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...
South Africa is one of the continent’s leading countries when it comes to embracing and implementing renewable energy policies and plans, and a local Cape Town electrical technologist, Jimmy Goulding, has championed the use of small hydro in an...
The improvement and completion of several water infrastructure projects was recently highlighted by Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister, Jeff Radebe. Following a recent Cabinet meeting, Radebe informed media that the construction of the...
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has spoken out against recent media reports which claim that the African National Congress (ANC) has links to the suppliers of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa) Afro4000 locomotives. Peters “calls...
The Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) recently threatened the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) with a potential strike if a wage dispute is not resolved. The dispute was referred by the United National Transport Union...
The problem of environmentally unfriendly towns, municipalities and patrons are destroying our environment, Department of Economic, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) MEC, Dr Benny Molokoane said. Speaking at the Cleanest...
