Most of the reservoirs in Polokwane, Limpopo are empty and the water levels at the remaining few are running critically low, the municipality said on Saturday. “The shortage is caused by rapid increase in consumption during the heat wave,”...
At the recent U.N. climate change conference in Paris 40,000 people were fed daily creating more than a tonne of food waste – but that waste wasn’t wasted. At a plant about 30 kilometers south of the French capital, those plate scraps were...
Using discarded plastic packaging and roofing materials, an internationally famed artist is creating his glorious collages in Johannesburg. The tools of this local artist’s trade are second-hand plastic and a heat gun. Mbongeni Buthelezi...
Industrial supplies specialist Winhold was reported on the BDLive web portal news site to be “determined to make strategic acquisitions this year.” This is according to Winhold CEO Wietsche Fourie, in the forms annual report focusing on key growth...
Cheap, waterless toilet that turns waste into clean water and power to be piloted in Africa How it works The toilet’s magic happens when you close the lid. The bottom of the bowl uses a rotation mechanism to sweep the waste into a...
Producing electricity from urban solid waste could provide energy for up to 40 million African households in 2025, according to a study co-authored by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). In a report published in Renewable and...
The Department of Environment Affairs has released a study to facilitate the large-scale uptake of alternative transport fuels in South Africa entitled, “The case for Biogas”. The main objective of this study is to establish an understanding of the...
The Department of Human Settlements is expected to launch a biometric system for the N2 Gateway Project to ensure houses are given to and occupied by their rightful owners, says Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Minister Sisulu made the...
Eskom has signed a power supply agreement with its Zimbabwean counterpart Zesa. The energy parastatal is part of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), and so is Zesa, where member utilities sell surplus electricity to each other depending on the...
The Department of Energy has moved to clarify reports that government and Cabinet have finalised a decision to implement the nuclear build programme. “The decision to proceed with developing the nuclear new build programme was taken in principle by...
