On 5 April 2019, the Minister of Environmental Affairs gave notice of her intention to require any person who lawfully conducted a hazardous waste management activity on 1 July 2009, when the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008...
Earth Day is celebrated annually on 22 April. Now in its 49th year, Earth Day is one of the largest observances in the world with one billion people in 192 countries participating in activities each year. ‘Protect Our Species’, the theme for this...
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has announced a two-stage intervention to turn around the crisis-ridden Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) following four failed strategies. The failure of commuter rail transport due to theft, industrial...
The Concrete Institute (TCI) will be lodging an appeal to the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of South Africa to impose import tariffs on cement imports to protect producers from the mass importation of cheaper cements from...
Social media platform Facebook is working closely with non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address large-scale social, health and infrastructure challenges in sub Saharan Africa – ranging from rural...
eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee has tabled a report outlining its plan to eradicate more than 40 years of housing backlog. The committee aims to address the backlog by identifying suitable and well-located land to deliver houses,...
The Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire is a prime example of a successful toll road business that serves as an important catalyst for regional socio-economic growth. Bakwena’s new commercial manager, Solomon Kganyago, speaks to IMIESA about...
The South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) recently invited the municipal manager of the Rand West City Local Municipality to appear before it, as it continues with its investigations into allegations of raw sewage flowing from the...
Although South Africa has a fairly sufficient amount of water in its reservoirs, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is calling on consumers to save water. The department’s weekly report states that the country has 21 609,7 m3 of water...
One year on from the height of the 2017/18 Cape Town water crisis, a collective of academics and practitioners have launched a unique new initiative to document and capture key learnings from the water shortage that came close to being a...
