Mark Lamberti has resigned as a director from the Eskom board after a judgment by the North Gauteng High Court found him guilty of discrimination. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed receipt of Lamberti’s resignation on Saturday....
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says road safety in South Africa needs urgent help but the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill (Aarto) is not the answer. The organisation believes that the proposed changes...
The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station outside Cape Town will soon be able to operate without using any municipal water from the City of Cape Town. The power plant has completed its temporary groundwater desalination plant. This comes amid one of the...
A craft brewery based in the town of Darling in the Western Cape, has officially been declared as Africa’s first carbon neutral brewery. The brewery, known as Darling Brew, is expected to offset a total of 687.96 tons of CO2 over the next year....
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has officially signed 27 renewable energy projects which are set to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by 8.1 million tonnes per year.  The minister says the renewable energy programme is confirmation of...
South African law firm Webber Wentzel is calling on businesses to double check their general waste management areas to ensure that they are compliant with the new National Norms and Standards if they want to avoid prosecution. Â In an attempt to...
One of the world’s largest grassroots environmental networks has announced its intentions to take legal action against Shell for its failure to act on climate change. According to Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands Shell is...
A sinkhole that started on the R55 has torn down parts of a Laudium home. Gauteng department of Roads and transport is investigating the extent of the sinkhole. Source: SABC Digital News
Utility leak detection and pipeline condition assessment must form part of a continuous maintenance planning cycle. At this stage, however, few municipalities have effective assessment systems in place. IMIESA speaks to SA Leak Detection...
The sinkhole that started on a section of the R55 Quagga road in Laudium, South of Pretoria, has deteriorated leading to the partial collapse of the road and parts of a nearby home. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport closed part of the...
