Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity, has strengthened its waste collection capacity with the addition of nine new 19-cubic metre Rear End Loader (REL) compactor trucks to improve operational capacity and support waste...
By Fenji Materechera-Mitochi, Sustainability Researcher, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University and Matthew Weaver, Researcher, ARUA Water Centre of Excellence, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University. South Africa’s commercial...
By Gcina Ntsaluba and Chuma Ntshingana The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) admitted in the Makhanda High Court on Wednesday that it was unlawful and unconstitutional to withhold billions of rands from public schools. But the schools...
For 20 years, Ya Bana Children’s Village has provided a stable, nurturing sanctuary for vulnerable and abandoned children. Yet, as older children move between the village and the outside world – attending school and visiting family – the facility...
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says the Cape Flats Aquifer Recharge Project is an innovation he wants other municipalities to replicate. The Minister said this while on a site visit to the project on the sidelines of the...
Over the past 18 months, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has committed R131 million to supporting local government infrastructure, says Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson. “This includes R9.39 million to package strategic...
South Africa’s water sector does not only face a shortage of technical skills; it also faces an equally important mentorship gap that risks preventing qualified young professionals, particularly women, from turning their qualifications into the...
Historically less of a focus than veld or wildfire risk, structural fires are creating increasing risk to lives, property, and economic stability as our built environment evolves. A renewed approach to building fire resilience must be taken through...
The establishment of an independent, state-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO) is central to government’s efforts to secure a reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity supply for all South Africans. The restructuring of the power...
An excessively wet season. A major pump breakdown. An unexpected pocket of groundwater. Mines plan for water management and outfit their sites appropriately. But water conditions can vary significantly over the life of a mining operation, making it...
