President Jacob Zuma will launch the 17th edition of United Nations’ World Water Development Report in KwaZulu-Natal next week as part of World Water Day celebrations. In line with the UN’s 2017 World Water Day theme – Waste Water the untapped...
The problem of environmentally unfriendly towns, municipalities and patrons are destroying our environment, Department of Economic, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) MEC, Dr Benny Molokoane said. Speaking at the Cleanest...
Water leaks are becoming a bigger cause for concern with municipalities desperately trying to conserve more water, while trying to decrease the amount of clean water that is being wasted through burst water pipes. Old water infrastructure has been...
As some parts of South Africa begin to recuperate from severe drought conditions, the Western Cape and its agricultural sector remain hard hit. As a result of poor rainfall last winter, the Department of Water and Sanitation has decided to...
South Africa’s paper recycling rates match up to many developed economies. The volume of paper and paper packaging recovered globally for recycling has increased substantially over the past decade. In 2000, the Paper Recycling Association of South...
Bayside Mall in Table View near Cape Town has already started to see the results of its energy intervention after heeding government and environmentalists’ call to go green. Its sustainability projects includes solar energy, rainwater...
Quantity surveyors are best placed to stem corruption in government infrastructure projects, according to the Association for South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). The association weighed in on the R50 billion that will be spent to fund...
The provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo recently had their State of the Province Addresses which both highlighted the expansion of infrastructure, more investments and public-private partnerships. The Mpumalanga Provincial Government has set aside...
The Department of Public Works has appointed specialists to investigate safety measures at the Salisbury naval base situated at the Durban harbour. This comes after the death of six men who were killed earlier in February as a result of methane gas...
