The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is calling on registered South African construction companies to attend workshops on the LHDA’s Procurement Framework for Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. This comes after similar...
The Gauteng Department of Transport has embarked on a campaign to create awareness on the importance of transport as a driver and an enabler for economic growth. The campaign, which is in line with the province’s October Transport Month campaign,...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says identifying well-located areas for social housing in urban areas is a key element of government’s land reform programme. Speaking at the Franklin Housing Project title deed handover ceremony in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal,...
More than half of Eskom’s power stations are still running low on fuel. According to the utility’s spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe, 10 of Eskom’s 15 baseload stations throughout the country have less than three weeks of coal left. Phasiwe told...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has announced the appointment of Ian Venter Technical Manager with effect from 1 November 2018. Venter, who will be replacing Willem Liebenberg, is well known and highly regarded...
Averda South Africa has come out tops in a national survey on waste management companies in the country. The waste management giant scooped four category wins at the 2018 PMR.Africa Awards. Averda walked away with the diamond arrow awards in the...
The first commercial flight fuelled from recycled industrial waste has successfully touched down at London’s Gatwick Airport. The Virgin Atlantic 747’s flight was the first to use a new blend of normal jet fuel and ethanol produced from waste...
Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital, in Krugersdorp West of Johannesburg, recently played host to a health care waste awareness event. The purpose of the event according to Environmental Health Practitioner, Nyeleti Zitha, was to inform all health-care workers...
Approximately 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves recently to help rid Robben Island of waste in the iconic landmarks largest clean-up to date. As a tourist attraction and World Heritage site Robben Island draws over 300 000 visitors annually....
The North West provincial government is set to launch its first state owned waste buy-back centre in Mahikeng, as part of a waste management plan. Through the buy-back centre waste collectors will be able to sell recyclable waste like paper,...
