A tonne of recyclable paper products can save around three cubic metres of landfill space – and South Africa’s paper recycling industry collects around 1.2 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging every year. This material feeds the...
Following a surge of national and international water and sanitation events since WISA 2024, the sector’s growing collaboration is clear. Yet, true success must be measured not by attendance, but by how effectively these gatherings advance SDG 6...
South Africa is facing an escalating illegal dumping crisis that poses severe threats to public health, environmental sustainability, and economic prosperity. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Environmental...
Rockfill placement reached high rates of progress in 2025 on the LHWP Phase II construction site with the massive Polihali Dam reaching the rockfill placement milestone of elevation 1977 at the end of November, just one of the many construction...
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has called on African leaders to mainstream climate change adaptation and resilience across their planning and budgets. “Droughts, floods, cyclones, sea level rise, and heat...
The Zambezi is Africa’s fourth longest river, flowing through six countries: Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where it becomes the largest river to flow into the Indian Ocean. The entire length of the river is referred to...
On Thursday, 27 November, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien, and local Ward Councillor Kayalethu Gxasheka joined representatives from the Water Research Commission (WRC), WEC Water and other...
EDF power solutions is pleased to announce that its Umoyilanga hybrid project successfully reached Provisional Commercial Operations Date (Provisional COD) with its Dassiesridge Plant in the Eastern Cape, on Friday 5 December 2025. The Umoyilanga...
Transnet SOC Ltd (Transnet) and the world’s largest independent terminal operator, International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) today officially signed a 25-year partnership agreement for the strategic Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier...
Water, its infrastructure and its delivery have taken a priority position in South Africa’s agenda. While the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) acts as custodians of the country’s water, delivery is done by the local government. These local...
