Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett has earned a spot on this year’s Water A-List for its sustainable water management practices. The Water A List, put together by non-profit global environmental platform CDP, comprises 73 global companies, and is...
City of Cape Town executive mayor, Patricia de Lille recently visited the site of one of the city’s latest modular land-based desalination plants being built to combat the current water crisis. The temporary desalination plant is being constructed...
Industry experts and government officials from around the country gathered in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday to discuss possible solutions to South Africa’s rapid urbanisation problem. The South African Urban Conference was hosted by the eThekwini...
The P46/1 road in Meyerton, south of Johannesburg, will undergo a R50 million rehabilitation according to the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport. The department said it is undertaking the rehabilitation project because the P46/1 road, which...
The Department of Environmental Affairs has granted Eskom environmental authorisation for the construction and operation of a nuclear power station at Duynefontein in the Western Cape. The Environmental Authorisation was granted earlier this month...
Dam levels in the Northern Cape continue to drop due to the persistent drought. The Orange River is currently at 64 percent and the Vaal River at 85 percent – but decreasing weekly. Meanwhile the Karee Dam in Calvinia remains at 0 percent....
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic comeback is well underway and is reflected in the number of companies that have already signed up for the upcoming Bauma Conexpo Africa event according to the organisers. The third international trade fair for...
The Water Institute of South Africa (WISA) is calling on water professionals to blow the whistle on corrupt activities that are hindering the timely implementation of a responsible solution to the Western Cape water crisis. According to the...
African specialty chemicals company AECI on Monday announced that it is acquiring 100% of South African asphalt producer, Much Asphalt for a cash price of R2.272 billion. Much Asphalt is South Africa’s leading asphalt producer, servicing a range of...
Tshwane’s eco-warriors have been hard at work reducing the carbon footprint of their schools and their efforts have not gone unnoticed with the top five schools receiving an award. The Tshwane School Greening initiative was initiated in July 2016...
