A new pipeline will soon double the volume of water that can be supplied to the port city of Pemba in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique. Pemba is a popular destination for water sport and diving enthusiasts and has seen an increase in...
As the levels of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) continue to decline with the advent of the winter season and rainfalls becoming scarcer in Gauteng, the Department of Water and Sanitation has called on water consumers to drastically reduce...
With more than R62 billion worth of capital investments, eThekwini Municipality’s Inner City Regeneration campaign is well on its way to transforming the key business node. In the process, thousands of job opportunities and social housing units...
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has provisionally lifted its suspension of fishing, commercial diving and other marine activities in the Port of Durban. The ban had been applied after sewage was discovered flowing into the port from the...
Alexandra residents are planning another big shutdown of the township. The decision was allegedly taken Thursday night, at a community meeting over the City of Johannesburg’s move to rebuild the demolished structures along the Jukskei River. Last...
With South Africa’s carbon tax now in force, AfriSam is providing customers with transparent pricing and the ability to make greener choices. The way the company complies with the new carbon tax is aimed at encouraging the appropriate behaviour of...
African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) is a Johannesburg based organisation of informal reclaimers who collect recyclables from Johannesburg’s streets and landfills. There are an estimated 6,000 reclaimers who perform this work in Johannesburg....
As the global movement away from single-use plastics gathers momentum, South Africa continues to make significant strides in its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic recycling efforts. According to the latest statistics released by national...
Motivated by a strong desire to clean up the environment, while also fighting unemployment, hunger and the growing threat of drugs in her community, Johanna Leshabane launched the Bophelo Recycling project back in 2007. While the project started...
Almost 190 countries have agreed to new control measures that will limit the transboundary movement of plastic waste around the world, following the recent ratification of the Basel Convention in Geneva, Switzerland. The resolution prohibits the...
