The IWMSA’s WMRIG ‘Waste = Resource Tour’ enlightened attendees on how waste is being managed in the Western Cape. The first stop was the Cape Town Market, one of the oldest and largest fresh produce markets in South Africa that services 50% of the...
Earlier this year one of the largest pump manufacturers in the world launched a new online Submersible Pump (SP) Energy Tool. Since then water companies and municipalities from all over the world have checked their energy savings potential and...
Sanitation week kicked off on Monday with the Department of Water and Sanitation declaring May Sanitation month. This year’s theme, titled It’s not all about flushing aims to raise public awareness of sanitation and to encourage local governments...
The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements is set to launch the Back-to-Basics campaign on Monday. Earlier this week the provincial government said the launch aims to lay a foundation for...
The City of Johannesburg’s State of the City Address 2015 was delivered by Executive Mayor Mpho Parks Tau on 6 March at the Council Chambers in Braamfontein. The theme of the speech was a quote from former president Thabo Mbeki:...
In his State of the City Address 2015 on 6 May 2015, Executive Mayor Cll. Parks Tau announced that the City of Johannesburg “will be converting most of the 250 000 tonnes of rubble collected from illegal dump sites into a new form of stone...
Registration for the sixth Sustainable Living Exhibition 2015 is now open and those interested in participating are urged to register early as stands are limited. The exhibition hosted by eThekwini Municipality, through the Imagine Durban Project,...
SASTALC, in the presence of 16 Central and West African countries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Collaboration with the Union of Africa Shippers Council (UASC). As such, UASC is now the 18th associate member of SASTALC. The signing...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) is at the top of the department’s priorities. Minister Radebe on...
