The Knysna Municipality is considering punitive tariffs to curb wasteful water usage as the situation has reached critical levels, with reserves down to less than 20 days at the current consumption rate. The municipality has described the situation...
In a bid to provide some much needed sustainability for the country’s stressed water resources, Operation Hydrate is drilling boreholes in drought-stricken areas across the country. This as National Water Week gets underway from the 17th to...
A decline in the water levels has left South Africa under serious water crisis. The failure of dams to hold water for long periods can prove detrimental as they form a massive part of our reserved water resources. Losing small amounts of water in...
Limpopo police have arrested a man allegedly masquerading as a municipal employee and demanding R500 000 from contractors in return for a R305 million water project. Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the...
Energy supply and food production, two topics currently high on the national agenda. That’s why residents of Ntabakandoda Village in Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape are combining them in an innovative pilot project. They farm vegetables...
The renewable energy sector is doing well at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), said the Department of Trade and Industry. The development zone’s Ayanda Ramncwana said ELIDZ has secured private sector investment worth R4 billion,...
Illegal dumping sites in Diepsloot were singled out for a major cleanup when Pikitup’s five-month citywide Waste Minimisation Campaign entered its second week on Saturday March 5. Pikitup is the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity. The...
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA says a new train manufacturing plant will save the struggling entity millions of rands. The R1-billion plant is expected to create some 1,500 jobs as well as boost the local economy. Source:Â eNCA Source...
Msunduzi municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi was suspended on Friday following allegations of corruption on his part by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in terms of section 106 of the Local Government Municipal...
