For reasons of economy, longevity and mouldability, concrete is the structural material of choice for pipes, bunds and reservoirs in wastewater treatment plants. This versatile and age-old material presents one serious and costly drawback, though:...
Representatives from YWP, Borda and Umgeni Water held the ‘Walk With Me’ school shoes drive and visited schools in the Wushwini, Kwangcolosi, area that were heavily affected by the KwaZulu-Natal floods in April last year. These floods left many...
With ambitious organic waste diversion goals, the City of Cape Town has implemented various regulatory strategies to encourage businesses and residents to minimise and divert more waste. One of these strategies is Waste Minimisation Clubs (WMC)....
South Africa’s glass recycling industry injects over R300-million into the economy, according to The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) – the sole Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) in South Africa for glass packaging. Shabeer Jhetam, CEO of...
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the government has taken action to fast-track the provision of school infrastructure. Motshekga said the education sector has been working on programmes to roll out school infrastructure across the...
Partnerships between the government and the private sector are imperative for infrastructure development, said Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister Sihle Zikalala. Speaking at a breakaway session on infrastructure at the fifth South...
The South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) has been allocated R25.4 billion from the Department of Transport that will go towards the upgrades of non-toll networks and projects. Delivering her maiden budget vote speech, Transport...
In continuous efforts to ensure a water-secure South Africa, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu will converge leading water experts in the country in a National Ministerial Water Sector Sustainability Symposium on Thursday, 25 May...
The two Deputy Ministers for the Department of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo and Judith Tshabalala have reinforced the government’s commitment of ensuring equitable water supply and dignified sanitation for all, as mandated by the...
