Most communities in the Vhembe area in the Limpopo province, are still without clean running water. Many villages have not seen a drop of clean water since the dawn of democracy. In some areas, people are forced to draw water from...
New industry tank standard offers a quality compliant guarantee on plastic water and chemical storage tanks The Association of Rotational Moulders of Southern Africa (ARMSA) has announced a new South African industry tank standard for polyethylene...
The Saldanha Bay Municipality’s separation-at-source residential recycling project has won the Silver Award in the Municipal Category at the recent Eco-Logic National Environmental Awards. Saldanha Bay beat all other municipal entries in this...
The Buffalo City Municipality recently unveiled its R54 million new fleet. The fleet, which includes 20 new compactor trucks, eight tipper trucks, water tankers, and three TLB’s, has been hailed as a welcomed upgrade to the municipality’s ailing...
Environmentalists have warned that the number of plastics in the oceans will outweigh fish by 2050 if nothing is done to end plastic pollution. They say the world consumes as much as a trillion plastic bags every year. Today is “International...
The Knysna Municipality is working on a Stormwater Management Policy aimed at reducing erosion and pollution, as well as looking at how groundwater can be recharged. Levael Davis, Mayoral Committee Member for Technical Services, says the new policy...
By Boitumelo Lekalakala* Of the 41% of South African schools that employ cleaners, only 25% reportedly clean the toilets at least once a day. An alarming 57% of theses cleaners further revealed that they use the same cloth to clean the kitchen and...
Record water savings coupled with recent heavy rains have helped Cape Town build a water buffer for the summer ahead to help the City’s dams recover from the extreme drought. According to the City average water consumption for the past week reached...
Power utility Eskom has finalised a settlement agreement that will see McKinsey pay back the R1 billion paid to it by the utility under the Turnaround Programme. Eskom board Chairman Jabu Mabuza, says this is a significant milestone for the Board...
