The holidays are almost upon us and the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is encouraging South Africans to continue recycling their waste this festive season to ultimately lessen the burden on the environment. “The festive...
Africa spends approximately $93 billion on its infrastructure per anum. $43 billion of that comes from governments and international agencies, while Africa has to bridge the gap to find the remaining amount of $50 billion – the solution here...
The burning question at the centre of South Africa’s new nuclear expansion programme remains whether the country will be able to afford it. While President Jacob Zuma has said that the country would undertake the project provided the country could...
Exxaro, Eskom’s biggest coal supplier, might have put a spanner in the works that could affect its coal supply deal with the power utility. Last month Exxaro’s 10-year lock-up period ended. The company announced the unwinding of its black...
The upgraded N14 freeway from Krugersdorp to Diepsloot was opened by Gauteng MEC for roads and transport, Ismail Vadi, at the end of last week. “We’ve basically given a new lease of life to a very busy freeway and there will be no toll fees,” Vadi...
The Eastern Cape town of Matatiele was recently the site for revolutionary change, as the community joined together in its resistance against corporate giants planning to frack in this area and over 6 000 000 km2 across the rest of South Africa....
Inadequate infrastructure and sanitation facilities will ultimately impact on the matric pass rate, says Equal Education, a non-profit organisation striving for quality education for all. A number of schools around South Africa which have been...
As South Africa continues to hobble along, struggling for sustainable and reliable water resources, water expert Anthony Turton has analysed the national crisis, and said that the country’s drought may only end in 2025. In light of Auditor-General...
Ray de Vries has created a unique business by getting ‘water from air’. De Vries says he found a technology on the internet which he adapted to South Africa and its climate conditions. This led him to creating a product that serves as...
The southern African countries of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia will benefit from a multinational transboundary project that aims to prepare a Climate Resilient Water Resources Investment Strategy and Multipurpose Project for the...
