EThekwini Municipality has been lauded by Mayors attending the C40 World Mayor’s Summit in Copenhagen for being the first city in Africa to develop the Climate Action Plan aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Tabling the plan at the pre-summit...
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), which was placed under Administration in June 2018, presented its integrated annual report to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. The report indicates that there has been...
Deputy President David Mabuza says government is piloting a new plan that has been designed to help struggling municipalities collect revenue that is due to them. Mabuza said this when he fielded oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday....
Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza said that the power utility would implement stage one load shedding on Friday and did not foresee the need for further power cuts thereafter. Source:...
WRITTEN BY Interwaste There is a movement towards reducing the effects of climate change as so echoed in young Greta Thunberg’s recent UN speech, underpinned by the sentiment – Right Here. Right Now. And as she tackles issues of magnitude in...
Landfill 2019 seeks to bring the Landfill and Alternative Waste Treatment industries together to learn about the latest techniques and developments – as well as to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Landfill 2019 gives...
Industry experts are calling for consumers to learn about the environmental benefits of recycling. Michelene Locke, sales director at ITB Flexible Packaging Solutions (ITB), a Novus Holdings company, says that consumers need to understand why...
Visual artist Ndabuko Ntuli has roamed the streets of Alexander collecting waste plastic and discarded objects. He uses the material to create 3-Dimensional art and some of his pieces have even been sold across the world. Source:...
Provincial governments are said to have returned R3.080 billion to the National Treasury after failing to spend their allocations over the past four financial years. This was recently revealed by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in a written response...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s infrastructure fund, which was first introduced in his economic stimulus and recovery plan, has still not been launched. This comes a year after it was first announced. At its September 2018 announcement, Ramaphosa said...
