South Africa’s waste management landscape is changing, and rather than a sudden change, there is a steady incremental change each year as the country moves towards a more sustainable waste management model. This is according to the latest GreenCape...
Africa’s cities need to brace themselves for millions more people over the next few decades with the continent having one of the fastest urbanisation rates in the world. This was one of the main messages at the Royal Institution of Chartered...
Fourteen Voluntary Associations (VAs) are taking legal action against the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), alleging that the appointment of the new ECSA council is unlawful. The court action...
Water leaks are becoming a bigger cause for concern with municipalities desperately trying to conserve more water, while trying to decrease the amount of clean water that is being wasted through burst water pipes. Old water infrastructure has been...
Collins Letsoalo, acting CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been let go by the parastatal with immediate effect. However, according to an email he sent to Prasa board members, he is not going anywhere. Letsoalo told The...
Fifteen tonnes of recycled expanded polystyrene is being used in the production of concrete blocks that will be used to build a brand new Table Bay Mall. The project will be undertaken by construction company Greenlite Concrete. The recycled...
The provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo recently had their State of the Province Addresses which both highlighted the expansion of infrastructure, more investments and public-private partnerships. The Mpumalanga Provincial Government has set aside...
Water restrictions were lifted with immediate effect in Gauteng on Monday. The announcement was made by the minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane and follows the excitement about the Vaal Dam approaching maximum capacity. The Vaal...
Gauteng’s water restrictions are over. This was announced by Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane at the opening of the sluice gates at the Vaal Dam on Sunday afternoon after the Vaal Dam’s water levels soared to 100%. The province...
