Preserving South Africa’s marine heritage and protecting its shores from pollution has been a priority for the global plastics industry, and in South Africa, DPI Plastics is seeing this through. The company has been a part of the Fishing Line...
A Western Cape based waste-to-energy plant was recognised as one of the best civil engineering projects for 2016 in the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Awards which recently took place in Johannesburg. The New Horizons Energy...
After wildfires plagued the coastal town of Knysna, authorities have spent the last week assessing the extent of damage to infrastructure, public works minister Nathi Nhleko said. The fires completely destroyed more than 600 homes and left more...
One of Johannesburg’s oldest canals recently underwent an R8 million upgrade as part of the city’s repair and rehabilitation of stormwater drainage systems portfolio. The Robinson Canal upgrade was undertaken by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA),...
South Africa’s national water storage levels showed a decrease last week based on an assessment by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The assessment which was carried out on Monday showed a 0.4% decline in average dam levels, leaving national...
One of City of Johannesburg’s oldest canals, has undergone an R8 million upgrade as part of the city-wide repair and rehabilitation of stormwater drainage systems. The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has embarked on the structural rehabilitation of...
Innovative revenue streams can help municipalities improve their capabilities, says Parks Tau, South African Local Government Association (SALGA) president. Tau recently addressed attendees at the inaugural Council of Mayors which took place in...
South Africa reaffirmed its commitment and contribution towards global climate change goals at the recent Clean Energy Ministerial Conference in China. The conference provided a global platform to discuss energy objectives and share international...
Despite recent heavy rains in the Western Cape, water still needs to be saved and used very sparingly, says Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. On Friday, the city’s dam levels were recorded at 20.4%. However, with the last 10% of water mostly...
