Cape Town open water swimmer Andrew Chin was supposed to take the water once again with fellow athletes Dr Mandy Uys and Joy Roach from East London, to raise awareness around the poor state of our country’s rivers and to highlight the urgent need...
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is disappointed with the progress made towards completing the Giyani Bulk Water Project. The committee visited the area as a follow-up to the work of the previous portfolio...
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has introduced a 2L returnable bottle made of PET plastic that offers consumers value for money and is also good for the environment. These new returnable bottles can be reused up to 14 times. Thereafter...
Scientists have allegedly figured out a way to recycle plastic hundreds of times without losing the quality of the material. Most plastics can only be recycled two or three times before the quality degrades so much so that it becomes unusable,...
Twenty South African companies have committed to reducing plastic pollution drastically in the next five years. Source:...
Work has started to clear waste collection backlogs following the dismissal of 49 waste workers in Kempton Park. All depot managers are on alert with regard to management of holding employee meetings during working hours, some of which have led to...
The Ctrack Freight & Transport Index shows that only sea freight volumes recorded positive growth during the fourth quarter of 2019. The freight volume decline of -4,5% over the last year is the steepest since May 2016 for the total logistics...
Government must do more to ensure that quality infrastructure is provided in all schools in the country. That’s the call made by deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo. He attended a handover ceremony of a newly revamped primary school in...
The City of Ekurhuleni has moved to deal with the 49 unruly waste collection workers who engaged in gross misconduct by constantly rendering waste collection services mainly in Kempton Park unworkable. It is alleged that on Saturday the workers...
