While government is working to address operational, structural and financial challenges surrounding Eskom, there is a clarion call from all stakeholders to transition to renewable and alternative energy sources where feasible to do so. “While...
Liberty Two Degrees (L2D), which owns some of South Africa’s top and biggest shopping malls, says it will implement a “no plastic shopping bag” policy at by 1 January 2020. Sandton City, Melrose Arch, and the Eastgate complex,...
South Africa is experiencing an energy crisis that requires the public and private sectors, along with households to work together. Fundamental to this is embracing innovative technology that provides more efficient ways of managing the country’s...
Whilst South Africans may still be in the dark over the release date of the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining the country’s future energy plans, experts on Tuesday agreed the future of energy in South Africa will be very different....
The rapid rate of urbanisation, combined with steady population growth, is placing pressure on existing wastewater treatment plants, pushing up processing and maintenance costs, as older facilities struggle to keep pace with rising inflows. IMIESA...
Gqumashe Primary School in Alice in the Eastern Cape was closed on Monday. This after learners, parents and teachers protested about the state of the school. Built by the community in 1965, the infrastructure has since deteriorated. Source: SABC...
A coalition of energy sector leaders released a vision for creating the utility of the future in emerging economies at African Utility Week, which is taking place this week. Integrating the public and private sectors, centralized and decentralized...
Although we know that each province is unique, recent data published by Stats SA provide a portrait of just how special these provincial economies are. South Africa consists of 9 provinces, namely the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape,...
South Africa businesses are reportedly starting to confront a future without Eskom, by putting plans in place to generate their own energy. Anglo Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater are two of the big companies that are planning for solar plants to...
A small group of residents in Lenasia South took to the streets on Tuesday morning, to demonstrate their anger over illegal land occupation in the area. Residents barricaded roads, demanding police to destroy structures built in Extension 4....
