The Department of Energy is working with a number of countries on the continent in an effort to grow energy capacity for all Africans. This is according to a statement made by Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, as well as Deputy Minister...
Eskom’s Sere Wind Farm near Vredendal in the Western Cape has achieved its full commercial operational capacity of 100MW. In a statement on Monday, the utility said the wind farm achieved full commercial operational capacity on 31 March in line...
Government is sending 50 trainees from the South African nuclear industry to China to take part in the nuclear power plant operations training, said the Department of Energy (DoE). In a statement last week, the department said the trainees would be...
The City of Cape Town is investing R1 million to improve the facilities at the Station Deck taxi rank in the city’s central business district. The taxi rank will be closed for six days from Friday 24 April 2015, for urgent maintenance and repairs...
Construction on the 86-megawatt (MW) Prieska solar power plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province began on Monday. The project, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016, represents the third solar power plant constructed by...
Another South African municipality has joined the fight against illegal dumping. Nelson Mandela Bay is implementing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate illegal dumping. According to the municipality there are currently19 formal waste transfer...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has announced its plans to refurbish Port Elizabeth’s landmark Shark Rock Pier. The refurbishment project started shortly after the Splash Festival ended on 7 April 2015. The upgrade which is expected to...
The aeration process at the Stellenbosch municipal water treatment plant in the Western Cape has been dramatically improved after ten world-class modular compact (MC) industrial gear (IG) units were installed by water project specialist, Inenzo...
More than 400 million people in Africa live in urban areas and because of high rural to urban migration rates the number of people living in urban areas will increase from 62% to 70% by the year 2030. In 2011, the South African government...
