The Polokwane Municipality says most of its reservoirs have been low and some almost empty in the past few days. This has resulted in water shortages in high laying areas within the municipality. The situation got worse on Sunday with some...
Residents of some of Knysna’s oldest informal settlements have become the unintended victims of disgruntled emerging contractors. According to the municipality a small group of emerging contractors are aggrieved that they were not successful in...
Receiving healthcare out of a three room container will soon be a thing of the past for residents of Ennerdale as the City of Johannesburg starts the construction of a new R22.5 million clinic. Johannesburg Executive Mayor Parks Tau broke ground at...
Untreated sewerage continues to spill into the Vaal River. This comes after two waste water treatment plants in the Matlosana local municipality, in the North West are dysfunctional. Some of the farmers along the river believe that the extent of...
A science and technology professor has shown that improving wastewater treatment and saving energy are not only essential, but they’re also compatible. Dr. Jianmin Wang, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri...
Wasteman, one of South Africa’s largest and most well-established waste management brands (with more than 30 years in the indusrty) has acquired the Gauteng based, waste management solutions company – Waste Giant. Frances Ringwood...
The African Water Facility is providing a €1.2 million grant to help improve school sanitation facilities in Eastern Cape Province. Over 100 000 students will directly benefit from this project, which will also create business opportunities for...
Plans for the first phase of Operation Phakisa, which promotes economic growth and job creation in line with the goals outlined in the National Development Plan, are on track, Cabinet has heard. Cabinet was briefed on the progress made with...
Kenya is now the 7th highest producer of geothermal power as it unveiled the biggest geothermal plant in the world which added an extra 280MW to the national grid. Immediately after the commissioning, by Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President’s...
The City of Johannesburg has announced plans to change the face of the informal housing market by rolling out an alternative rental accommodation strategy as part of a broad Sustainable Human Settlements Urbanisation Plan (SHSUP). Addressing the...
