Tons of plastic waste appeared in waves along the Durban coastline in December. A video captured and shared on social media by a member of The Litterboom Project, a South African conservation initiative, shows plastic bottles and other litter being...
In a statement the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation said it is working with affected provinces, municipalities, other national departments as well as the private sector to alleviate the drought problem. A number of initiatives...
71 volunteers pulled as many as 420 bags of waste from the Hennops River in Centurion this past weekend. All in all, about 13 tons of waste were bagged during the clean-up initiative, which was hosted in collaboration between Hennops Revival, The...
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu said the severe drought in the Eastern Cape needed urgent government intervention. Sisulu visited the province with deputy David Mahlobo on Monday to assess the situation, which she...
Construction of a ‘safe, walkable’ R14 billion Cape Town development is due to begin in the first quarter 2020. The Harbour Arch, found in Cape Town’s Foreshore, is due to be built by Amdec Group, the same company which built parts of...
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer confirmed on Monday that Eskom will be in court next week, to fight a decision handed down by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). The power utility wants to raise their electricity tarrifs by more than...
Drought, heatwaves and a failing water system are threatening South Africa’s water supply. In this segment, eNCA takes a closer look at SA’s water strategy. Source:...
Residents in Herbertsdale, a rural town near Mossel Bay are collecting water from tanks as their taps have run dry. The Mossel Bay Municipality was forced to turn off the reservoir which serves the Herbertsdale community. The town’s main...
Despite the implementation of water restrictions in Buffalo City, the metro says it’s call for residents to use water sparingly has had nowhere near the impact that is needed. Stage 3 water restrictions came into effect on New Year’s Day in...
A court battle is looming between the National Energy Regulator and Eskom. The utility wants additional tariff increases for one-point-eight-billion-Rand in bonuses. It’s also trying to recover 69-billion-Rand additional revenue for the next...
