Last week the Minister of Finance introduced the revised Carbon Tax Bill to Parliament. The Bill takes into account feedback received during the Parliamentary hearings on the December 2017 draft Bill that took place earlier this year. The Bill aims...
The Waste Act is systematically making industry sectors responsible for managing the waste the produce, and the construction industry is no exception. But besides building and demolition waste, the industry needs to take responsibility for other...
A new analysis has found that as much as 72% of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will rely on infrastructure systems. The report – a collaboration between the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), the UN, the World Bank and other...
Amid challenges such as climate change, disaster reduction and future proofing, is enough being done to preserve our water? Research by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that limiting global warming to 1.5°C...
South African water and wastewater solutions provider, Talbot & Talbot and Thesele Group a 100% black-owned investment holding company, have recently concluded a substantial equity transaction. The deal, which has seen Thesele acquire a 35%...
The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Public Safety recently tabled a report to Council asking for an increase in impound fees for first time illegal dumping offenders. The proposed amendment will see the impound fee rise from R 2 970 to R 10...
Several international consumer goods companies operating across Africa have come together to launch the Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance. This Alliance, which was launched at the at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, aims to turn the current...
The Minister of Environmental Affairs Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, has gazetted the Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) for Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa. Commenting on the IEMP Takalani Nemaungani, the...
The Knysna Municipality says it is concerned that chemical contamination rates at its wastewater treatment plant have not decreased since they were first discovered in February. Last month the municipality’s engineers discovered that a chemical...
