The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, called the Mercator Projection, greatly exaggerates...
Africa’s waste challenge is well documented. Rapid urbanisation, infrastructure deficits, and constrained municipal budgets have long placed recycling and resource recovery at the margins of development priorities. But a technological shift is...
South Africa’s recycling efforts are gaining momentum. The most recent Fibre Circle statistics show that 72.1% of recyclable paper was diverted from landfills, evidence of both progress and public willingness to participate. Yet for many...
The figures, presented by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson at SIDSSA 2026, highlight a persistent weakness in South Africa’s infrastructure drive: projects are being identified faster than they are being made...
The City of Cape Town’s Water teams are continuing to drive its multi-pronged action plan to help save water through its services and infrastructure, ranging from proactively replacing pipes, to detecting leaks and prioritising turnaround times to...
Western Cape MEC of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, has officially opened the new EOT Solutions advanced metal processing and fabrication facility at Freeport Saldanha, marking an investment of more than R30 million in...
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a Special Tribunal ruling declaring low-cost housing contracts – worth some R30 million – awarded to three service providers in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality as unlawful and...
About 74% of South Africa’s electricity is generated by coal-fired power stations owned by the state-owned electricity provider, Eskom. These power stations produce greenhouse gas and air pollution and can also pollute nearby streams and rivers....
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, has called for a collective approach involving government, communities, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders to address the growing municipal debt owed to water boards and the...
CG Waste Data has launched Africa’s first unified smart waste infrastructure platform, aimed at transforming the construction industry through AI-driven waste management and circular economy solutions. The integrated platform combines waste...
