Pikitup has ring-fenced more than R12 million to renovate and upgrade the City of Johannesburg’s garden sites in line with it objectives to encourage recycling and divert waste from landfill. The Independent Online on Monday reported that the...
The City of Cape Town has earmarked R852 million over the medium term for the provision of services to backyarders and for upgrades to informal settlements. The proposed amount is reflected in the City’s Draft Budget which is currently open for...
The V&A Waterfront has cemented its commitment to sustainability with its recent achievement of five Green Star Ratings from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). The five ratings bring to 12 the number of Green Star ratings awarded...
Over 700 Green Desks, made from 2 700kgs of recycled plastic waste collected from the 2017 Comrades and Two Oceans marathons, have been delivered to over 40 schools in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The donation is part of the #GoGreen...
Ongoing investment and growth at one of the country’s largest tyre recyclers, is showing that it is possible to shrink the ever-growing mountain of truck tyres threatening to become a national environmental hazard whilst also creating a profitable...
A craft brewery based in the town of Darling in the Western Cape, has officially been declared as Africa’s first carbon neutral brewery. The brewery, known as Darling Brew, is expected to offset a total of 687.96 tons of CO2 over the next year....
Utility leak detection and pipeline condition assessment must form part of a continuous maintenance planning cycle. At this stage, however, few municipalities have effective assessment systems in place. IMIESA speaks to SA Leak Detection...
South Africa’s water sector issues can be overcome with a renewed public private sector partnership that prioritises technical skills. That’s the word from newly-installed WEC Projects Technical Director, Gunter Rencken, who believes South Africa’s...
The social and economic impact of not adequately planning for water supply is substantial. Henk Smit, managing director, Vovani Water Products, explains what the implications are and what municipalities should be doing to avoid a crisis. South...
