The waste-to-energy trend gaining momentum in South Africa is spreading throughout the continent and developing countries around the globe. Last week saw the opening of a new biogas plant in Athlone near Cape Town, and Ethiopia also recently opened...
By Rianté Naidoo Local governments face a myriad of challenges with limited resources, says Mpho Kau, the head of infrastructure at the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA). Addressing delegates from around Africa at the African Road and Bridge Forum...
Eskom says large power users can now launch their growth plans with confidence, thanks to the utility’s turnaround strategy delivering a surplus amount of electricity to the country. Speaking at the POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa industry...
The eThekwini Municipality has officially launched its solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Ushaka Marine World Theme Park. The solar energy project was launched in line with the municipality’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and use...
Five industrial parks around South Africa will collectively be getting a R216 million upgrade. The Department of Trade and Industry will undertake the renovations and said the projects are scheduled to begin soon as budgets were approved late last...
Extremely strict water restrictions have been approved for Cape Town and will come into effect later this week. On 1 February, the city will see the implementation of Level 3b restrictions. The city approved the implementation of tougher water...
The City of Johannesburg could soon have control over the operations of City Power, Joburg Water and Pikitup. This was announced by the city’s mayor Herman Mashaba on Sunday. Mashaba said it was challenging for the city to be “responsible and...
The City of Cape Town will have stricter water restrictions implemented this week after dam levels remain at dangerously low levels. Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says South Africa’s current water situation “definitely is a...
The best practices in South African water management will be recognised with a new award. The new water award category has been introduced as part of the National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF)-South32 Awards. For many years the NSTF and the...
Two new finance products have been introduced by Volvo Car South Africa (VCSA). The new introductions are tailor-made to suit the needs of customers and the Volvo brand, VCSA said. Greg Maruszewski, VCSA MD said Volvo introduced the new finance...
