In an attempt to address the water challenges faced by the Free State municipalities, the Department of Water and Sanitation has granted approval for the release of water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The water will be released at the...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says government is ready to commence with a project aimed at addressing water shortages in Giyani in Limpopo. The Minister answered oral questions in the National Assembly in Parliament on Wednesday....
South Africa is spending an estimated USD7-billion; Ghana is spending an estimated USD700-million; Kenya is spending an estimated USD12-billion; Angola, spending an estimated USD23-billion all on new infrastructure. The African continent’s projects...
Paper reuse company, Mpact Recycling, has opened entries to their annual Ronnie Recycler schools competition. Nursery, primary and high schools registered with Mpact Recycling in Johannesburg, Springs, Pretoria, Midrand, Durban, Richards Bay and...
At FTE Insight we want to support PETCO in educating consumers and strive to reduce the amount of post-consumer PET plastics ending up at landfill sites. We realise that one of PETCO’s biggest challenges is to develop sustainable markets for...
On Tuesday this week anti-fracking alliance Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG) and Afriforum released a joint statement intimating that the Batho Batho trust, an African National Congress investment company has interests in Shell SA. The...
In the wake of the disaster at the northern Chinese port of Tianjin, Deidré Penfold, executive director of Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA), reiterates that proper chemical storage is required to minimise the hazards associated...
Crops grown in the Egyptian desert using treated wastewater are safe for human consumption and their production is economically viable. This was the conclusion of engineers working on an experimental farm in Gerga, in the Sohag Governorate of...
Around 80 delegates, including representatives of 13 African countries, gathered in Nairobi recently to explore the feasibility of establishing the Africa Geothermal Centre of Excellence (AGCE). The centre would enhance the continent’s...
The City of Cape Town’s construction of the first 93 units of the 463 rental apartments which are being built in Langa is nearing completion. Approximately R100 million has been spent thus far on the construction of the 15 blocks comprising the 93...
