The Ministers of Environmental Affairs for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Environmental Cooperation at the 10th BRICS Summit. According to the Department of Environmental Affairs the...
Another Metrorail train went up in flames in Cape Town this week at Retreat station. The fire has prompted the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to act against the malicious damage to its property by constructing a wall. According to a...
A truck transporting a Category Six toxic load has overturned at KwaNobuhle in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. The chemical permacure oxide is highly toxic to humans. The spill is currently being contained but there are concerns it may run off into...
Plastic recycling in South Africa has continued to grow for seven years in row. According to the 2017 plastics recycling figures, released by Plastics|SA, more than 334 727 tons of plastics were recycled back into raw material – giving South Africa...
The eThekwini Municipality has issued an urgent notice to members of the public not to drink water from the Umhlangane River at this time. This comes after four pumping units at the inlet pumpstation of the KwaMashu Wastewater Treatment Works...
Every day waste items are far from one dimensional. Â Each waste type can be categorised, has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way and will differ in the time it takes to decompose. This is the reason why some waste materials...
Eskom says irregular expenditure could increase again in the 2019 financial year as a result of transgressions of the past. On Monday the power utility reported that has uncovered nearly R20 billion in irregular expenditure dating as far back as...
The Master Builders Association (MBA) North has come out to condemn the growing trend of infrastructure projects being hijacked around the country under the guise of transformation. According to Kwakho Mpepho, Education and Transformation Manager...
China has committed to invest $14.7 billion in South African as the two countries seek to deepen trade and bilateral relations. According to President Cyril Ramaphosa Chinese president Xi Jinping indicated that China is ready to invest and work...
