The City of Cape Town has topped a global listing for the largest water tariff increases in 2018. According to the white paper titled The Global Value of Water, the city has seen a 390% increase in the benchmark price of water and wastewater...
While the right to strike is considered a sign of a healthy democracy, strike action also brings about numerous direct and indirect economic costs that can be high depending on a number of factors. The Mandela Initiative recently conducted...
There’s been a big shift taking place in the global climate space with government and donors waking up to nature as the forgotten solution to climate change. The land sector is finally at the top of the climate change agenda and more people are...
The 4 per 1000 Initiative recently launched a new digital hub that is set to enable international collaboration between scientists, farmers and financiers aimed at reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by capturing more carbon in the planet’s...
With the population in cities estimated to expand by an additional 2.5 billion people in the next 35 years, the international community is turning its attention towards building sustainable cities this World Cities Day. Celebrated on 31 October,...
New satellite data has revealed that the world’s largest air pollution hotspot is in Mpumalanga. An analysis of the satellite data by Greenpeace points to coal and transport as the two principle sources of air pollution with Mpumalanga, which is...
Minister for the Department of Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, says drone technology will be a game changer for accountability and transparency in the construction sector. After launching its drone programme in eTwatwa in Ekurhuleni in...
Dam levels in the City of Cape Town have declined by 0.9% over the last week to 74.8 % of storage capacity. According to the municipality this drop is largely due to evaporation caused by the hot weather as well as a related increase in water...
By Shannon Vermaak * Unless there is a drastic overhaul in water planning and conservation in South Africa, demand for this critical, but scarce, resource will surpass supply by 2020. One way to achieve sustainable water management is to understand...
Delivering good water, sanitation and hygiene services not just to a few people for a while but to everyone forever requires a fundamental shift in the way we all think and work together. Patrick Moriarty an engineer with more than 20 years of...
