Last week, Marlboro residents barricaded roads and burnt tyres in protest against illegal evictions in the area. In the last two months, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has cracked down on a community of shack dwellers in...
Government is pinning hope on its ability to plug leaking pipes, reduce pollution and “stretch” resources to stave off a looming fresh water crisis. “We don’t want development to be held back by a lack of water, or lack of access to water,”...
The eThekwini municipality’s 2010/2011 budget performance report revealed that it had underspent by about R2 billion, according to a report last Thursday. The budget report also showed that the municipality recently borrowed R1 billion to...
The National Treasury has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) assessment, in its latest report on South Africa, that the country has a stable and resilient economy but one that could do much better. The IMF released the...
Renowned foreign developer, Douglas Lund, has brought his expertise to South Africa where he’s involved in a number of developments in the Free State capital, Bloemfontein. British-born Lund has been involved in developmental projects across...
Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat?Keith studies our climate, and the many ideas...
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (merSETA), in association with Plastics SA, has launched an innovative pilot study with the aim of developing a better understanding of the shape and size of the...
Waste generation is a part of life and possibly, the greatest contributor to the human race’s carbon footprint. In most industries, waste is unavoidable and not necessarily harmless. Managing waste must therefore become an integral part of a...
Greener fuel will finally come to South Africa with the announcement by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) that R5.1 billion will be made available to develop liquid biofuels. The money will be used to support the production of 300...
Reuters reports that leaders of a fledgling UN green fund have agreed to select a headquarters this year as part of a plan to oversee billions of dollars in aid to help developing nations fight global warming. The meeting, which lasted over three...
