What happens after you flush the toilet is becoming a big deal. In a new article, published in the science journal Nature, researchers propose a paradigm-shifting change in the treatment of wastewater, a shift they say could have a dramatic global...
Despite progress over the last decade, the development of infrastructure for electricity, water, sewerage, and roads remains an enormous challenge across the African continent, especially in rural areas, according to a new Afrobarometer survey. In...
Encountering droughts, water shortages and other water emergencies in water-scarce South Africa is par for the course. However, the current drought which grips the country is unparalleled in its severity and requires experts solutions and...
Innovative technology is needed to help realise port efficiency in Durban for the benefit of all in the logistics chain, says Tristan Wiggill. If the port of Durban were able to offer potential shipping lines, or other clients looking to use the...
As decision makers from around the world congregated in Paris to prepare a global climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), many discussions focused on how to reduce greenhouse gases, including ozone. While efforts to limit...
President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet with the newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP). The...
The Ormonde Primary School Governing Body (SGB) said they will only consider bringing back all the pupils once the education department delivers on all its promises. Speaking to News24, SGB chairperson Teddy Nair said they were not satisfied with...
Thousands of people visiting Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal have to either “hold it in” or pay service stations to use their facilities as the town faces an embarrassing shortage of toilets. The town only has two working public toilets that are partly...
The South African plastics industry has joined the wave of volunteers helping to bring water relief to drought-stricken areas of our country, with the Maitland office of Plastics|SA becoming a collection point for water donations made by members of...
