The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured South Africans that the country will not run out of water during the dry winter spell, however, they warn that water may be run out if consumers use water negligently. DWS has therefore...
Community movement, Equal Education isn’t happy with the Limpopo Department of Education. The organisation’s members picketed outside the provincial legislature during Premier Stan Mathabatha’s State of the Province Address, to...
Enel, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA, has started construction on its 140 MW Garob wind farm located near the town of Copperton, which is part of the Siyathemba Local Municipality, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province....
Overloading has become standard practice for much of South Africa’s waste collection industry. A new vehicle from Sinotruk has been designed with overloading in mind, overcoming the negative effects associated with this common practice.
Pick n Pay has launched a ‘nude wall’ with a wide range of package-free fruit and vegetables in 13 stores across South Africa. This is in an effort to deal with plastic waste. The company’s marketing retail executive John Bradshaw...
The Western Cape is ranked number one on a national list of 2019 recycling champions. Following the recent announcement of a 6% year-on-year increase in the recycling of PET plastic bottles, national industry body the PET Recycling Company (Petco)...
With increasing numbers of clients looking for zero to waste landfill alternatives, EnviroServ Waste Management has developed a bio-remediation ‘soil hospital’ technology. EnviroServ HazTech Manager, Pieter Joubert and Aloes Landfill Manager, Sue...
The Gauteng Provincial Government has announced its key priorities to fast track the province’s path to prosperity as the country forges ahead to realise Vision 2030 of the National Development Plan (NDP). The key focus for the next five years will...
Investment in transport (road, bridges and railway) construction in Africa is set for rapid growth from $47.1bn in 2019 to $69bn in 2020. This is based on projects being tracked by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s...
The rapid rate of urbanisation, combined with steady population growth, is placing pressure on existing wastewater treatment plants, pushing up processing and maintenance costs. IMIESA speaks to SiyabulelaFanie, CEO at OPECS, about a revolutionary...
