The petrochemical industry produces some of the most complex and hazardous waste streams in the industrial landscape. Kirsten Kelly talks to Hugh Khumalo – EnviroServ’s national haztech and inland southern commercial manager – about petrochemical...
The technical investigation into the failure of the Jagersfontein Fine Tailings Storage Facility (FTSF), has found that the owner of the tailings dam, Jagersfontein Development (Pty) Ltd, may have been aware of structural instability along the...
South Africa faces a decisive moment in its infrastructure journey, as challenges across power, water, transport and public services increasingly constrain economic growth and social stability. These pressures form the backdrop to a media...
Working in the waste management sector can feel isolated. The landfill engineers talk to landfill engineers, the recyclers talk to recyclers, and so on. As the president of the IWMSA I get to see the many faces of the industry, and how it all comes...
South Africa is moving forward with an ambitious clean cooking initiative developed under its 2025 G20 Presidency, with early implementation already underway in KwaZamokuhle, Mpumalanga. The programme, through Outcome 3 of the Energy Transition...
The UK government’s recent decision to withdraw $1.15 billion in support from the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project is a concerning example of Western policy priorities undermining Africa’s development. Announced on Monday, the decision...
The National Treasury has published the operating and capital budgets of municipalities as adopted by their respective councils to enable communities to hold their municipal councils to account. “These budgets give an overview of expected revenue...
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has commended provincial Human Settlements MECs for ensuring that provinces and metros are on track to use their 2025/2026 allocations to accelerate the delivery of adequate housing and improve household...
After running a solo operation in the Free State for a number of years, SRK Consulting South Africa’s Dr Herman Booysen, associate partner and principal scientist in disaster and risk management, is now heading up a three-person team with new...
Afrisam is supplying specially designed readymix concrete to meet both structural and seismic performance requirements of a 44 m high water tower to support the new Goudrand mega city development near Main Reef Road south of Johannesburg. With...
