As the adoption of renewable energy is spreading throughout Africa, Cameroon based NGO, Green Girls Project is providing training to young girls on how to turn waste into biogas. The aim of the project is to provide cheap renewable energy...
Electronic waste from Australia was recently found at Agbogbloshie landfill site halfway across the world in Ghana. ABC reported that a computer screen was being pulled apart by children as young as five at the site. According to the report,...
The Recycling Used Oil Saves the Environment (Rose) Foundation has welcomed its new CEO, Bubele Nyiba, following the retirement of former CEO Raj Lochan. Bubele Nyiba has a long history in the oil industry having previously worked at Engen...
Waste disposal norms and standards have been implemented at South Africa’s 876 in order to minimise pollution and protect the health and safety of residents by correctly containing the waste. Jan Palm, President of the Institute of Waste Management...
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) could increase by 0.5% if resources are introduced back into the environment through waste stream management. This is according to a new study undertaken by the Energy Research Centre of the University of...
With the global population fast growing and the demand for water rapidly increasing, we cannot afford to waste water. This year, the theme for World Water Day in centred around the use of wastewater and its role in helping decrease water scarcity...
Today is World Water Day. This year, the globally celebrated day is based on the theme of wastewater in an effort to draw closer attention to reducing and reusing wastewater, recognising that safely managed wastewater provides an affordable and...
With Eskom tariff hikes fast approaching, the South African government is looking to fast track its plans to capitalise on the country’s natural resources. The country is one of the highest receiving in the world when it comes to sunshine...
Improving road infrastructure across South Africa remains key in many municipalities across the country. This is underpinned by the belief that improved road infrastructure will help stimulate the national economy. In the Eastern Cape, the...
Cape Town officially has less than 100 days before it runs out of water. The province’s average dam levels have dropped below 30% and it remains one of the worst drought hit provinces. The City of Cape Town has six dams supplying its 3.7 million...
