The Vaal Dam level has seen a huge increase following the recent heavy rains across Gauteng. According to Johannesburg Water, the Vaal Dam is now 81.64% full, a huge increase of 10.02% in the past 24 hours and a two-year high. Gauteng has...
Landfills remain the most widely used waste disposal option in South Africa. With such a heavy reliance on landfills, the country is fast running out of airspace and so is the available space to extend these sites while complying with stringent...
While some rural village households in Mpumalanga finally have access to electricity for the first time, other municipalities in the province will be in darkness this weekend. Eskom said it will continue interrupting power supply to the eMalahleni...
The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) has extended its deadline for abstract submissions for its 81st conference to 13 March 2017. IMESA invites all members and non-members to submit papers for consideration for...
A R120 million community development training programme has kicked off in anticipation of the construction of the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road. The programme has been undertaken by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and aims to...
Air pollution in Africa has led to the premature deaths of 712,000 people every year. This amounts to more deaths than those who die as a result of unsafe water, malnutrition and unsafe sanitation. These facts were recently presented by the World...
The Plastics|SA Clean-Up Crew has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the routes and surrounding areas for three of Cape Town’s biggest spectator events are kept clean and litter-free. For the 10th consecutive year, Plastics|SA’s...
South Africa’s infrastructure market value increased by almost R70 billion between 2010 and 2015, and is set to skyrocket by another R113 billion by 2020. This is according to a report titled “Infrastructure Insight: South Africa” by leading market...
South Africa’s Water and Sanitation minister has issued a warning that if water resources are not managed well in the country, the drought situation will persist. The minister has emphasised the importance of careful water management seeing...
