It was six days into the 51st annual National Arts Festival (NAF) in July this year, and yet there were no lights to welcome visitors entering the small city of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) after sunset. Only the occasional shop front cast...
Amid the annual dry season, many areas are bracing for worsening water shortages. In some areas, up to 70% of residents rely on rivers for their daily water needs, with no access to formal water services. However, in the rural community of Magwaza,...
South Africa is making its mark in the global effort to tackle plastic pollution, with two prominent industry leaders stepping forward to represent the nation’s paper and packaging sector at the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating...
By replacing more than 117km of sewer pipes across Cape Town, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate exceeded its annual target. Through smart planning and 61 projects implemented across the metro, the City continues to prioritise reliable...