The Phoenix Waste Water Treatment Works is allegedly causing a stink and eThekwini municipal officials are working around the clock to ensure that the foul odour emanating from the facility is addressed speedily and efficiently. According to the...
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, has called on the public and the media to avoid speculation and allow the ongoing investigation around the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) and Kusaga Taka...
The city is running out of space to handle it’s own waste, on this episode of #TheBigIssue they take a look at Landfill sites. Source: joburgtoday
Industry heavyweights ABInbev, Coca-Cola Southern Africa, Nampak Bevcan and Hulamin have thrown their weight behind an initiative to convert the beverage can industry from steel to aluminium. The more than R1.258 billion investment will not only...
The Gamtoos Irrigation Board is working overtime to keep sewage and alien vegetation at bay in the Swartkops River system. According to area manager Andrew Knipe, the battle for the Swartkops has been raging for a few years, and steady progress is...
The Kazungula bridge, a multi-billion rand rail and road project under construction at the border between Botswana and Zambia is nearing completion. The project began in 2014 and at a cost of over 33 billion rand is a bilateral initiative between...
Rail parastatal Transnet on Monday launched its research centre which it says will contribute to job creation and the expansion of the country’s knowledge economy. The Matlafatšo Centre is a hub dedicated to increasing the competitiveness, capacity...
Johannesburg’s infrastructure is on the brink of collapse according to City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba. Speaking at a media briefing on the state of Johannesburg’s infrastructure on Tuesday, the mayor said the city only has R10 billion to...
The City of Johannesburg cannot fix its aging infrastructure without a good criminal justice system.  This was the sentiment of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba. Speaking at a media briefing on the state of Johannesburg’s infrastructure on...
The construction industry has shed 140 000 jobs between Quarter 1 and Quarter 3 of 2017 according to the latest Quarter Labour Force Survey. According to Ntando Skosana, Project Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation at the Construction Industry...
