R1.7 billion was contributed towards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year from the recycling of 177,000 tonnes of polyolefin plastics. This was announced by Polyco’s chairman Jeremy Mackintosh at the company’s recent Annual General...
A state of the art Environmental Education Centre was recently opened in Wattville, Ekurhuleni, which will give residents access to state of the art technological environmental equipment. Mayco member for the environment and waste management...
One of City of Johannesburg’s oldest canals, has undergone an R8 million upgrade as part of the city-wide repair and rehabilitation of stormwater drainage systems. The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has embarked on the structural rehabilitation of...
Innovative revenue streams can help municipalities improve their capabilities, says Parks Tau, South African Local Government Association (SALGA) president. Tau recently addressed attendees at the inaugural Council of Mayors which took place in...
Citizens should not be using more than 100 litres of water per person, per day, says Xanthea Limberg, the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee member for Informal Settlements, Water, Waste Services and Energy. Limberg discusses some of the causes...
By Songo Didiza A wide variety of socio-economic challenges are currently affecting South Africa’s urban infrastructure systems. Water restrictions are rapidly becoming the most pressing of these and are certainly one we all can’t avoid. South...
Jun 9, 2017
Promo code: 20% off registration using promo code 3s-1145 The 3rd annual edition of the Urban & Infrastructure Development Conference (UIDC 2017) provides a powerful platform to unlock the growth potential of the African Smart Cities ecosystem...
Jun 9, 2017
20% off registration using promo code 3s-1145 The 3rd annual edition of the Urban & Infrastructure Development Conference (UIDC 2017) provides a powerful platform to unlock the growth potential of the African Smart Cities ecosystem and address...
UD Trucks Southern African has launched its new fleet of trucks, the Croner, which features 13 variants and 21 customisable configurations for the transport, mining and construction industry. Named after ‘Kronos’, the god of time in...
