All eyes are currently on Switzerland, where members of the 14th Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention (COP14) are considering a Norwegian proposal to add plastic to a list of wastes governed by the Convention that will see tighter...
A new study from environmental think tank Green Alliance has shown that bottled water alternatives are not as green as they claim to be. The study examined if alternative forms of packaging – aluminium, glass and cartons – are less harmful to the...
A Durban man is making waves with his new innovation. Siyabonga Ndwalane makes portable speakers from recycled PVC pipes, which he collects at construction sites. His distinct device called turnup speakers have advanced features such as an...
Tenders to the value of R8.3bn for construction work in KwaZulu-Natal will be issued within the current financial year, as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. This will include seven major tenders on the N3, which will go out in the next three...
According to Vino Govender, executive for strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and innovation at Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) hold the potential to solve some of the most critical socioeconomic needs...
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has rolled out a R2.3 billion maintenance and repairs plan for the country’s courts, police stations and Home Affairs offices, Minister Patricia De Lille has announced. First up on the department’s...
Over a hundred senior and middle managers in the Public Works Department could lose their jobs. Minister Patricia de Lille has approached the Labour Court to have the appointments of 12 senior managers declared invalid, and more could follow....
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled a Ministerial War Room on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) that is aimed at aggressively improving the quality of the country’s passenger rail service. The war room will focus on...
A new eco-friendly toilet – which uses only one to two litres of water per flush – could be an affordable alternative to pit toilets at South African schools. 76 Eaziflush toilets have been installed at nine schools in Lady Frere in the Eastern...
