Vodacom has pledged to promote sustainable waste management practices in support of government’s ThumaMina Good Green Deeds Programme. The ThumaMina Good Green Deeds programme was initiated by the Department of Environmental Affairs, with the...
Following Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s maiden budget, economist Dr Azar Jammine has raised hopes for a “major recovery” in the South African economy, but he warned it was unlikely to happen before 2021. Speaking at AfriSam’s 2019 National Budget...
The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape says despite the combined average increase in dam levels, water saving efforts must continue. The month of March has been declared water month. SABC reporter Mariska Botha has more. Source:...
The quest for excellence is constant, as is the need for intensified human resource development to meet South Africa’s socioeconomic objectives. Clifford Makoloane, Director of Entsika, talks to us about the company’s multi-faced solutions,...
Researchers in Singapore are set to build a test a new industrial wastewater treatment plant that they believe could potentially reduce the amount of waste by over 90%. The pilot plant is being built by the Separation Technologies Applied Research...
Members of parliament’s Standing Committee on Water and Sanitation have praised Mhlathuze Water for resolving issues that had been raised by the Auditor-General in previous financial years. The Board of Mhlathuze Water appeared before the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the independent power producer (IPP) programme is not responsible for Eskom’s financial and operational challenges and will not collapse the utility. Responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday,...
In an effort to promote responsible waste management leaders from all three spheres of government have set out on clean-up campaigns around the country as part of the Good Green Deeds programme. The campaign, which will be officially launched by...
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zweli Mkhize says several of the municipalities that were identified as dysfunctional have turned the corner and are on the road to recovery. This comes after the department deployed...
By Russell Dick, Chief Executive Officer at utility Systems As South Africa commemorates National Water Week from 17 to 23 March to highlight the scarcity of this vital resource, municipalities and utilities around the country are increasingly...
