Quantity Surveyors are aiming to play a crucial role in getting “frozen” infrastructure development projects back on track. This is according to Larry Feinberg, Executive Director of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) who...
Leading sustainability experts will gather in Tshwane later this year to discuss cost effective, integrated solutions towards achieving smart, green African cities at the 6th Going Green Conference. The conference, which is is set to take place in...
People around the world, including governments, have been requested to answer the call to – beat plastic pollution – this as we mark World Environment Day. It is estimated that 100-thousand marine animals are killed by plastics each...
While healthy oceans are critical to human survival, providing most of the oxygen we breathe they are under threat by plastic pollution on a massive scale. According to the United Nations Environmental Programme around eight-million tonnes of...
Over a million tonnes of paper and paper packaging were diverted from landfill in 2017. This is according to the latest recycling figures released by the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA). This tonnage represents 70% of the 1.8...
The uncontrolled dumping of waste is one of the major challenges facing Africa. This is according to the first waste management outlook for Africa launched in Pretoria this week. The report, which was released by the United Nations Environment and...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Gugile Nkwinti attended the launch of the country’s first Zero Water operation at Nestles dairy factory in Mossel Bay in the Southern Cape today. The launch marks the commemoration of the 2018 world...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) says it is concerned with the 75% increase in irregular municipal expenditure reported by the Auditor General in its recent report. The organisation says it acknowledges the significant effort made by...
Eskom has announced that it is now giving new and existing businesses the option to self-build an electricity connection to the national power grid with the help of Eskom-approved contractors, service providers and suppliers. This comes after huge...
The Johannesburg Development Agency has embarked on two railway station upgrade projects valued at R26 million each. The projects, which involve the upgrade of the Mzimhlophe and Merafe Railway Stations, form part of the City of Johannesburg’s...
