In his State of the City Address 2015 on 6 May 2015, Executive Mayor Cll. Parks Tau announced that the City of Johannesburg “will be converting most of the 250 000 tonnes of rubble collected from illegal dump sites into a new form of stone...
Registration for the sixth Sustainable Living Exhibition 2015 is now open and those interested in participating are urged to register early as stands are limited. The exhibition hosted by eThekwini Municipality, through the Imagine Durban Project,...
A recent study which examines methods for recovering phosphorus from wastewater using mathematical modelling may be the next big thing in efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Phosphorus is an essential element for human nutrition and development....
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today stressed the need to limit the use of dangerous chemicals and to find a solution to the masses of electronic waste building up around the world. Speaking at a Conference of Parties...
The finalists for the third annual Women in Construction Awards have been announced with the awards evening set to take place at a Glamour Cocktail event, hosted by the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, next week. The Awards...
The Gauteng Provincial Government has dismissed the head of the Gauteng Department of Finance, Stuart Lumka, for financial misconduct. In a statement on Tuesday, the provincial government said on 30 April, Premier David Makhura informed Lumka of...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) is at the top of the department’s priorities. Minister Radebe on...
Durban motorists can expect traffic interruptions over the next two to three months, as critical work on the R250 million Northern Aqueduct Augmentation (NAA) project continues. Ednick Msweli, head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) says that...
The City of Johannesburg has approved the relocation of the Sandton Taxi Rank to a temporary facility to give way to a R1-billion Kgoro mixed-used development. According to the City the resolution was taken at the City’s April council meeting after...
Power utility Eskom has entered into payment agreements with 10 out of the 20 defaulting municipalities which owe Eskom for non-payment of bulk electricity supply. Last month, Eskom announced that it had moved to notify all parties who are likely...
