Government policies that promote renewable energy are severely lacking in Sub-Saharan Africa according to a new World Bank report. Compared to first world countries such as Germany and Canada, renewable energy has seen significant advancements,...
Landfills remain the most widely used waste disposal option in South Africa. With such a heavy reliance on landfills, the country is fast running out of airspace and so is the available space to extend these sites while complying with stringent...
Air pollution in Africa has led to the premature deaths of 712,000 people every year. This amounts to more deaths than those who die as a result of unsafe water, malnutrition and unsafe sanitation. These facts were recently presented by the World...
Polystyrene recycling in South Africa showed increased growth in 2016, contrary to international reports that suggest the material has been “challenging to recycle”, or in some instances, is unrecyclable. The reprocessing of expanded and high...
The Plastics|SA Clean-Up Crew has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the routes and surrounding areas for three of Cape Town’s biggest spectator events are kept clean and litter-free. For the 10th consecutive year, Plastics|SA’s...
Many global realities are impacting Africa’s, especially Southern Africa’s construction industry, going into 2017. Last year the world experienced many unexpected developments, from Brexit to falling commodity prices, and waning GDP growth...
By Mike Axton and Brian Horton In the developed world, expectation is nothing less than a right. We open the tap, and we expect clean drinking water to flow. We switch on the lights, and bulbs must illuminate. We swim in waterways that must be safe...
Turning raw river water into potable drinking water will become a reality in Zambia with the intervention of a Johannesburg-based company. Water and wastewater engineering company WEC Projects was recently awarded a contract to install a water...
Southern Africa suffering under severe drought Pipeline projects worth billions planned Greater use of groundwater and seawater in the future From September 12 to 14, 2017, local and international representatives from the environmental sector will...
