While some people see rubble as mere rubbish, visionary people around South Africa have seen opportunities to earn a living while saving the environment. Such cooperative initiatives were started in Tembisa, Gauteng and Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal...
Bottle 2 Build is rethinking plastic with its initiative that upcycles used PET bottles. The bottles are used as low cost building material after they have been used as water or juice bottles. Keith Petitt from Bottle 2 Build discusses how the PET...
Africa has to provide employment opportunities for its youth if it is to harness their potential and contribute to the desired economic growth outlined in the vision of Agenda 2063. The call was made by officials from the African Union (AU), the...
Many parts of South Africa continue to battle with the effects of the worst drought that the country has experienced in 91 years. Phase two water restrictions were implemented in the city of Johannesburg and towns in other parts of Gauteng, such as...
Bloemhof in the North West was yet another city that benefitted from the many initiatives that were launched to as part of World Toilet Day, which was celebrated earlier this month. Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, handed-over...
A Water Action Day was one of the highlights of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Agreement on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this month. The day was true to its name as it was dedicated to all water-related...
The Vaal river system has finally seen a positive improvement in water levels over the last week. Summer rains as well as the water released from the Sterkfontein Dam increased the water levels in the Vaal’s catchment area by 5% (from 26, 5% to 31,...
South Africa appears to be a few steps closer to a possible junk credit rating after ratings agency Fitch changed its outlook on the country from stable to negative. Fitch said the foreign-currency rating and local-currency rating were kept at BBB,...
The dispute between the Gauteng provincial government and the Bombela Concession Company over the construction of the Gautrain rail system has been settled. The Gauteng road and transport department said the mutually agreed settlement brought...
