R44 billion has been allocated for infrastructure development over the next three years by the Gauteng provincial government. Another R94 billion has been allocated by provincial municipalities and will be spent over the next five years. The...
The Western Cape has officially been declared a disaster area. Following the most crippling drought to hit the province in over a century, Premier Helen Zille said the decision will be formally gazetted by this week. Dam levels in the Cape are at...
A mine water coordinating body has been established in Emalahleni’s coal mining area in Mpumalanga. This comes after the recent launch of the National Water and Sanitation Dialogue. Emalahleni’s coal mining area begins approximately 100km east of...
A workshop to help participants better understand the proposed amendments to the National Environment Management Waste Act of 2008 were held on Wednesday. The workshop was facilitated by members of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern...
Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown believes she has information that will assist the court in determining its decision to reappoint Brian Molefe as group CEO of Eskom. Brown addressed the public enterprises portfolio committee on Tuesday and...
Cape Town is now “waiting on a miracle” to help save the city from its worst drought in 100 years, city official Gisela Kaiser told delegates at African Utility Week. Kaiser said there was no way the city could have reasonably anticipated the...
South African born engineer Elon Musk, best known for his Tesla cars and innovative visions, recently announced a futuristic vision of transportation involving underground roadway systems beneath bustling cities such as Los Angeles. This project,...
General Motors (GM) is calling it quits in South Africa. The company informed employees and unions on Thursday of its decision and said it intends ceasing all local operations by the end of 2017. “GM intends to cease local manufacturing and selling...
The issue of marine litter is not receiving enough attention in Africa, Juliette Biao, director of the United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep), told delegates at the World Economic Forum which was recently held in Durban. Annually, eight...
