The City of Cape Town recently unveiled its new micro-tunnelling machine, which forms part of the city’s R250 million Sanitation Master Plan and is set to speed up the digging of underground tunnels to lay sewer pipes. The AVN 800 XC Herrenknecht...
South Africa is possibly overexploiting its water resources at the national level, as water withdrawals currently exceed reliable supply, according to a research paper launched last week. A seminar launching the latest African Futures paper...
Almost 2 000 green cleaning cadets from across the Ekurhuleni region recently embarked on a Bontle ke Botho (BkB) Cleaning Relay spread across the streets of Tsakane to remove heaps of dirt at illegal dumping sites. They were led by Ekurhuleni’s...
Water boards and municipalities need a reliable revenue stream from the water that they supply, and they must be a reliable supplier of water to their customers. Automatic meter reading systems help water authorities achieve both these objectives....
Impala Platinum Limited in partnership with the University of the Western Cape (UWC), unveiled its prototype hydrogen fuel cell forklift and refuelling station at it’s Impala Refineries in Springs outside Johannesburg this morning. The...
Johannesburg City officials have intensified clean-up operations under heavy security. They are trying to deal with the mess left in the wake of the Pikitup strike, which has entered a fourth week. Disciplinary action against four thousand...
Waste-wise organisations will once again gather for one of the most important events on the environmental calendar this year, Wastecon 2016. The theme for this year’s conference, which is taking place from 17 to 21 October 2016 at Emperors Palace...
Eighteen members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) were arrested in connection with several criminal offences, including attempted murder, intimidation, public violence and damage to property in the midst of the ongoing...
The Paris Agreement on climate change of December 2015 has placed Africa at the fulcrum of renewable energy deployment, but African countries have to take the responsibility for taking stock for a long-term development strategy, international...
The Sol Plaatje Municipality has apologised for the raw sewage spilling into the Vaal River, due to a blocked pipe at the Riverton Pleasure Resort near Kimberley. This after the SABC broke the story over the Easter weekend. Source: SABC Digital...
