Landfills will be a little lighter in the Cape with a new biogas plant set to open on Wednesday in Athlone. The new waste-to-energy plant will focus on converting organic waste into useable bio-methane which will be used to create products such as...
It could take South Africa three years to recover from the drought, but even then, South Africa is not in the clear. This is according to Water and Sanitation Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane. Mokonyane briefed MECs who are responsible for cooperative...
Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to Africa’s GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. But President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, explains why expanding...
If African countries embrace the adoption of digitalisation even more, Africa could potentially benefit R4 trillion by 2026. This is according to global technology firm Siemens. The tech company released its first ever report on Monday, which...
The size of the global water and wastewater treatment equipment market is expected to reach approximately US$ 103,41 billion by 2025. This is according to a new report conducted by Grand View Research. South African municipalities, like many others...
Infrastructure development is on the rise in Gauteng thanks to smart technologies. This is according to the province’s MEC for infrastructure development, Jacob Mamabolo. Speaking at the inaugural United Nations Data Forum in Cape Town at the end...
Eskom has been asked by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown to give municipalities until the end of this month to settle their outstanding debts to the power utility before cutting their power supply. Brown explained that cutting power would...
Municipalities and secondary cities cannot afford for South Africans to directly receive electricity from Eskom. This view comes from Eyal Shevel, sector head of corporate and public sector ratings at Global Credit Ratings (GCR), in light of Eskom...
Typhoid has South Africa on high alert after two lives were claimed by the disease in its neighbouring country, Zimbabwe. Clinics, other healthcare facilities, and health practitioners have been notified about symptoms of the disease. This...
Water and sanitation remains a focal point that requires lots of attention and investment throughout Africa. The non-profit organisation WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) which was developed in 2009 is working towards ending the global...
