The Department of Water and Sanitation says the army’s work to rehabilitate the Vaal River system continues. This comes amid allegations that work has been halted due to a lack of funds. More than 200 soldiers were deployed to fix the...
The local plastics industry will once again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastics litter from our rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods with their annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. According...
Work has officially commenced on the country’s very first plastic road in Eastern Cape’s Kouga Municipality. Installation of stormwater pipes has begun and this step is expected to reach completion in the next three months. The idea of a plastic...
Eskom has confirmed it will start selling large quantities of electricity to Zimbabwe again soon. “Eskom can confirm that we have agreed on a payment plan for the outstanding debt and that proof of payment has been received,” the South...
Three thousand tons of highly contaminated toxic mercury waste remains uncleared in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal.The deadly chemical was imported and dumped by British based giant Thor Chemicals after it shut down operations in that country in the...
Construction and mining equipment sales continued to decline for the third quarter in a row, with sales of new equipment slumping by just over 16% this quarter. According to figures released by the Construction and Mining Equipment Suppliers’...
The construction industry has received a sign of possible better times ahead, with the nominal estimated value of civil construction projects out to tender increasing by 42% in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter. David...
South Africa’s transport industry is plagued with issues like congestion and access to safe and reliable public transport – however, entrepreneurs may hold the key to providing solutions geared towards smarter mobility. Ben Pullen, CEO of...
The City of Cape Town has cancelled the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the highly anticipated Woodstock/Salt River inclusionary housing project. The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) learnt of the cancellation via one of its...
Traffic flow has been affected since major roads leading to the M2 bridge were closed off in February this year. Authorities have been repairing structural defects and are expected to be done in Octorber. Motorists will be happy to hear that...
