Water scarcity topped the agenda at the 6th World Sustainability Forum recently held in Cape Town. Experts in the industry said water sustainability is critical in order to meet the country’s sustainable development goals, and discussed...
Recent rains do not mean the drought is over – the Department of Water and Sanitation has been stressing this to citizens around the country as national and local water body’s meet to discuss the implementation of water saving strategies in cities...
Broken and ageing water infrastructure in eThekwini has ruffled the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) feathers. The DA is pressing the municipality to fix burst water pipes around the city as it is wasting a resource that the country is grappling to save,...
Dam levels in the Western Cape are averaging at below 40% despite Level 3b water restrictions that were implemented last week. This prompted discussions between members of the Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS) who debated whether further...
The violent incidents that recently occurred on the border of the Free State province and Lesotho were addressed by transport minister Dipuo Peters and the Free State’s MEC for police, roads and transport Sam Mashinini, this week. The department...
With approximately 86% of freight transport in and around South Africa transported on road, there is a constant need for niche operators within the transport industry to move abnormal loads and fragile goods. Johannesburg-based company Consolidated...
Ford has had a solid start to 2017 despite the recent recall of its Kuga EcoSport model. The company’s sales remained strong thank to its Ranger bakkie and Everest range. Ford said its Ranger dominated the market in January and the expanded Everest...
Seven new companies in the global plastics industry recently jumped on board to help combat the growth of marine litter that was seen in 2016. The companies were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine...
While National Treasury is determined to introduce a carbon tax in South Africa, businesses and industries might not be taking this seriously. Industry experts say this is concerning as industries are the biggest contributors of CO2 emissions in...
Africa’s first large scale waste to gas plant has opened in Athlone near Cape Town. It’s set to usher in a new way of generating renewable energy. The New Horizons plant extracts environmentally friendly high-quality products, from...
