Regulations in place since December 2014 to streamline authorisations for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) seem to have accelerated the pace at which most government departments provide the necessary comment – but there are some teething...
The City of eThekwini and Mossel Bay municipalities have been crowned the greenest municipalities in South Africa, respectively winning the overall prizes in the metro and local categories of the 5th Greenest Municipality Competition. The Deputy...
By Frances Ringwood Two brothers based in Johannesburg, Christopher and Justin Needham, have recently invested in a business which brings state-of-the-art ‘Reverse Vending Machines’ (RVM) to South Africa. The machines will promote recycling by...
The Water Research Commission received the prestigious 2016 Water Award at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 10th anniversary gala dinner last week. The award recognised the commission’s contribution for a better understanding of the...
Since 2001, the National Waste Management Strategy (DEA, 2011) has set targets for all municipalities, secondary cities and large towns to initiate separation at source programmes. Such programmes require a collection system that is able to keep...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has officially launched the Vaal Gamagara Water Scheme in the Northern Cape. The scheme, valued at R18 billion, will involve the construction of a 430 km pipeline and the drilling of boreholes to...
The circular economy could be one way of increasing the move from informal to formal employment, writes *Peter Desmond. Many products get thrown away when they are broken, go out of fashion, or are no longer needed. But many of these products still...
A speech by Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard (Member of the Board of Management, Daimler AG, Daimler Trucks & Buses), delivered during the International Press Workshop 2016 in advance of the 66th IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover from 22 to 29...
With South Africa’s youth unemployment being the third highest in the world it is necessary for youth to engage in dialogue and activities that will empower them to create their own employment. Taking place on 29 and 30 June 2016 at The Innovation...
