MetPac-SA, the new industry body representing the interests of the local metal packaging industry, will be joining forces with the various packaging streams in South Africa during the month of September to encourage households to practice mindful...
Statement by the City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for safety, security and social services, alderman JP Smith. The City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Department recently impounded its 100th vehicle used for illegal dumping. The...
World leaders, water experts, development professionals, and policy-makers have gathered in Stockholm this week to find ways to better use, and reuse, the world’s increasingly scarce fresh water. World Water Week is the world’s biggest global...
As a developing nation, South Africa’s engagement in the global economy is either advanced or constrained by the state of its infrastructural capabilities. The first ever Infrastructure Report Card (IRC) for South Africa, exploring the state of the...
Tapping into people’s ability to be agents of change, executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, is facilitating the launch of a monthly volunteer campaign, focused on cleaning the city, and beyond. Sandton call Mashaba has called...
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) members at Electronic Toll Collection (e-Toll) and Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) marched to the Department of Transport on 17 August. SATAWU members employed by the two...
Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille on Thursday announced the city’s Water Resilience Plan. A procurement plan is already underway for a number of augmentation schemes, including desalination, water reuse and groundwater extraction. “Over...
Considering the millions of tonnes of plastic and other discarded material that go from the land into the sea every year, it’s no wonder that there is no place in the ocean that is free of it. “We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as...
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille will announce the details of the city’s Water Resilience Plan on 17 August. Dam storage levels are currently at 31.1%, with useable water at approximately 21.1%. Collective consumption for the past week was 610...
