Government is making progress in providing basic services and improving the lives of South Africa’s poor. The proportion of households accessing basic services has grown, with 80% of households having access to water and 77% accessing electricity,...
A total of 47 evaluations are underway or completed covering around R75 billion of government expenditure since 2012, says Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe. “Through the National Evaluation System,...
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering hosted their third Civil Talk on Thursday, 17 September at their national head office in Midrand. The talk was facilitated by well-known anchor Freek Robinson and the panellists where academic and...
September is National Cleanup Month and eThekwini’s Durban Solid Waste (DSW) Unit has a number of cleanup programmes scheduled to beautify the City. This is part of an on-going educational drive to encourage residents to keep their areas clean....
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality recently carried out upgrades close to R22 million at the Kaalfontein Substation in Kempton Park to ensure stability on its network. The upgrades will boost the supply to residents in the Esselen Park and...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is planning a twenty-two month construction programme to refurbish the Jack Mincer taxi facility to accommodate the large number of taxis that currently rank and hold in the streets within the Park Station...
As part of its international brightFuture campaign and a sign of its commitment to take action against climate change, Unilever South Africa, in partnership with the Wildlands Conservation Trust, plans to plant one million indigenous trees in...
South Africa’s National Waste Management Strategy aims to see all South African households in the country’s major centres separating household waste by 2016. As the nation gears up for this year’s Clean-up Week, 14 – 20 September, and Recycle Day,...
Thought-leaders and waste industry experts will convene at the bi-annual Landfill conference themed “Advances in Waste Treatment and Engineered Landfill Environment”. The conference and exhibition, set to take place from 15 to 16 September 2015 at...
When landfills burn, toxic smoke is given off which can negatively affect the health of all those living down wind. Fires can be caused by a variety of catalysts, including arson, hot ash deposits, and lightening. That covers fires that occur on...
