Safe and clean drinking water is a basic right to all South Africans, however there was a new threat going undetected until recently. Several medical and agricultural departments at the University of Pretoria have partnered with Rand Water to...
A strike which began last Wednesday by employees at Amatola Water was brought to an end when the Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane flew to the Eastern Cape to address their concerns on Saturday. The workers, who belong to the South...
South Africa has been under constant pressure to produce higher outputs of renewable energy. Gas-to-power ports, wind farms and hydro-power infrastructure are some methods that SA is using to decrease the country’s reliance on coal generated...
When Education Minister Blade Nzimande announced an 8% increment for students whose families earned more than R600 000 a year, little did he expect students’ retaliation to the news to cost the country almost R1 billion in damages. Three weeks...
A lack of basic service delivery, proper storm water drainage and safe electricity connections were some of the urgent concerns that community members addressed with Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina in Katlehong on Friday morning. Masina has...
Gas-to-power energy is a globally proven energy generating technology that presents new and exciting opportunities for South Africa, according to Sabine Dall’Omo, Siemans CEO. Dall’Omo added that the localisation of in the gas sector will...
Pine wood, tubes of glue and some string were the only materials that high school students were allowed to use to build models of bridges in this year’s annual bridge building competition in New Brighton. The South African National Roads Agency...
North of Durban, an entirely new town is currently under construction. Bridge City is going to be an “all-in-one”, Brian Ive, development executive at Tongaat Hulett Developments said. The new town is the latest joint project of the eThekwini...
Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to landfills. South Africa is running out of usable landfill airspace, and the space itself comes at a premium. By diverting food waste from landfills using onsite technologies, such as digesters,...
“We remain on track to meet our 11-point action plan as agreed with the DEA,” Dean Thompson, EnviroServ’s CEO said, following reports of complaints by Shongweni residents living downwind of the landfill. He added that a review of all waste streams...
