Farmers living in the vicinity of the Caledon River have been urged not to draw water from the river for seven days. This comes after water was released from Hlotse Adit to augment Maseru, Peka, Maputsoe and Hlotse towns, by the Lesotho Highlands...
The George Municipality is at its wits’ end with what it says is continuous illegal dumping at the entrance to one of its popular parks. The municipality says that despite the fact that there is regular municipal waste collection service in the...
Various companies involved in water conservation have received top honours from the City of Cape Town. Officials say they are working on a long-term strategy to further preserve the scarce resource. Dam levels in the Mother City stand at over 70...
With only six years of municipal landfill airspace left, Johannesburg is staring down the barrel of a wheelie bin. While the city implements programmes to reduce reuse and recycle, industry experts ask: Are we doing enough to curb the amount of...
As the first high-hazardous landfill to be constructed in Vereeniging, Gauteng, in 24 years, Averda’s Vlakfontein Class A landfill has been built to the latest local and international standards. From planning through to operation, the Averda team...
Workers at the embattled West Rand District Municipality have embarked on a total shutdown according to media reports. On Wednesday News24 reported that employees belonging to the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of South Africa...
The longest suspension bridge in Africa has officially been opened to the public after four years of construction. The Maputo–Katembe Bridge spans just over three kilometres across the Maputo Bay in southern Mozambique and will help connect the...
Minister of Transport Blade Nzimande, has described the iconic Mount Edgecombe Interchange, as “a veritable civil engineering work of art”. Speaking at the official opening of the interchange last month Nzimande said the project was a fine example...
A large number of villages around Giyani in Limpopo are still without water. That’s despite the Nandoni dam being completed. Billions of rands have been spent on a bulk water scheme, but it was left uncompleted after a dispute between the...
