The Green Connection recently submitted written comments to Parliament calling for the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) Bill to be withdrawn. The eco-justice organisation warns that the proposed legislation could deepen South...
While South Africa’s infrastructure crisis is dominating headlines and conversations around the country, in the global municipal engineering community, South Africa is holding its own as a world class champion of infrastructure excellence. This was...
As South Africa’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework matures, refurbishers are emerging as a critical yet underdeveloped link in the country’s e-waste value chain. According to Keith Anderson, CEO of eWASA, the shift from a...
Youth Month may have ended, but our commitment to safe, dignified school sanitation for every learner must continue throughout the year. In this article, Kirsten Kelly investigates how BORDA is helping schools provide safer, healthier learning...
 Refilwe Buthelezi sits at the intersection of engineering, regulation, operations, and infrastructure leadership.  As President of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations, having led the Engineering Council of South Africa, and a...
The Government of South Africa and the World Bank have signed a US$1.5 billion Development Policy Loan Agreement aimed at supporting South Africa’s efforts to achieve inclusive growth by tackling infrastructure constraints, the primary barrier to...
Residents of the Boxwood Road informal settlement in Kenville, Durban, say they have been forced to use buckets to flush their communal toilets for the past two years. Water runs continuously through some toilets, but the flushing mechanisms do not...
The Msunduzi Local Municipality has spent R1.18-billion on a new public transport network that is still not operational. It started planning the project 15 years ago, but it has not moved beyond the first phase of construction. Entrances to...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that access to clean water is a constitutional right and remains central to government’s efforts to improve the lives of rural communities. “Water is a fundamental human right enshrined in...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is accelerating efforts to expand access to safe and reliable water to underserved communities as part of honouring the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela. In his weekly newsletter on Monday...
