The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Public Safety recently tabled a report to Council asking for an increase in impound fees for first time illegal dumping offenders. The proposed amendment will see the impound fee rise from R 2 970 to R 10...
The City of Johannesburg in conjunction with Pikitup has set out on a drive to register all waste pickers within the City. The drive, which has already seen 1200 waste pickers registered in Region D, aims to quantify the impact waste pickers have...
Several international consumer goods companies operating across Africa have come together to launch the Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance. Â This Alliance, which was launched at the at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, aims to turn the current...
The future of South Africa’s water security will depend heavily on renewed government vigour after the May elections. This is the view of industry expert Peter Shepherd. According to Shepherd, who is a partner and principal hydrologist at SRK...
Africa will need to rope in the private sector if it is to bridge its infrastructure deficit as it works towards deeper integration. The continent faces a $108 Billion dollars a year funding gap a year with power by far Africa’s largest...
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has pinpointed energy efficiency as the short term answer to balancing electricity supply and demand. Speaking at the Southern African Ministerial panel at the 8th annual DLO Africa Power Roundtable in Johannesburg on...
The Port of Ngqura is the only port with a green status in the South African port system and according to Transnet National Ports Authority it is working hard to maintain this status through a number of innovative measures. Â Mandilakhe Mdodana,...
Construction on the iconic Jewel City redevelopment in the Johannesburg CBD is forging ahead. The project is set to change the face of Johannesburg’s CBD and revitalise six city blocks that have been closed to the public for decades. Work has...
By Mzukisi Kota* Restructuring Eskom into separate functions is a sensible solution to many of its problems. We believe it can be done in a way that should be acceptable to unions but will not prejudice its lenders and the sovereign debt rating....
The City of Johannesburg says the recent round of load shedding has had a detrimental effect on its power infrastructure. In a statement released last week while Eskom implemented load shedding round the country, the City confirmed that as one of...
