The number of consumer units receiving services from municipalities increased between 2014 and 2015. The highest percentage increase from 2014 to 2015 in the provision of services was recorded in solid waste management (5.3%), followed by...
In his reading of the National Budget Speech 2016/17 on 8 June this year, Ugandan Finance Minister Matia Kasaijia noted that funding strategic transport, energy and Information Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure was a key priority of...
A letter from SAICE on the Auditor-General’s results: The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has appreciation for the mammoth task of the Auditor General to establish the financial status of the almost 300 municipalities in...
At the recent Waste Khoro which took place in KwaZulu-Natal, Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, hit out against harmful and hazardous waste poisoning communities by calling for “toxic justice”. “We continue to engage and empower...
The Bontle Ke Botho campaign is an initiative aimed at addressing issues around littering and waste management in Gauteng. Web source: http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4732048722001 Source: CNBC Africa
While the number of clean audits has increased slightly, this only brings the figure up to 28%. Moreover, irregular expenditure totalled R25.7 billion. Were it not for the slow response in addressing audit recommendations aimed at improving...
The City of Cape Town is clamping down on illegal stormwater and sewer connections. The City’s sewer inspectorate is reportedly making steady progress with its stormwater ingress programme. This programme is an essential component of the strategy...
Already the continent’s largest producer of renewable energy, South Africa is moving to further reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons by expanding private sector investments in solar and wind projects, and introducing biofuels. Under the Renewable...
The amount of plastics recycled in 2015 is up from the previous year, but diversion from landfill is down and a lack of quality material highlights the need for waste to be separated at source. Over the last few decades, Plastics|SA has been...
