The completion of an R80 million slope stabilisation engineering project in Nelson Mandela Bay has saved Africa’s automotive manufacturing capital from power black-outs, the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) announced today. SANRAL said...
Dam levels at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project have risen 5% following recent rains, but the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says there is still a ways to go. Although supply from the project to South Africa has not yet been...
Above average rainfall is South Africa’s only hope for a significant improvement in dam levels. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), communities across the country to continue to feel the effects of the drought despite recent...
Funding for green infrastructure projects has reached a record high figure of US$25 billion at the end of 2015, a new report by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace has found. As most sub-Saharan countries battle with the effects of the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation responded to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), which recently called for transparency from the department. OUTA last week requested, through a Promotion to Access of Information Application –...
Three municipalities that were scheduled to have its power cut today have narrowly escaped darkness, however Eskom has made it clear that it will go ahead with the interruption of electricity supply to municipalities that still have outstanding...
By Frances Ringwood Landfill waste streams do not look the same today as they did 20 or even 10 years ago. These changes have been particularly pronounced in European countries where the drive towards ‘zero waste to landfill’ have infiltrated...
The western African country of Benin plans to embark on a new waste to wealth initiative in 2017. The country which has a population size of almost 11 million people is highly dependent on agriculture. While most of the country’s employment comes...
All industries rely on well-maintained pipelines to ensure a constant and safe supply of water to businesses, office parks and factories. However, South Africa has for several years found itself on the receiving end, with aging pipeline...
