Four people died following a gas leak at a plastic recycling plant in Cape Town. The incident took place at about 14:20 on Tuesday. The city’s fire and rescue services responded to a call about a gas leak at the recycling company in Beaconvale,...
Western Cape Province has entered its winter rainy season once again; this was seen with the earlier heavy downpours across the City of Cape Town and the surroundings. Sputnik Ratau, spokesperson from the National Department of Water and...
Durban residents still have to contend with piles of rubbish bags littering their suburbs, despite Durban’s municipal workers’ strike being over. The city announced almost two weeks ago that employees of the water and sanitation department as well...
A panel discussion Tuesday on how utilities can use technology to improve customer service and ultimately drive revenue, showed it may not be as clear cut for utilities like Eskom. Despite being at the forefront on technological innovation compared...
An estimated 6 000 Johannesburg waste-pickers live off other people’s garbage. They collect as much as 80% of post-consumer packaging and paper material, making South Africa’s recycling rate equivalent to that of some Western European countries. In...
South Africa businesses are reportedly starting to confront a future without Eskom, by putting plans in place to generate their own energy. Anglo Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater are two of the big companies that are planning for solar plants to...
Beaches along Durban’s Golden Mile have re-opened following a sewage leak last week. The eThekwini municipality shut the beaches on Thursday after pumps tripped and failed mechanically, resulting in 20% raw sewage being discharged into the...
The water and wastewater industries are the guardians of one of the world’s most important resources, and continuous investment in infrastructure and new technologies is essential to their processes. Despite the fact that two-thirds of the earth’s...
The City of Cape Town’s Customer Relations Office is bringing its customer relations team to residents to assist with a wide range of municipal enquiries and service requests. In the week of 13 to 17 May 2019, the mobile office will be visiting...
