A drought declaration was affirmed for Gauteng in early October however the City of Johannesburg plans to introduce stronger water restrictions to further reduce water consumption by 15%. The City is expected to reduce its usage after the...
Modernisation of the public transport system in Gauteng will be the focus of transport month, Ismail Vadi, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport said at the inaugural Air-Rail Africa Conference. The minister said “we cannot speak about modernising...
Sharp falls in domestic new vehicle sales were reflected for the month of September. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) commented on the figures and saying the recession in the domestic new vehicle market...
The introduction of Bell’s new L-series Tractor Loader Backhoe (TLB) is said to offer innovation and a wide range of features that one would only expect in much larger, more sophisticated machinery. Features and productivity The TLB is manufactured...
Cabinet will receive a proposal stating that Eskom be the designated procurer for the new nuclear build programme, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said while briefing Parliament’s energy portfolio committee. She suggested that Eskom’s...
While Building Control Officers (BCO) are entitled to draw plans, municipalities need to ensure that all conflict of interest is avoided when these plans get submitted for local authority approval, Marella O’Reilly, CEO of the South African Council...
Frances Ringwood, editor of ReSource magazine talks to Stan Jewaskiewitz, founder of Envitech Solutions, a specialist environmental engineering firm focusing on landfills and mine waste. Jewaskiewitz talks about landfills can be managed and...
Producers have begun meeting consumer demands for sustainable, responsible packaging, Tetra Pak announced. The company said that more Middle Eastern and African companies have started using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labelled cartons to...
By Tracy-Lee Erasmus A notice to the paper and packaging, electrical and electronic and lighting industries in terms of s28 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, No 59 of 2008, was published on 12 August 2016 by Minister of...
Six years ago, the Visserhoek landfill site in Cape Town was granted authorisation to extend its lifespan to provide an extra six to nine years of landfill capacity. This extension was granted provided the City of Cape Town develop a master plan...
