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...
South Africa’s waste management landscape is changing, and rather than a sudden change, there is a steady incremental change each year as the country moves towards a more sustainable waste management model. This is according to the latest GreenCape...
 An estimated 600 million people in Africa live without access to electricity, the majority of which are in remote communities requiring major capital expenditure and time to get connected to the grid. The role of the private sector is more and...
With eight million tonnes of plastic polluting oceans every year, the tide is turning on humans. A new study has revealed that once plastics are deposited into the ocean, over time it breaks down into microplastics which are ingested by sealife,...
Environmental justice organisation Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA) lost its legal bid to halt nuclear waste smelting operations at the Nuclear Energy Corporation’s Pelindaba plant. The ELA argued several points including that the Department of...
Pan African Business Forum (PABF) is planning to launch a $500 billion dollar infrastructure fund for development projects in Africa. The forum’s mandate is to facilitate regional integration, attract FDIs and also generate a good environment...
It is a misnomer that racial and related economic transformation in the civil engineering and construction sector is not happening. The numbers tell a different story. Over the past eight years, government has consistently invested more than 7% of...
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is endorsing this year’s IMESA Conference – a first for the annual event. This follows on from the long-standing strategic partnership signed between SALGA and the Institute of Municipal...
