Transport operators whose trucks are heading towards Pietermartizburg along the N3 on Saturday 22 February can expect traffic disruptions in the vicinity of Mooi River. This is due to Eskom is carrying out essential maintenance work to an overhead...
Amathole District Municipality will host its 2nd climate change and renewable energy symposium at Lutheran Hall in Stutterheim under Amahlathi Local Municipality on the 19-20th February 2014. The purpose of the Climate Change and Renewable Energy...
Water affairs Minister Edna Molewa has pledged to give extra support to the iMbabazane Local Municipality to finish the expansion of the Loskop Treatment Plant within the next three months. The project is expected to alleviate problems with water...
Only a flexible systematic, long-term process, driven within a multi-stakeholder-agreed framework, can turn around groundwater’s poor governance and utilisation. This is according to a new report by the South African Water Research Commission....
Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has endorsed the Ghana Water Company Limited’s (GWCL) proposals to pilot a prepaid water metering system. GWCL believes implementing the system will cut wastage in its operations.“PURC is not...
An increasing number of mining companies are using reused water from residential or industrial areas. In addition, some mines are carrying out more on-site water recycling. Some mining companies are now also providing water indirectly to other...
Sobering facts make a case for wind and solar power An American report, The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels, analyses six fuels used to generate electricity ie biomass, coal, nuclear, natural gas,...
Nestle is working with the Department of Water Affairs to determine how large quantities of coffee creamer landed up on the Mooi River in the Cape Province, turning the water white. The Department has assured the community of Tlokwe that the...
The Madibeng municipality in the North West, which has been hit by protests over water delivery is dysfunctional, says Trevor Manual, minister in the presidency. “I’m saying what my observation – that the local authority is dysfunctional. It...
