The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation says it is not happy with some of the reasons provided by the department for the delays in the implementation of projects. The department appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Water and...
Plastics SA has welcomed the Department of Environmental Affairs’ acknowledgement that government has failed to develop competent waste management facilities in the country. The Department admitted, in Parliament yesterday, that municipalities are...
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has announced a R3.5 billion stimulus and recovery plan with measures that will see government prioritising areas of economic activity that will have the greatest impact on youth, women and small businesses....
BTech engineering graduates from around the country were recently honoured for their outstanding academic achievements by the Institute of Professional Engineering Technologists (IPET). The awards, which take place annually, honour the best male...
The Department of Environmental Affairs is currently investigating possible solutions on how to handle the problem of single-use plastics like straws and earbuds. Speaking on the banning of single-use plastics Mark Gordon, the department’s deputy...
Makhanda in the Eastern Cape is not only battling water woes. Rubbish is piled up across the city, after the second week of no refuse collection due to the municipal strike. Frustrated residents are now doing their own bit to clean up the city....
The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP) has attracted R209.4 billion in committed private sector investment, to the country. Speaking at a media briefing recently Energy minister Jeff Radebe outlined some of...
The eThekwini Municipality is set to train 200 unemployed youth in plumbing and electrical work through the artisan Development Programme. This was announced at a recent Executive Committee meeting where the Municipality accepted grant funding of...
Sun International’s Wild Coast Sun property has become the first in Africa to receive a Net Zero Waste rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). The award, which is the first of its kind in the country, was for an ambitious...
The search for an alternative water source for the drought stricken town of Makhanda is already successful. The aim is to sink 20 boreholes. The first of these is already providing good quality water at a rate of 20-thousand litres per day....
