The eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee has approved reports requesting new equipment for the city’s waste management unit, Durban Solid Waste. This forms part of the municipality’s efforts to accelerate service delivery and keep the city...
A new global circularity metric has revealed that over 90% of the raw materials used globally are not cycled back into the economy, putting a massive strain on the planet’s natural resources. This alarming statistic was the focal point of the first...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling on all waste management industry bodies to submit their abstracts for an opportunity to showcase their innovative products and services at WasteCon 2018. In support of the...
Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, has written to the Presidency asking that a national disaster is declared. This as dam levels in the province start dropping to below 30 percent and Day Zero looms large. Zille says the response comes after the...
Kenville road in Durban North will be closed from 19 February 2018 until 30 April 2019 for a road upgrade project. This is in order to accommodate the realignment of Inanda Road and the construction of a new bridge along Kenville Road according to...
The pace of transformation in the construction industry is moving too slowly and has shown little sign of improvement according to the latest Construction Monitor by the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb). The monitor points out that...
Eskom has wasted no time in displaying its high hopes for its new board by announcing plans to ask banks to reopen lending facilities which were suspended last year. The move according to Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe is part of the utility’s...
Eskom’s Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh has resigned with immediate effect, the power utility announced on Monday. The Parastatal in a statement confirmed that it had received a formal letter of resignation by Singh via his attorneys. “The board...
Earthmoving and mining equipment sales increased marginally in 2017, giving suppliers reason to be cautiously optimistic this year. According to Lawrence Peters, Chairman of the Construction and Mining Equipment Suppliers’ Association (CONMESA) the...
Dam levels in the Free State continue to plummet due to a lack of rain in the country over the past two years. Changing weather conditions are also negatively impacting rainfall patterns. Source: SABC Digital News
