Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found widespread evidence of maladministration, improper conduct, and nepotism at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. Here is a list of 10 of the 32 complaints Madonsela investigated and which she found...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says it notes and welcomes the conclusion and release of the much anticipated Public Protector’s Report into the managerial affairs of PRASA. “PRASA will be studying the contents of this report over...
The eThekwini Executive Committee on recently approved additional funding of R101 million to ensure the first phase of the Cornubia Integrated Human Settlement Development would be completed. City Manager Sibusiso Sithole said funding had to be...
Paper reuse company, Mpact Recycling, has opened entries to their annual Ronnie Recycler schools competition. Nursery, primary and high schools registered with Mpact Recycling in Johannesburg, Springs, Pretoria, Midrand, Durban, Richards Bay and...
Crops grown in the Egyptian desert using treated wastewater are safe for human consumption and their production is economically viable. This was the conclusion of engineers working on an experimental farm in Gerga, in the Sohag Governorate of...
As the African water utilities industry looks set to accelerate with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of over 9 percent, this lucrative sector is expected to be valued at $5.3 billion by the end of 2017. This impressive growth is...
By Vicky du Toit One of the criticisms of the event industry is the tendency to create waste. Several years back, the Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees hosted in the Sundays River Valley outside Port Elizabeth, took the decision to “go green”. ...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board is at full steam to institute actions which are primarily intended to improve operations at the organisation by putting greater emphasis on transparency and accountability. Chairperson of the...
Bosveld Phosphate was recently found guilty of crimes relating to environmental degradation and water offences, following a toxic spill which contaminated water in the Kruger National Park in 2013. These charges relate to unlawfully and...
