Researchers on Wednesday raised concerns over decreased expenditure on water security research amidst serious drought problems across Southern Africa. There are reportedly more than 2 billion people worldwide in countries with severe water...
Energy minister, Jeff Radebe says the partnership between the private sector and government is crucial in ensuring energy security in South Africa. Radebe was speaking at the opening of the 19th annual African Utility Week conference in Cape Town....
An estimated 6 000 Johannesburg waste-pickers live off other people’s garbage. They collect as much as 80% of post-consumer packaging and paper material, making South Africa’s recycling rate equivalent to that of some Western European countries. In...
While government is working to address operational, structural and financial challenges surrounding Eskom, there is a clarion call from all stakeholders to transition to renewable and alternative energy sources where feasible to do so. “While...
Liberty Two Degrees (L2D), which owns some of South Africa’s top and biggest shopping malls, says it will implement a “no plastic shopping bag” policy at by 1 January 2020. Sandton City, Melrose Arch, and the Eastgate complex,...
South Africa is experiencing an energy crisis that requires the public and private sectors, along with households to work together. Fundamental to this is embracing innovative technology that provides more efficient ways of managing the country’s...
Whilst South Africans may still be in the dark over the release date of the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining the country’s future energy plans, experts on Tuesday agreed the future of energy in South Africa will be very different....
The rapid rate of urbanisation, combined with steady population growth, is placing pressure on existing wastewater treatment plants, pushing up processing and maintenance costs, as older facilities struggle to keep pace with rising inflows. IMIESA...
Gqumashe Primary School in Alice in the Eastern Cape was closed on Monday. This after learners, parents and teachers protested about the state of the school. Built by the community in 1965, the infrastructure has since deteriorated. Source: SABC...
