The water situation in the Knysna area remains a serious concern. The Knysna Municipality says they are not faced with a crisis yet however, if water usage is not reduced Knysna could face a serious problem which could be catastrophic. Chairperson...
President Jacob Zuma says the country’s provinces and municipalities must do much more to implement the National Development Plan (NDP). “We … are pleased with the speed of implementation of the NDP by provinces and municipalities but feel that...
Approximately 1 200 Breaking New Ground units have been handed over to beneficiaries of the Pelican Park integrated human settlements development in the Cape Town. It is expected that in excess of 700 subsidised houses will be handed over by...
There’s a collapse in water service to KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga. Residents have been without clean potable water for over 2 months. The village falls under the Thembisile Hani District Municipality, which receives water from Rand Water, City...
In this paper, we reflect on the experiences and challenges of a waste management planner in Cape Town between 2005 and 2013 through the lenses of systems dynamics and of stakeholder complexity. Since the new Waste Act was promulgated in 2008, a...
The safety and macro-economic benefits of the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) endorsed De Beers Expressway project were highlighted at a media site visit that the roads agency hosted on last week. This video takes a look at...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it has been forced to expropriate two erven – its last trump card – to overcome the drawn out stalemate to acquire land for its R286 million Njoli Square Re-development, a project aimed as an economic boost...
Pikitup, the Waste Management Company of the City of Johannesburg, will be rolling out a free once a month bulky waste service (i.e. old mattresses, old furniture and fridges etc.) The company made the announcement this weekend when it officially...
Construction of R250 million worth of urgently needed bulk water infrastructure in the northern part of the eThekwini region is nearing completion. Ednick Msweli, newly appointed head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) confirmed last week that...
The world’s first climate positive data center is now being built in the city of Falun, Sweden. Dubbed “EcoDataCenter” the facility will also be one of the safest in the world,featuring high standards of security. The initiator of EcoDataCenter is...
