Photo by the GCIS A carbon tax will come into effect from 2015, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced in Parliament during the tabling of his Budget Speech on 27 February 2013. “Government proposes to price carbon by way of a carbon tax,...
The Polystyrene Packaging Council’s (PSPC) hugely successful “Breadtags for Wheelchairs” project has already touched hundreds of lives around the country. Currently in its fifth year, the project encourages people around the country to collect...
According to a statement released by Water and Environmental Affairs spokesperson Roopah Singh, the review of the 2007 National Framework took the form of an inclusive consultation process involving various consultations with air quality...
Africa’s leaders should put implementing environment and health issues at the top of their national and continent-wide policies if growing challenges such as air pollution, vector-borne diseases and chemical exposure are to be addressed,...
Mark Wright found a way to generate electricity from the Bisasar Road Landfill, one of the largest dumps in southern Africa, to provide electricity for the city of Durban. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa.
“Tap water is safe to drink in Mogale City. Remember, as Gauteng we are leading in terms of safe drinking water,” said Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, in Krugersdorp on Tuesday, 26 February 2013. The MEC...
Rain Barrels are a simple way to collect and store water for grid failure emergencies and everyday use. Have a look at mine and also a few resources about off grid water collection and purification.
Weekly State of Reservoirs Report as on 25th February 2013. Weekly.pdf
Global Payment Technologies (GPT) is planting 1 111 trees in celebration of World Water Day, in this international year of water cooperation. This is a celebration of water and an urgent reminder of the value of this one essential element that...
