Clean-up operations have begun in most parts of eThekwini, after services were disrupted due to an illegal strike action by Municipal employees last week. As of Tuesday, 07 May 2019, the dispute between the workers and the Municipality was amicably...
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has suspended all diving operations within the Port of Durban and is prohibiting all angling activities due to a severe sewage discharge that poses a risk to diving personnel and marine life. The discharge...
The Paris climate agreement aimed to curb global carbon emissions when it was signed in 2016, but according to studies it seems atmospheric carbon pollution has actually got worse. Source: ODN
Researchers from the International Marine Litter Research Unit at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom have published new research in Environmental Science and Technology showing that biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping three...
Environmental justice group groundWork, represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), has launched High Court proceedings against Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and the President of South Africa to set aside...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) supports the recent arrest of nine individuals, including two eThekwini municipal officials, for their involvement in waste tender fraud totaling R 208 million. The IWMSA has also...
The findings of a new study involving researchers from IIASA, Princeton and several other institutions looked into the question of how much the current generation should invest in reducing carbon emissions for the benefit of future generations....
As of 30 January 2019, a new source of solar power is boosting Eskom’s national grid from the Northern Cape town of Kathu, where a R12 billion generation plant has achieved commercial operation, following two years of construction that saw almost...
A UWC-based initiative is set to explore how to clean up some of South Africa’s filthiest cities. The Department of Science and Technology (DST), with the support of the Department of Environmental Affairs and the South African Local...
Group Five is preparing a sale of three of its biggest subsidiaries as the former construction giant races to salvage what it can from bankruptcy proceedings. One of the Johannesburg-based company’s business rescue practitioners, David Lake said in...
