In an ironic twist, a community protest about water shortages almost prevented me from attending the opening of the new, safe toilets and handwashing facilities for Ivory Park Primary School. Despite the blockade, the situation was calm, and I...
In the past, inventory management was difficult, from inaccurate readings to economically unfeasible instrumentation. For plant operators, logistics companies, suppliers, and manufacturers of reagents, additives, and other chemicals, the industrial...
At a time when global fashion and retail industries are under scrutiny for their environmental impact, South African lifestyle brand Sealand continues to prove that sustainability can be both authentic and aspirational. Speaking to ReSource, Tim...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the new cohort of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Commissioners for the 2026–2030 tenure. The 25 commissioners have been appointed in terms of the Climate Change Act, 2024. The commissioners are...
Africa faces a $30bn annual shortfall to achieve universal, climate-resilient water and sanitation services by 2030, according to Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). This gap is part of a $130bn global funding deficit. Nearly 50 ministerial...
For people living in the EU, the price of their next car, home renovation and even local produce may soon reflect a climate policy that many have never even heard of. This new regulation, which comes fully into force on New Year’s Day, does not...
Between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the private sector, 2025 saw a renewed focus on investing in infrastructure as an economic tool that supplements the country’s urgent infrastructure needs with steady economic growth....
For a hundred years the solution was always the same: lay more pipes, build a bigger wastewater plant, pray it all behaves. On drawings it looks fantastic. On the ground it leaks, breaks and dumps waste into rivers and oceans every single day. Most...
In an effort to keep the beauty of the Cape winelands pristine, the Drakenstein Municipality is proposing a bylaw that will ban single-use plastic. This new Integrated Waste Management bylaw could make Drakenstein the first municipality in South...
The International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change has come in handy for South African communities that are trying to stop global oil company Shell from drilling for oil and gas off the coast. The opinion, handed down...
