The construction industry will be convening at Emperors Palace in September to develop a joint action-plan on dealing with the challenges the sector has been facing. This follows the collapse of several large contractors in recent months, which has...
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has called on those tasked with resolving the e-toll saga to take the matter seriously. The minister forms part of a presidential task team formed to find a solution to the debacle, which has seen public defiance...
Using grey water, from hand washing or from showering, to flush toilets saves water but solid build-up could harm the pipes. This is according to a new paper in the Journal of Water Process Engineering by University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on all South Africans to roll up their sleeves and participate in Clear Rivers Campaign in their own areas. In the month of July the department embarks on the Clear Rivers Campaign- a campaign...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured South Africans that the country will not run out of water during the dry winter spell, however, they warn that water may be run out if consumers use water negligently. DWS has therefore...
Community movement, Equal Education isn’t happy with the Limpopo Department of Education. The organisation’s members picketed outside the provincial legislature during Premier Stan Mathabatha’s State of the Province Address, to...
Enel, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA, has started construction on its 140 MW Garob wind farm located near the town of Copperton, which is part of the Siyathemba Local Municipality, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province....
Overloading has become standard practice for much of South Africa’s waste collection industry. A new vehicle from Sinotruk has been designed with overloading in mind, overcoming the negative effects associated with this common practice.
Pick n Pay has launched a ‘nude wall’ with a wide range of package-free fruit and vegetables in 13 stores across South Africa. This is in an effort to deal with plastic waste. The company’s marketing retail executive John Bradshaw...
The Western Cape is ranked number one on a national list of 2019 recycling champions. Following the recent announcement of a 6% year-on-year increase in the recycling of PET plastic bottles, national industry body the PET Recycling Company (Petco)...
