The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) announced in Osaka, Japan, that urgent action is needed to head off the threat to the environment and human health. There is a global waste crisis, they said, as approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of...
The disclosure by Census 2011 that more people are moving to the Western Cape and Gauteng as a result of urbanisation is cause for concern, avers Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Graham Pirie. “It brings new dynamics into play in terms...
The proportion of households with access to piped water has increased since the last census conducted in 2001. This is according to the Census 2011 results released on Tuesday 30 October 2012. The findings show that the proportion of households who...
