Improving public transport between urban and rural areas was recently addressed by Cabinet in an effort to help develop local economies. A draft review of the rural transport strategy, which was approved by Cabinet members on Thursday, focuses on...
By Rianté Naidoo Johannesburg’s infrastructure is crumbling, and was left to decay by the previous administration, mayco member Nonhlanhla Makhuba told media at Thursday’s sod turning ceremony on the M2 Freeway. To improve current infrastructure...
Johannesburg city mayoral committed member councilor Nonhlanhla Makhuba was joined today at the city’s sod turning in celebration of the start of a R30 million upgrade of the M2 West Highway/Main Reef Road intersection. The event marks the...
A company called Wecyclers in Lagos, Nigeria collects recyclable domestic waste using low-cost cargo bikes and awards contributing recyclers with redeemable points via their cell phones. Now, the company is looking at expanding. Source: DW...
Collaboration between the public and private sectors will contribute to the development of a climate resilient economy in Africa, environmental affairs minister Enda Molewa told the World Economic Forum. The Forum, which was recently held in...
As invisible as cyanide, plastic “micro bombs” now have the potential to destroy the earth and its human population. After investigating the possible threats of microplastics, Dr Ali Karami, an Iranian scientist, told The Herald that planet earth...
It’s a positive thing that the courts have ruled that the nuclear industry needs to go back to the drawing board, says Dr David Fig, an environmental sociologist focusing on energy politics in South Africa. Fig also discusses some of the...
The South African government may be appealing a recent High Court judgement that declared its nuclear deal with a Russian company as invalid. This was according to energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Tuesday. South Africa and Russia signed an...
Leading construction company Group Five recently announced that as part of its restructuring plan it had cut jobs and split its engineering and construction division which was running at a loss. The company said its restructuring was supported by...
Eskom might not be permanently closing five of its coal-fired power stations after all. This follows an interview with Reuters at the World Economic Forum, which was recently held in Durban, when the power utility’s chairperson Ben Ngubane said...
