The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality recently hosted a Waste Indaba with the aim of improving solid waste management and safeguarding the environment. The event, which was a cooperative effort between the City and the Border-Kei Chamber of...
Envitech Solutions (Pty) Ltd was appointed by the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) to design, project manage and provide site supervision for the construction of the new Devon landfill for the Lesedi Local Municipality in October 2016....
EThekwini officials are working hard to keep the City clean and will not be deterred from doing their jobs. This is according to eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede. Gumede who was speaking at an Executive Committee meeting recently said the...
The uncontrolled dumping of waste is one of the major challenges facing Africa. This is according to the first waste management outlook for Africa launched in Pretoria this week. The report, which was released by the United Nations Environment and...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling all waste wise organisations in KwaZulu-Natal to enter this year’s IWMSA KZN Waste Management Awards. The event is hosted biennially with the aim of encouraging all...
IMIESA speaks to Tumelo Gopane, managing director, East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT), about the company’s future strategy and its pivotal role in changing the landscape of wastewater treatment in South Africa. Home to more than 3.5 million...
In an effort to tackle the world’s waste problem 150 countries around the globe will unite on 15 September 2018 to celebrate the first ever World Cleanup Day. The event, which is an initiative of the Let’s Do It campaign, will kick off in New...
Ethekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede has spoken out against a hostage situation that unfolded at the Durban Solid Waste offices last week Wednesday. In a statement released this week the mayor said the municipality strongly forbids this kind of behaviour...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has released the provisional programme for WasteCon 2018. This year’s event will include plenary sessions, presentations and parallel sessions including three workshops conducted by...
