Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has called on the police to take stronger action to arrest those found guilty of disrupting infrastructure projects. Macpherson said government cannot negotiate with criminals in order to be...
While South Africa supports the development of an internationally legally binding instrument to combat plastic pollution, government has assured the plastic industry that the problem of plastic pollution and the measures necessary to tackle it will...
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, has called for enhanced collaboration between government, the private sector and civil society and for technological innovation to be employed to help address sanitation-related challenges...
In 2023, we published an article titled Construction Mafia – Remedies and Prevention in which we sought to unpack what the “construction mafia” actually is and we observed that the term is a mischaracterisation of its nebulous nature. The issue of...
People’s transport choices are shaped by safety, accessibility and socio-economic factors. Many African countries lack the infrastructure necessary to provide safe, reliable and sustainable public transport systems, leaving citizens with limited...
Volkswagen Group Africa has added an additional 3 megawatt (MW) solar power to its grid, bringing the total output of renewable energy to 5.9 MW. This is enough energy to power at least 2 000 two-bedroom houses fitted with geysers and using...
Eskom is urging all prepaid electricity customers to update their meters immediately to avoid an unexpected loss of electricity. This as the November 24 deadline for upgrading of meters is now less than a week away. The power utility explained that...
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, has welcomed the decision of the Balfour Magistrate’s Court to impose a R160 million fine on the Dipaleseng Local Municipality in Mpumalanga for contravening environmental laws,...
WISA GP Branch in partnership with UNISA, DSI & TIA presents – Innovations in Wastewater Management: Strategies for Building Water Resilience Seminar. Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), in collaboration with the University of...
