The Western Cape will see a massive ocean clean-up this upcoming Easter. The clean-up programme began on Sunday in Hermanus and seven other popular beaches in the province will join in on the campaign over the next two weeks. In an effort to...
The acceptance, treatment and disposal of waste at the Shongweni Landfill Site in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal has been suspended. The landfill is operated by waste management company EnviroServ. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) said it...
South Africa has plans to build several more nuclear energy plants however no money has been set aside yet. Despite this, Eskom, who has been tasked with procurement for nuclear energy, is already looking at sites. Estimates of the eventual costs...
Witbank in Mpumalanga could be a possible site for one of the country’s new nuclear power plants. This was according to Eskom’s chief nuclear officer Dave Nicholls. Nicholls said the power utility was considering the expansion of nuclear power...
Households in metropolitan municipalities are generally more satisfied than those in smaller municipalities, particularly rural municipalities. This is according to the latest Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) report on the state of basic service...
The Special Economic Zones areas of Tubatse and Musina-Makhado in the Eastern Cape will benefit from thousands of new human settlements that are scheduled for construction in upcoming months. Government said it aimed to deliver 80,000 housing units...
The Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape contributed R29 billion to the province’s gross domestic product (GDP) between 2013 and 2016. This was announced by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown at KPMG’s results presentation of a study...
Upgrades at toll plazas along the N4 at Marikana and Brits will begin this month. The roadworks will see the addition of two lanes at both plazas, one in each direction. These upgrades are part of a R160 million project undertaken by the...
As the 30th driest country in the world, South Africa is facing greater water security challenges with increasing periods of drought and unpredictable rainfall patterns. According to a case study on alternative sanitation for water security done by...
South Africa has not seen the last of El Niño conditions according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). It has been predicted that the next summer has increased the likelihood for the development of El Niño, which are often associated with...
