Declining infection and mortality rates appear to indicate that our country has weathered the Covid-19 pandemic storm and government has already announced the move to level one lockdown. This means the focus has turned to economic recovery....
The World Health Organization (WHO) commends the government of South Africa for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the COVID-19 pandemic curve. WHO is greatly encouraged by the ongoing measures to suppress the spread of SARs-COV-2, the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has reiterated its commitment to implement long-term measures to address water scarcity issues in different parts of the province. Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said the department is...
The Gauteng’s main source of water supply, the Vaal Dam has this week continued to decline and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) appeals to water users to step up efforts to conserve the depleting water resource. Vaal Dam stood at 57.6%...
This National Recycling Day just say NO to packaging not designed to be recycled and send an important message to those brand and product owners who refuse to acknowledge how simple it is to minimise the impact of packaging on our planet. This is...
As South Africa’s population continues to increase, and with it the volumes of waste in the country, so does the need to recycle and reduce the heavy burden on landfills and, ultimately, the planet. But there’s a wider impact of recycling other...
Frequent spells of drought – combined with uncertainty of municipal water supply – are leading more South Africans to invest in their own boreholes. It is a trend that requires responsible management, warns SRK Consulting. While boreholes do help...
After falling to an all-time low of 4 in 2Q2020, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index jumped by 20 points to 24 in 3Q2020. Despite the rise in confidence, the current level of the index indicates that more than 75% of respondents are dissatisfied...
South Africa’s – and Africa’s – efforts to move towards a circular economy could be boosted by improved collaboration and partnerships between public sector, private sector and communities; and by decentralising programmes and infrastructure to...
It has been a year since South Africa joined the global community to commemorate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on the 16th of September. It has been a game of two halves since then, the end of 2019 promising a great...
