Residents in northern KwaZulu-Natal are battling with the severe effects of the drought. The township of Bhekuzulu is sharing one borehole which often means that residents have to collect their share of water at 01:00am or else they don’t get...
Two thirds of Durban could run out of water by the end of 2017, if good rains do not arrive in time, the SABC reported at the end of last week. Umgeni Water reported critically low dam levels with the Albert Falls Dam at 26% full and Midmar Dam at...
Residents of the eThekwini Municipality are now beginning to feel the effects of thousands of holidaymakers that spent the festive period in KwaZulu-Natal. The pressing issue is the level of the Albert Falls Dam that dropped to 26,1% this weekend,...
If the South African government fast tracked its investment in transport infrastructure projects, it could help stimulate the economy in 2017. This is according to David Kruyer, MD and founder of Concargo in Cape Town. In an interview with the...
This week saw an influx of Ford Kugas making their way back to dealerships across South Africa. At the beginning of the week the car maker announced that it was recalling all Ford Kuga Eco Boost vehicles that were manufactured between 2012 and...
Preferred bidders who have outstanding renewable power purchase agreements with Eskom are entitled to approach a court to enforce the power utility’s signature on the agreement. This is according to senior counsel at South African law firm Webber...
A R3,7 billion waste-to-energy project that has been on the cards for several years for Nelson Mandela Bay was recently put on hold by the metro’s mayor, Athol Trollip. Trollip said he required more details about how the project would work and that...
By Frances Ringwood A report published by UN think tank, the UN University, has found that e-waste volumes in East and South-east Asia have rocketed by 63% in the last five years. The main culprit is China’s burgeoning middle class and its hunger...
Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material, and has proven to be highly polluting, but Walter Feess, CEO at Feess Erdbau, a German firm, has developed a way of recycling old concrete from construction sites. Feess explains...
Jan Labuschagne, CEO of Averda A South African waste management NGO, USE-IT, recently attained international recognition at The Circulars 2017, an event recognising contributions to the circular economy in the private and public sectors, and...
