The City of Cape Town have said that rubbish collections will be suspended due to three workers having tested positive for COVID-19. At least three workers at different waste depots in Cape Town have tested positive for the coronavirus. This has...
The Water and Sanitation Acting Director-General, Mbulelo Tshangana has committed to work with his team to clean up the Department through the effective implementation of the Financial Recovery Plan. The Department’s Financial Recovery Plan has...
The construction sector is expected to play a major role in South Africa’s economic recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, South Africa’s hard lockdown measures have compelled the construction industry to think more strategically about...
Many businesses operating in South Africa are cautiously optimistic for what is in store for the remainder of this year. By Johan Piekaar, Regional Director, WSP, Structures, Africa There are very real concerns over uncertainty in the country (but...
The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have signed an Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with an objective to assess the performance of SANEDI’s Micro Anaerobic Biogas Digester programme...
Restaurants and fast food chains are increasingly relying on polystyrene packaging to keep their food hot, hygienic and fresh now that the sale of hot food for home delivery is permitted under Level 4 restrictions. According to Adri Spangenberg,...
Some Eastern Cape villages have received the emergency tanks promised by national government but the tanks are empty. Source:...
With the number of COVID-19 cases on the increase in Eastern Cape, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has raised concerns on the decline of water levels in the province. According to weekly dam levels report issued by the Department, the...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu received a noble donation of 100 water tanks from Danish Ambassador, Tobias Elling Rehfeld in Mamelodi on Thursday. The donated water tanks will be distributed to the needy communities in an...
The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 on food security, which is likely to exacerbate the already considerable burden of malnutrition in Africa. The impact of the disease is expected to be greater...
