Poor government service delivery, especially in electricity, is impeding business growth in South Africa, according to Grant Thornton’s latest quarterly International Business Report, published last Tuesday. As local communities grow impatient with...
A Gauteng municipality has borrowed R150 million from two commercial banks to pay its service providers. Minutes of a special council meeting showed Emfuleni municipality, consisting of Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Sebokeng, Evaton, and surrounding...
Sustainability incorporating water recovery and rain water harvesting bring benefits The new R670 million, state-of-the-art Unilever savoury dry food plant at Riverhorse Valley in Durban has set a new benchmark in South Africa’s industrial sector....
The South African Water Meter Manufacturers’ Association has welcomed new government plans to invest billions of rand into infrastructural projects, urging that the conservation of dwindling water resources be among its most important priorities....
The rainy season has begun in the Philippines. Every year floods kill hundreds of people across the country and cause millions of dollars worth of damage. Now one environmental group is teaching people how to save lives through recycling rubbish....
Recycling PET, the plastic used to manufacturer beverage bottles and food containers, has helped generate almost 26 000 indirect jobs, said Petco CEO, Cheri Scholtz. Scholtz believed the plastics recycling industry can reduce poverty across South...
Dirty adult nappies, injection needles and bloodstained bandages were discovered by congregants of the All Saints Anglican Church in Bellair in their church yard last weekend. The medical waste was in pink plastic bags and also included surgical...
Developing countries have demonstrated their commitment to playing their part in the global fight against climate change and have presented actions which express significant ambition to reduce emissions. In this regard, developed countries must...
The basic economic model of supply and demand is exactly what is taking place in remote drilling locations around the US. For the oil and gas industries, fresh water is a high ticket item and the most productive drilling locations are all entirely...
