In commemoration of this year’s Mandela Month, the Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN) joined forces with an array of stakeholders to tidy up the banks of the Hennops River in Gauteng Province. This clean-up programme was under the auspices of...
Hundreds of government-built toilets in Ekurhuleni have been vandalised and are becoming a hideout for criminals. The municipality says it would cost too much to protect the toilet sites. Authorities say they’re working hard to ensure they are...
Minister of human settlements, water and sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu, says SA’s water sector requires urgent attention and more resources if it is to avoid an imminent collapse. Sisulu highlighted the problems faced by struggling municipalities...
In commemoration of Mandela Day we reflect on the many meanings of Thuma Mina. It’s a presidential campaign to re-ignite the South African spirit of working together and working for the nation. It’s a song of hope by Hugh Masikela. It’s a...
With environmental protection topping the global agenda, the South African Government has been introducing new regulations that could have far reaching implications for local businesses. Producers and handlers of hazardous waste face a period of...
Minister of Environmental Affairs, Barbara Creecy delivered her first budget speech for the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries last week. Barbra was appointed in May and her main goal is to address air pollution. Source:...
According to the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), South Africa is losing engineers at an alarming rate. They are apparently leaving the country to use their skills abroad, but the SAICE is appealing to government to attract...
The SA professional construction council is allegedly seeking help in dealing with what it terms the ‘Construction Mafia’. Speaking to Cape Talk, president of the South Africa Council for the Project and Construction Management...
Acting Mayor Fawzia Peer, and the City’s Executive Committee welcomed the new members of the City Planning Commission, affirming the full support of the council. As the first city to establish the City Planning Commission in 2014, the Commission...
Each year, millions of people around the world are encouraged to refuse single-use plastics as part of “Plastic Free July”. According to the organisers of this campaign, their aim is to see a world without plastic waste. Plastics SA and the global...
