The eThekwini municipality is set to create a projects office, within its economic development and planning cluster, aimed at fast-tracking catalytic projects around the City. The decision was taken at a full council meeting held earlier this week...
With South Africa facing an increased frequency of extreme weather events experts are urging planners and decision-makers to move from reactive crisis management approaches to proactive climate change and disaster risk management. Speaking at a...
While the national average dam levels reported by the Department of Water and Sanitation are showing a slight increase around the country, certain provinces still remain disaster areas. The latest dam levels report issued by the Department of Water...
Refuse removal in the Ekurhuleni  city of Kempton Park  has been erratic for more than six months according to Alderman André du Plessis, DA shadow MMC for environmental development and waste management. Talking to the Kempton Park express Du...
The Aquaculture sector in South Africa is set for a major boost with the recent landmark approval of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a 440 ha Land-based Aquaculture Development Zone (ADZ) and Desalination plant in Zone 10 of the Coega...
The City of Johannesburg has set aside R50 million for the electrification of the Slovo Park informal settlement. Speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday Herman Mashaba, the City’s executive mayor, vowed that the project will be completed...
One hundred and thirty-three Northern Cape youths have kick-started their environmental careers after recently being inducted into the Youth Environmental Services (YES) Northern Cape Programme. The learnership, which is funded by the Department of...
A recent study by Irish-based researchers has confirmed that plastic pollution is reaching deep into the ocean with results showing that over 70% of deep sea fish have ingested plastic. According to Anders Jacobson, co-founder and CEO of Blue, the...
A material recovery organisation representing the steel, tinplate and aluminium packaging industries in South Africa, is reminding South Africans that recycling their metals matter to the thousands of schools, collectors and convertors who earn a...
Today’s budget speech to be tabled by the finance minister, Malusi Gigaba, is expected to touch on the drought affecting the country, with the focal point on three provinces, the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and the Northern Cape. The drought...
