The Vaal Dam level has seen a huge increase following the recent heavy rains across Gauteng. According to Johannesburg Water, the Vaal Dam is now 81.64% full, a huge increase of 10.02% in the past 24 hours and a two-year high. Gauteng has...
Landfills remain the most widely used waste disposal option in South Africa. With such a heavy reliance on landfills, the country is fast running out of airspace and so is the available space to extend these sites while complying with stringent...
Gauteng Premier David Makhura delivered his State of the Province Address on Monday at Greenfields Stadium in Randfontein. A large part of his address focused on the economy, and several aspects regarding infrastructure in the province. Makhura...
Investigations have been opened following the death of six men who were killed at the Salisbury naval base situated at the Durban harbour. The incident, which was described as a freak accident, also injured about 26 others. The deaths were said to...
Air pollution in Africa has led to the premature deaths of 712,000 people every year. This amounts to more deaths than those who die as a result of unsafe water, malnutrition and unsafe sanitation. These facts were recently presented by the World...
The City of Cape Town still finds itself on the fast track to having no useable water left in just over three months. This comes after two years of below than average rainfall, and bringing water usage under control now remains one of the city’s...
Air transport infrastructure in South Africa was recently ranked as 10th best in the world. This was according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017. The report looked at 138 countries and analysed factors that...
President Jacob Zuma will take the podium in Parliament this evening for his last state of the nation address as president of the African National Congress (ANC). Zuma said he is “calm” ahead of his address as he does not “give into pressure” on...
EnviroServ could have its Shongweni Landfill waste management license revoked by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). The department recently released a notice of intention to suspend or revoke the waste management company’s license...
