Water levels at dams supplying South Africa’s Cape Town fell further this week, according to data reported on Wednesday, indicating a deepening crisis that could soon see taps in the tourist hub run dry by May. Reuters on Wednesday reported that...
The world of the future can only be changed and facilitated through the leadership of today. This is the view of Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) newly appointed President, Neresh Pather. Speaking at a function held in Johannesburg...
The eThekwini Municipality’s kerbside recycling programme is back on track with services resuming in the city this week. The municipality was forced to suspend its domestic recycling programme earlier this year after MPact, the City’s recycling...
With the recent liquidation of Recycling and Economic Development in South Africa (REDISA), tyre recycling has become one of the hottest topics at both a local and international level, according to tyre industry veteran John Stone. Stone says this...
Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says members of parliament have an important role to play in advancing the governance of natural resources South Africa is endowed with. Speaking at a colloquium on the sidelines of the Mining Indaba...
Farmers in the Overberg region have started releasing between seven and ten million cubic meters of water into the Western Cape supply network. The water is a private donation from the Groenland Water Users Association and is being released from...
The Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) is shutting down Main Reef Road as it undertakes rehabilitation work as part of the City’s R30 million upgrade project. The project involves upgrading the M2 – Main Reef interchange at Press Street and the M2...
Phase 3 of the Nooitgedagt project is back online after the Department of Water and Sanitation restored the budget to R93 million. Contractors walked off site last week following an announcement by the department that it was slashing the budget by...
In an effort to combat the R19 billion infrastructure backlog City Power is conducting numerous street light installation and maintenance projects throughout the City. Thus far almost 200 street lights have been installed around the city since the...
Eskom has managed to secure a R5 billion loan from the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). In a statement released on Monday the PIC and the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) said that it had agreed to advance a R5 billion ridging facility...
