Despite a dry winter, Free State continues to store most volumes of water in its reservoirs compared to other provinces in the country. The latest weekly dam levels report by the Department of Water and Sanitation indicates that the province is...
The world has a plastic problem. Tons of plastic products end up in landfills and the ocean causing devastating effects on the environment. But 27-year-old Sibusiso Shabangu turns plastic into fuel, to mitigate the soaring fuel price. Source: SABC...
The strike by City of Tshwane bus drivers and other municipal workers is expected to continue as an agreement between the City and South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has still not been reached. On Wednesday afternoon, the City...
Eskom, which is considered South Africa’s biggest polluter, has said emissions of particulate matter that cause chronic respiratory disease are at their highest level in two decades. This is due to the state power utility’s financial meltdown,...
The construction of South Africa’s first plastic road could mean the end of potholes, create jobs in the region and contribute to saving the planet. Earlier this year, Horatio Hendricks, Executive Mayor of Kouga Municipality, said local authority...
Job cuts in the mining and constructions industries have resulted in the highest quarterly increase in unemployed persons in South Africa since 2013. While six of 10 industries showed employment growth between Q1 and Q2 of 2019, including the...
The City Lodge Hotel Group is pleased to announce a large-scale solar installation project at 25 of its 60 hotels. This R20-million investment in renewable power generation heralds a new era for the group. This follows a successful pilot study at...
Contractors in the building industry have welcomed the newly-appointed Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille’s launch of an investigation into the failure by the department to pay them within the stipulated maximum period...
Businesses in the city centre remain closed as the workers continue to stage protests. They’re demanding an 18 percent salary hike. Motorists are having to deal with road blockades and the city’s bus service has also been...
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says her department has set aside more than R260 million for the repairs and maintenance of court buildings across the country. Moreover, the Minister said she will ensure that service...
