The City of Cape Town and the Danish Embassy have used the recommendations of consulting engineering company, GIBB and the Reclaim Camissa Trust at Green Point Urban Park. The use of water to generate power is demonstrated at Green Point Urban Park...
Stellenbosch University’s iShack project, which aims for “improved” shacks, allowed for incremental upgrading of informal settlements, enabling residents to assess services such as electricity and sanitation, the university’s Mark...
The former Chief Executive Officer of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Sipho Mashinini, has been found guilty of three charges of corruption and financial misconduct and has been removed from his post. This was confirmed in...
The North West, where many roads have been left to disintegrate, has become the latest province to ask the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) to take some of its road network off provincial books. Sanral will step in to try to limit the number of...
A Gauteng municipality has borrowed R150 million from two commercial banks to pay its service providers. Minutes of a special council meeting showed Emfuleni municipality, consisting of Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Sebokeng, Evaton, and surrounding...
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) tender for the appointment of advisers to determine a selection process for the appointment of a terminal operator, has been won by an SSI Engineering & Environmental Consultants led consortium. Won...
Recycling PET, the plastic used to manufacturer beverage bottles and food containers, has helped generate almost 26 000 indirect jobs, said Petco CEO, Cheri Scholtz. Scholtz believed the plastics recycling industry can reduce poverty across South...
Developing countries have demonstrated their commitment to playing their part in the global fight against climate change and have presented actions which express significant ambition to reduce emissions. In this regard, developed countries must...
A loan scheme and methodological guidelines adopted at this year’s African Carbon Forum in Addis Ababa are looking to smooth Africa’s entry into carbon markets, with East Africa set to play a leading role. The move is designed to allow more African...