Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu has assured South Africans that the current water shortage was receiving the ‘highest level of attention’ from government. However, she also warned citizens to use water sparingly before the...
The Water Department is fast-tracking plans to deal with receding dam levels. Several areas across all provinces are on the brink of a drought. Source:...
With drought and poor infrastructure maintenance, it seems South Africa is on the verge of a national water crisis. In recent months, taps have run dry in various provinces across the country. In some areas, like Kimberley and Tshwane, it is a...
Over 150 senior leaders from the water sector have been in discussions over how best to overcome the nation’s most pernicious water challenges. Source:...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has announced urgent measures to address water challenges in identified areas across the country where dam levels have dropped alarmingly. Sisulu said the interventions will include...
The department of environmental affairs says says Thor Chemicals has agreed in principle to pay more than R300m required to export the waste to Switzerland, where it will be disposed of. The department says it wants more than 3,000 tons of mercury...
The world is in climate crisis but our heads of states are not doing anything about it. This is according to Climate and Energy Campaigner, Bukelwa Nzimande from Greenpeace Africa who spoke to Jane Dutton. Source:...
Coca-Cola has been labelled the worst culprit for plastic pollution by an environmental pressure group. In a list of the top-polluting companies worldwide, Break Free From Plastic said tens of thousands of plastic pieces could be traced back to a...
SA’s first plastic road was completed in Jeffreys Bay on Wednesday. The 300m pilot stretch of Woltemade Street in the heart of the Eastern Cape holiday town began in March after mayor Horatio Hendricks agreed to the project and Scottish...
