The eThekwini Municipality’s Investigations Unit arrested a municipal employee from the Ntuzuma Roads and Stormwater depot for the theft of small plant equipment. Acting on a tip-off, the Unit, together with Metro Police responded by setting up a...
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has rejected Eskom’s selective reopener of the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3) Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs), which would have resulted in a total price increase of 25.3% for 2015/16. This was...
The uMkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu Natal has been plagued by water shortages as a result of a growing population. However the municipality, with the help of a leading water technology company, have come up with a sustainable...
The Lusaka Sanitation Programme received will receive a $20 million injection following the approval of a loan by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The program will deliver improved public health by improving access to climate-resilient...
The City of Johannesburg demonstrated its commitment to facilitating rapid, sustainable economic growth by showcasing the products and services of 60 entrepreneurs and SMMEs at Empowertec Africa. The three-day exhibition, held recently, was...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has issued a safety warning to communities in Mpumalanga as it plans to conduct a water transfer to the Morgenstond and Grootdraai Dam, on Tuesday 30 June 2015. The department will pump water from Heyshope Dam...
College researchers have recently developed an eco-friendly biodegradable green “herding” agent that can be used to clean up light crude oil spills on water. Derived from the plant-based small molecule phytol abundant in the marine environment, the...
Historically, in South Africa, waste treatment technologies have focused principally on reducing the risks associated with the disposal of both general and hazardous waste at landfill sites and as a result of this there are very few viable...
South Africa is set to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, an international financial institution which provides finance for infrastructure projects, after Cabinet recently approved the decision. “South Africa’s participation will...
