The water crisis that South Africa is facing is evident with poor infrastructure, mismanagement of funds and low rainfall patterns. Eyewitness News investigated how government won’t be able to provide water for the country by 2030 ― if nothing is...
Gauteng could be the next potential Day Zero region in South Africa, if it’s hit by another drought. A report on what to do to avoid this was already brought to the attention of Gauteng authorities a year ago. Source:...
One hundred and thirteen waste pickers from 42 towns across all provinces in South Africa convened to celebrated a decade of work since the 2009 launch of South African Waste Pickers Association, a movement of and for all waste pickers working in...
Air pollution chokes up lungs and shortens lives but is now also being linked to a higher risk of mental illnesses. This is according to researchers in a study based on health data from millions of patients in the United States and Denmark. People...
New data from NASA satellites shows the small town of Kriel in Mpumalanga is now the world’s second biggest sulphur dioxide emissions site. Eskom has 12 coal power stations, all located in the Highveld Priority Area in Mpumalanga and Gauteng....
The City of Johannesburg will invest R80-million on upgrading waste management service provider Pikitup’s central camp depot, in Soweto. Mayor Herman Mashaba says the upgrades and renovations will “restore employee dignity and increase productivity...
Construction is expected to restart on the N2 near Ballito to complete ongoing roadworks, after several months of stoppages at the site. The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) said it was looking to get construction on site to complete the roadworks...
Construction site invasions by business forums in KwaZulu-Natal have become a problem that has brought the building industry to its knees. This is according to the Association of SA Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). Outgoing president Yunus Bayat told...
The Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape has started construction on South Africa’s first plastic road. Local civil engineering and construction companies will team up with Scottish firm, MacRebur, to build a 1km stretch of plastic road. However,...
The Democratic Alliance has released a statement in which they warn South Africans about the new Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act (AARTO) laws. The laws will see drivers fined up to R500 if they do not pay for the...
