The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), together with the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) and the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology recently launched...
Plastic production over the last half-century has mushroomed, from 15 million tonnes in the 1960s to a gobsmacking 311 million tonnes in 2014. It is estimated that 13 000 pieces of plastic litter can be found in every square kilometre of the ocean....
Four people died following a gas leak at a plastic recycling plant in Cape Town. The incident took place at about 14:20 on Tuesday. The city’s fire and rescue services responded to a call about a gas leak at the recycling company in Beaconvale,...
A shocking study has found that the water in Durban’s Harbour, is highly polluted. The study, conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, found widespread faecal matter in the water. It has also warned people to be...
Western Cape Province has entered its winter rainy season once again; this was seen with the earlier heavy downpours across the City of Cape Town and the surroundings. Sputnik Ratau, spokesperson from the National Department of Water and...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has called for an urgent investigation into the cause of the fire at the Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto. A fire broke out in the administration block on Monday morning but was quickly contained by...
Green buildings are increasingly in demand in the face of concerns around Eskom’s ability to supply power. At the recent African Utility Week conference, energy minister Jeff Radebe told delegates that Eskom alone cannot meet our power capacity...
Moves by retailers and shopping malls to ban plastic shopping bags are simplistic, rash responses to a complex problem. That is what Anton Hanekom, executive director at Plastic SA says. “What’s required is a rational solution to the genuine crisis...
Durban residents still have to contend with piles of rubbish bags littering their suburbs, despite Durban’s municipal workers’ strike being over. The city announced almost two weeks ago that employees of the water and sanitation department as well...
KwaZulu-Natal residents have embarked on an initiative to restore Durban’s coastline and beaches. The clean-up drive comes after last month’s flooding, which left a trail of litter along the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Source: SABC Digital...
