Timred Jabaza has been waiting 22 years for a decent home – but on Friday his long wait finally came to an end when President Jacob Zuma handed him the key to his new, fully furnished two-bedroom house. Jabaza was one of the first...
The SADC summit in Maputo, Mozambique, this month will consider approving the regional infrastructure development master plan. It aims to deal with the region’s deficit in road, rail, ports, power, communication and water infrastructure. The...
East Africa is said to have one of the highest surface cargo transport costs in the world, up to 70 per cent more than in the United States and Europe, and surprisingly, up to 30 per cent higher than in Southern Sudan, Africa’s newest nation,...
Greenpeace’s latest and most environmentally friendly ship, the Rainbow Warrior has arrived on South African shores. The ship arrived at the Cape Town’s V & A Waterfront ahead of schedule on Friday due to extreme weather conditions. The Rainbow...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa published the Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IIWTMP) of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) in terms of Regulation 11(4) of the...
Q. What is BOCMA’s role in ensuring that it adheres to its vision: Quality water for all, forever? A. The Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA) plays a central role in protecting, using, developing, conserving, managing and...
A normal urinal wastes over 150 000 ℓ of water every year – however, an Australian innovation recently introduced into the South African market has the ability to reduce this “wasteful” water use by up to 98% simply through the use of a small blue...
Q.What is BOCMA’s role in ensuring that it adheres to its vision: Quality water for all, forever? A.The Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA) plays a central role in protecting, using, developing, conserving, managing and controlling...
South Africa has been making great strides in the construction of green buildings, with the flagship Vodafone Innovation Centre in Gauteng being the first to get a six star rating by the Green Building Council. This carbon- neutral building blends...