A Western Cape based waste-to-energy plant was recognised as one of the best civil engineering projects for 2016 in the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Awards which recently took place in Johannesburg. The New Horizons Energy...
The South African plastics industry recently launched Operation Clean Sweep on World Oceans Day (8 June 2017) at the uShaka Marine World in Durban. According to Douw Steyn, sustainability director at Plastics|SA, the primary goal of the campaign is...
South African petrochemicals group Sasol plans to apply to postpone a 2020 deadline for meeting stricter air pollution laws. The company, which announced this at the beginning of June, said it intended to apply for an extension for some of its...
The outlook for South Africa’s construction industry over the next four years will be moderate, compared to the industry’s performance between 2012 and 2016, says data analysis company Timetric. Contributing to this is poor investor sentiment as a...
After wildfires plagued the coastal town of Knysna, authorities have spent the last week assessing the extent of damage to infrastructure, public works minister Nathi Nhleko said. The fires completely destroyed more than 600 homes and left more...
For Africa to reach its greatest economic potential, its leaders have to devise ways to boost and encourage infrastructure development and public and private sector collaboration. Africa Development Corporation CEO and President Andrew Alli...
Energy minister Mmamaloko Kubayi has a vision for young South Africans to be “global nuclear leaders”. Speaking to media at a recent expo in Moscow on Monday, Kubayi said the country’s youth have a place in the proposed nuclear programme and would...
Low-income earners will now be accommodated in the Social Housing Programme. The programme, which was recently adjusted to be more inclusive, was approved by human settlements minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, and provincial members of the department’s...
Emergency water schemes are soon to be rolled out in the Western Cape after the drought-stricken province was declared a disaster area in May. Residents have been urged to reduce their daily consumption to below 100 litres a day while the city...
The City of Cape Town is taking a new resilience approach to water management in the city, mayor Patricia de Lille said on Sunday. After experiencing one of the worst droughts in almost 100 years, the city is looking at securing new sources of...
