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Workers from a service provider work on repairing the damage caused by cable thieves at the Rietspruit Waste Water Treatment Works. Photo: Emfuleni Municipality

Emfuleni condemns attacks on its infrastructure

The Emfuleni Local Municipality has condemned the ongoing attacks on its infrastructure from cable theft syndicates. According to the municipality the attacks, which recently claimed the life of a security guard at the Rietspruit Waste Water...

Government relaxes Western Cape water restrictions

Following good seasonal rainfalls, the Department of Water and Sanitation has decided to relax water restrictions from for urban and agricultural use in the Western Cape. According to Rashid Khan the Department’s Regional Head of the Western Cape,...
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Eskom wants government to take on its R100bn debt

In an effort to shore up its balance sheet, Eskom is looking to government to absorb R100 billion of its debt Chairman Jabu Mabuza told the Business Day newspaper. The plan, which forms part of the utility’s turnaround strategy, would add 2% to...
Plastic Recycling

A new era on the horizon for PET recycling

As major retailers and brand owners begin to feel the pressure to be more environmentally-conscious, one of the country’s leading food packaging producers has become the first in the PET thermoform plastics sector to join voluntary national...