Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has assured Johanessburg residents that his administration is committed to improving infrastructure in the city. Mashaba was addressing City’s officials at a meeting following his State of the City Address reports...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has pledged to continue supporting Makana municipality in ensuring water security, as well as in the operation and maintenance of its water treatment works. To this end, the DWS will be transferring R22...
Eskom said that it remains open to assisting Zimbabwe with electricity supply. Zimbabweans are facing the worst rolling blackouts in three years, with households, businesses and industries, including mines, left without electricity for up to eight...
Johannesburg city manager, Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni maintains that the claims that his administration is not providing services in Alexandra are not true. Lukhwareni was testifying at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) inquiry on...
A panel discussion Tuesday on how utilities can use technology to improve customer service and ultimately drive revenue, showed it may not be as clear cut for utilities like Eskom. Despite being at the forefront on technological innovation compared...
Researchers on Wednesday raised concerns over decreased expenditure on water security research amidst serious drought problems across Southern Africa. There are reportedly more than 2 billion people worldwide in countries with severe water...
Energy minister, Jeff Radebe says the partnership between the private sector and government is crucial in ensuring energy security in South Africa. Radebe was speaking at the opening of the 19th annual African Utility Week conference in Cape Town....
An estimated 6 000 Johannesburg waste-pickers live off other people’s garbage. They collect as much as 80% of post-consumer packaging and paper material, making South Africa’s recycling rate equivalent to that of some Western European countries. In...
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,...
