Public review and comment is being encouraged by the Drakenstein Municipality for the first proposed municipal waste-to-energy plant in South Africa. Possible sites Currently, the municipality has earmarked three possible sites for the project: a...
Two people were killed after a large waste removal truck overturned on Soutpansberg Road in Kempton Park on Saturday, according to paramedics in a News24 report. ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said “One person from the truck was found lying...
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA) Environmental Management Inspectorate, commonly known as the Green Scorpions, initiated a criminal investigation with the execution of a search and seizure warrant at the Shongweni landfill site on 12...
A new report compiled by non-profits Pure Earth and Green Cross Switzerland on 25 October this year highlights the top ten polluting industries in developing countries that put 32 million people at risk. Titled, The World’s Worst Pollution Problems...
Allyson Lawless, Managing Director of SAICE Professional Development and Projects, presented her latest Numbers and needs in local government analysis at the recent IMESA Conference in East London. The report highlights the increasing gap in the...
In a first for South Africa, the public will now be able to access free, reliable, user-friendly financial information for every single municipality in South Africa. National Treasury launched “Municipal Money”, an open local government budget data...
Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, located near Van Reenen in KwaZulu-Natal, was synchronised to the national grid on Saturday. Eskom said that this was the final energy unit that needed to be synchronised. The power utility explained the...
By Charlotte Metcalf Early in September, Minister Des van Rooyen of the Inter-Ministerial Committee Task Team on Drought held a media briefing to provide an update on drought conditions across the country and the interventions that Government has...
Despite delays in Phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says that by 2025, the project will “definitely” be completed. The project comprises of three main facilities: The Katse...
South Africa is experiencing its worst drought since 1921, with last year being the driest on record. Water scarcity has had considerable effects on the economy and societies across the country, and the need for innovative solutions, technologies,...
