Electricity solutions must be reliable and affordable: expert
The ANC has released a statement saying maintenance at Eskom is a priority but an expert warns the utility has a financial crisis as well as operational problems. Source:...
Good progress made in Vaal River clean-up
The Managing Director of the East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT), Tumelo Gopane, says steady progress is being made in the Vaal River clean-up project. Giving an update to the Water and Sanitation Minister during a recent visit, Gopane said a lot...
Sisulu intervenes in QwaQwa water crisis
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe has announced several interventions which include injecting R220m to address the water crisis in QwaQwa. Sisulu, visited the challenged area of QwaQwa in Free State. She was...
KwaZulu-Natal has not fully recovered from drought effects
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial water storage has marginally improved following recent rains in some parts of province; however water conservation efforts need to be doubled to ensure water security. The province’s dams rose from 54,9% last week to...
Shoprite to produce 100% recyclable plastic shopping bags
Shoprite is now using plastic returned to its distribution centres to produce 100% recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags. The Shoprite Group has announced that it is now using the 4 000 tons of plastic returned annually to its distribution...
Businesses will be allowed to produce their own power
The ANC’s Head of Economic Transformation Enoch Godongwana had a chat with @xolimngambi about the dire state of SOEs, in particular Eskom. The governing party says it will allow for businesses to produce their own power and for municipalities to...
Vaal River clean-up by SANDF comes to an end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_nhM7rOHc Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has appealed to the Vaal community not to vandalise infrastructure around the Vaal river system. At least 200 soldiers were deployed to repair waste water...
PwC SDGs analysis: Businesses remain on starting blocks for integration and progress
An analysis by PwC of over 1000 published reports from listed, private and public sector organisations, highlights that with only ten years to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a great deal of work to be done if business is...
Urgent steps needed to solve ongoing energy crisis
The government needs to take urgent and decisive steps to solve the ongoing energy crisis. That’s the view of energy expert, Chris Yelland. Source:...
