The multi-million rand Seawinds Smart Park, near Lavender Hill in Cape Town has been reduced to a pile of rubble and ash after criminals vandalised the recreational space developed by the City. The facility, which cost approximately R7.6 million,...
The City of Cape Town is ramping up its efforts to curb illegal dumping with executive mayor Dan Plato calling on law enforcement officials to be extra vigilant with those suspected of carrying out the practice. This comes after the City’s law...
As Africa braces for an influx of energy projects, development authorities are faced with the task of ensuring that there are enough energy professionals on the continent to meet the growing demand of related skills for the successful...
Taps in the town of Bethal, Mpumalanga have run dry after the Govan Mbeki Municipality failed to pay Rand Water an estimated R87.7 million for water services rendered. The water restrictions imposed on the municipality by Rand Water has placed a...
The City of Johannesburg recently handed over ablution facilities to the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement community, effectively servicing 1 900 households. The project¸ which forms part of Johannesburg Water’s Basic Services Programme, was aimed at...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is keeping a close eye on the dam levels in the Northern Cape as the province battles a debilitating drought. The Northern Cape government has warned that if rain does not falls soon it will be forced to...
While large infrastructure development projects bring much needed jobs and income to local communities’ workers incur more debt than they can service because of little or no financial smarts, and sadly the resulting bad credit listing impacts their...
Plastic, once a modern day miracle, has fast become public enemy number one as the growing demand for these products has created a serious waste problem around the world. This has prompted activist groups to turn their attention to consumer goods...
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. This shocking revelation was recently revealed by the World Economic Forum while drawing attention to the importance of curbing food waste. Here are three...
