Construction on the Prince Buthelezi Mall in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, is underway. Designed by MDS Architecture, it is transforming a former sugar cane field into a convenient retail destination. The project, a joint investment by Moolman Group...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg demands an end to the unreasonable sewage billing of apartments, townhouses, complexes, and retirement units, which pay a minimum sewerage charge that is almost double that of single homes on...
Weather variability due to climate change is now a complicating factor for South Africa’s mines, as they engineer solutions to traditional water-scarcity challenges. As water-intensive operations, mines generally require large volumes of water in...
Unique analysis of data from 115 geographies provides strong evidence that engineering capability is key for safety and prosperity around the world, including in Sub-Saharan Africa The analysis highlights a worrying increase in the safety gap...
Exxaro Resources Limited (Exxaro) and Transnet SOC Ltd (Transnet), acting through its Operating Division, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), are pleased to announce that they have entered into a formal service agreement regarding performance in terms of...
Onto its third contractor and R125-million later, the Ngqamakwe water scheme in Tsomo, Eastern Cape, remains unfinished. It was meant to be completed in 2022, using funds allocated by the Department of Water and Sanitation to Amathole District...
Government leaders, policymakers, urban planners, civil society, academics, and community representatives from across South Africa gathered at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) in KwaZulu-Natal for the National Urban Forum (NUF) 2025...
Sewage is high on the list of topics people would rather forget, but this system is integral to a functioning society, and if something goes wrong then ‘out of sight’ becomes ‘fix this now.’ If South Africa’s sewers function as intended, then the...
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has called on South Africans to plant trees to help reduce the impact of carbon emissions and restore natural ecosystems. “I learnt that we are not doing enough to meet...
Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa), an Earth observation data platform informing sustainable development across the continent, has launched vital new tools to support wetland conservation in Africa. Introduced at the Conference of the Parties (CoP)...
