I have worked for over decade in the alternative sanitation space. My career began as a candidate engineer tasked with writing training reports on alternative sanitation solutions, which was especially challenging since they were not yet fully...
Capital expenditure by Metro’s increased by 20 percent y-y in the first two quarters of the 2023/24 financial year (last six months of the 2023 calendar year), excluding Nelson Mandela Bay, that again included significant adjustments. City of...
South Africa faces a formidable challenge as it contends with one of the driest climates globally, averaging a mere 464mm of rain annually, far below the global average of 786mm. The severity of this crisis is heightened by the climate catastrophe,...
Cape Town has given the green light to a new initiative aimed at facilitating the construction of rental units in lower-income communities. The City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee (Mayco) has approved the establishment of a Development Charges...
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate urges residents to embark on a journey of self-sufficiency in 2024, by implementing home composting systems and using the compost to grow food. Food gardening not only contributes to...
The City of Cape Town’s drive to end load-shedding and move away from Eskom’s grid has received yet another boost, with the completion of its landfill gas wellfield and flaring system at Vissershok Landfill. During June 2022, the City of Cape...