A Western Cape court has slapped a farmer, accused of water and environmental transgressions, with a R3.5 million fine. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said its cooperation with the Western Cape’s Department of Environmental Affairs...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has activated measures which will result in the Minister assuming executive authority over the water and sanitation function in the Makhanda Local Municipality. These measures...
Cape Town is planning for the worst-case water scenario. The city’s water supply has stabilised significantly over the last year and now the Cape government has approved a new 10-year strategy, which includes a permanent desalination...
Although many South Africans are routinely reducing, reusing and recycling their waste in order to lessen the mountain of waste sent to landfill each day, this isn’t enough. However, we’re still facing a world where there will be more plastic in...
Globally, we are ingesting an average of 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent of a credit card. This is according to a new study by the University of Newcastle, in Australia. This plastic contamination comes from...
Plastics SA, the body that represents all role-players in the industry, has called on government to use all revenue made from levies on supermarket plastic bags for recycling. Plastics SA says government has made nearly 2 billion rand from levies...
Up to two tonnes of plastic pellets will make its way to Jeffreys Bay over the next few weeks, all for the construction of the first “plastic” or eco-friendly road in Africa. Kouga Municipality last week officially launched the plastic road trial,...
In just two hours, volunteers managed to pick up 160 kg of recyclable waste and 420 kg of general waste on Port Elizabeth beachfront, stretching in between Pollock beach and Shark Rock Pier. Partnering with local conservation organisation...
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has gazetted municipal cost containment regulations, which National Treasury says are aimed at ensuring that the resources of municipalities and municipal entities are used effectively, efficiently and economically....
An optimal energy mix for Africa relies on a variety of generation technologies. In fact, in a 2015 report McKinsey estimated that if every country in Africa had to build to meet their current electricity demand, the region would require about $490...
