Over a hundred senior and middle managers in the Public Works Department could lose their jobs. Minister Patricia de Lille has approached the Labour Court to have the appointments of 12 senior managers declared invalid, and more could follow....
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled a Ministerial War Room on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) that is aimed at aggressively improving the quality of the country’s passenger rail service. The war room will focus on...
A new eco-friendly toilet – which uses only one to two litres of water per flush – could be an affordable alternative to pit toilets at South African schools. 76 Eaziflush toilets have been installed at nine schools in Lady Frere in the Eastern...
The weekly report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has shown some water levels declining in our major dams. The combined average of dam levels in the Eastern Cape dropped to 56.6% compared to 56.9% the previous week. The area...
Western Cape winter rains continue to fill dams to near capacity levels since the downpours started three months ago. This is according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. “The latest figures show that most dams are hovering around 80%...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says the army’s work to rehabilitate the Vaal River system continues. This comes amid allegations that work has been halted due to a lack of funds. More than 200 soldiers were deployed to fix the...
The local plastics industry will once again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastics litter from our rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods with their annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. According...
Work has officially commenced on the country’s very first plastic road in Eastern Cape’s Kouga Municipality. Installation of stormwater pipes has begun and this step is expected to reach completion in the next three months. The idea of a plastic...
Eskom has confirmed it will start selling large quantities of electricity to Zimbabwe again soon. “Eskom can confirm that we have agreed on a payment plan for the outstanding debt and that proof of payment has been received,” the South...
Three thousand tons of highly contaminated toxic mercury waste remains uncleared in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal.The deadly chemical was imported and dumped by British based giant Thor Chemicals after it shut down operations in that country in the...
