Rand Water has called on all residents to use water sparingly as persistent high temperatures in the utility’s area of supply continue to strain its bulk water supply system. According to Rand Water the lack of rainfall in Gauteng is exacerbating...
The long-standing legal dispute between the Alexandra Property Owners and government over the land ownership rights of the old section of the township is over. The draft agreement recorded as a “Declaration of Intent” was unanimously...
The launch of the Ekurhuleni Clean City campaign saw the Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele, together with the Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa, roll up their sleeves to clean up illegal dumping sites around Tsakane on...
The implementation of the City of Johannesburg’s multimillion rand Roads Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Programme is in full swing in Region C. Spearheaded by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) the programme is part of the City’s drive to...
Young water professionals from around the continent are set to gather for the fourth Young Water Professionals (YWP) ZA Biennial Conference taking place in Pretoria from the 16th to 18th of November 2015. As an Africa-wide event the Conference will...
South Africa will soon have a Paper and Packaging Industry Plan, which will bring a significant change in the current waste management regime. “Through this plan we hope that we can commence with separation at source from household levels,”...
During the past days South Africa has witnessed the rising up of students whose tolerance with an inefficient funding system, reached its limit. Years of steady build-up of discontent and universities’ ineptitude to deal with the problem, erupted...
A recent collaboration between the uMshwathi local municipality and a South African environmental organisation represents a constructive step forward towards securing the uMngeni and uMvoti water catchment’s ecological infrastructure. Under the...
The Northern Cape is getting greener, this as 10 solar plants are already feeding into the national grid. Three wind parks are on the cards, one of which is under construction. The wind park in the early stages of construction is a life-line for...
