The reality is that recycling efforts are still subject to market conditions. It does not matter how innovative or environmentally positive a recycling effort is if there is no market for it. South Africa’s recycling sector needs to look at itself...
When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes...
Draco Group successfully completed one of South Africa’s most technically challenging demolition projects: the controlled blasting and toppling of a structurally compromised 107-metre concrete converter stack at Palabora Mining Company (PMC). The...
As part of Heritage Month celebrations, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will hand over the prestigious World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) Award to the Orange-Vaal Water Users Association in Siyancuma Local Municipality, ZF...
Mozambique is ranked among the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, with the nation facing escalating risks from droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, and sea-level rise. The World Bank warns that temperatures in the region are climbing at one...
The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) today launched nine new rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to optimise operational efficiency and increase volume throughput. The nine cranes are part of a fleet of 28 RTGs acquired as part of Transnet Port...
While most South Africans understand what can be recycled, there’s still a significant gap between good intentions and action when it comes to paper recycling. A recent survey by the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), found...
The opening day of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Local Government Week delivered a clear call: Municipalities must be supported before they fail, to safeguard the sustainable delivery of basic services and in protection of communities....
Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump. Originally published on 17 September 2025 on GroundUp News | By Ihsaan Haffejee About 140 waste reclaimers at Marie Louise landfill have been left with no income after...
The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI), working with the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE), invites representatives to attend the Official Handover of the Vaalputs Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility. This significant event...
