On the 5th of June each year, the United Nations hosts World Environment Day, which is used to bring global awareness to severe environmental issues that require urgent political action. This year is especially significant for South Africa, where...
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet and one of the surprise changes was the appointment of Good party leader Patricia de Lille as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. De Lille is a very experienced politician and has a very...
For over two decades, South Africa has been repairing the imbalances of its past. The Bantu Education system armed many with below average schooling – today’s most basic human right. This system deprived the largest population of basic skills, such...
The Carbon Tax Bill which came into effect on the 1st of June 2019 states that any person, partnership, trust, community, municipal or public listed entity, who conducts an activity which results in the emission of greenhouse gases above the...
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has said officials who authorised the demolition of illegally built houses in Alexandra last Friday, will be held accountable. Mashaba added that he was waiting on a report from the Johannesburg Metro Police...
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the composition of the national executive last week at the Union Buildings. He revealed that the number of Cabinet portfolios would be trimmed down from 36 to 28. The president reduced 14 ministries down to seven...
South Africa continues to lose millions of litres of water every year due to pipe leaks and bursts. Pressure management is one of the most important interventions that should be considered when attempting to drive down water losses. The common...
A group of engineering students from Mangosuthu University of Technology are making clean, drinkable water more accessible by tackling aging infrastructure which contaminates the water, making it less safe top drink. Sources: eNCA
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent out a strong message to municipalities that it will go all out to recoup billions of rand owed to it. Municipalities owed the department about R11billion after failing to pay their water bills....
Dam levels in the Western Cape have improved this winter, standing at 33.5% compared to 16% this time last year. The average dam levels are also nearly double what they were at this time last year. Cape Town’s average dam level was 45.7%,...
