Following Transport Minister’s announcement, Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) company would like, together with SANRAL, to engage with the government appointed task team to make recommendations to the President on the e-tolling issue. For the past...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) together with the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF, formerly the Department of Environmental Affairs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to commemorate...
Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina has rubbished claims that his administration bungled a tender to install toilets. The three-year tender was meant to provide infrastructure to informal settlements. An investigative report by AmaBhungane claimed...
Cape Town’s water consumption has increased by 28 million litres per day for the past week, the City said on Monday. This means that water consumption is increasing to 583 million litres per day, week-on-week. According to the City, rain over...
With the current infrastructure delivery challenges in the North West Province – ranging from under spending, increasing accruals, huge project cost and time overruns – Finance MEC, Motlalepula Rosho will implement the “No Plan No Budget”...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has allocated R18 million to JS Moroka Local Municipality to address water shortages in Mpumalanga. The municipality has experienced water supply challenges due to persistent drought resulting from low river...
The UN has estimated that the global population will near 11.3 billion by 2060. Populations in Africa are expected to experience just as much exponential growth – with the continent expected to reach over 2.5 billion by 2050, representing – quite...
A 76-year-old man who collects recyclable materials will soon be trading in his old cart for a new set of wheels. One that’ll not only boost his business but will also help a local pre-school. Source: eNCA
Construction on Africa’s first eco-friendly road, incorporating recycled waste plastic has started in Jeffreys Bay this week. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said Woltemade and Koraal Streets had been identified for the pilot project. “The...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has urged government to ensure that environmental taxes be clearly linked to real changes in behaviour. OUTA’s Executive Director, Dr Heinrich Volmink, made the call at a seminar on carbon tax organised by...
