Polyflo Piping has officially joined the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturer’s Association (SAPPMA) as a new member. The Pinetown based company, whose primary area of business is the extrusion of HDPE pipes which they supply primarily to the...
A total of 122 criminal cases have been opened against home builders, who have contravened the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act 95 of 1998 (HCPMA). According to the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) the offences include...
Three of South African ports are in the running for the title of Africa’s Leading Cruise Port 2018. The ports, which are operated by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), have been nominated for the Africa and Indian Ocean segment of the 25th...
By December this year all distressed municipalities will be receiving support from a dedicated team says Andries Nel, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. According to Nel the Department of Cooperative Governance and...
The Department of Transport recently held a stakeholder engagement session with businessmen and woman in Mpumalanga to highlight some of the opportunities available through partnerships with state-owned entities like Sanral, ATNS and ACSA. Deputy...
Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, has published the National Climate Change Bill for public comment. The bill acknowledges that anthro-pogenic climate change represents an urgent threat to human societies and the environment, and...
While sustainability is becoming commonplace in the construction industry, Daniele Torricelli, Director of Engineering at Corobrik believes this should form an integral part of a company’s ethos. “Sustainability doesn’t just make sense from a...
A new report by the Centre for Environmental Rights’ shows major inadequacies in the way mining companies disclose information about environmental rehabilitation costs. A key finding of the report, entitled Full Disclosure: the Truth about Mining...
EThekwini officials are working hard to keep the City clean and will not be deterred from doing their jobs. This is according to eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede. Gumede who was speaking at an Executive Committee meeting recently said the...
The Department of Environmental Affairs says it has initiated a number of projects aimed at fostering climate change adaptation and reducing the risk and vulnerability of South Africans. Addressing the Adaption Futures Conference in Cape Town on...
