Rehabilitating the Hennops river and Centurion Lake won’t be a quick fix and it will take several years to restore them to their original state. This is according to metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, who said there were plans to rehabilitate the...
Shopping bags cause pollution and are hardful to animals and plants. Keitumetsi Maelangwe, co-founder of Green Spawn has decided to produce an eco-friendly bio-plastic, that completely dissolves in warm water. Source:...
Over 150 senior leaders from the water sector have been in discussions over how best to overcome the nation’s most pernicious water challenges. Source:...
Large parts of South Africa have been experiencing extremely hot weather. The heat combined with sparse rains so far this summer has left water levels in reservoirs in Gauteng low. Source:...
WRITTEN BY Interwaste There is a movement towards reducing the effects of climate change as so echoed in young Greta Thunberg’s recent UN speech, underpinned by the sentiment – Right Here. Right Now. And as she tackles issues of magnitude in...
The Vaal Dam declined to 58% during the month of September, a huge difference compared with 81.4% from the previous year around the same period. Furthermore, real-time data shows the levels are continuing on a downward trajectory — with levels...
Construction has begun on a new multi-billion rand Castle Gate mixed-use precinct in Pretoria. Castle Gate, which is being built by commercial, retail and residential property developer Atterbury, will ultimately comprise 100,000sqm of office...
The City of Johannesburg has warned residents to use water sparingly after water levels at the Vaal Dam dropped to just below 55%. “Vaal Dam [is] sitting at 53.1% and no water transfers to the Vaal Dam system will be possible until November...
Figures contained in a detailed air quality report, show the Vaal Triangle’s air to be the most polluted in the country. The findings were presented in Parliament by the Department of Environmental Affairs and show the Vaal Triangle’s air to be the...
