow down local service delivery and undermine the...
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has officially opened the upgraded R568 Road in Bronkhorstspruit, Tshwane, marking the completion of a major road infrastructure project to improve mobility, road safety and connectivity....
As the effects of El Niño place additional pressure on the region’s water resources and supply systems, Johannesburg Water is strengthening its interventions to manage demand and safeguard the stability of water supply across the City of...
The Ministry of Water and Sanitation, led by Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo convened an urgent meeting on Monday 14 September 2026, with Rand Water, the Gauteng Provincial Government, Emfuleni Local Municipality (LM), the...
