by Suzan Oelofse The preamble to the Waste Act (2008) is very clear that as a result of this legislation waste management in South Africa will never be the same again. This should send a clear message that business as usual will no longer be...
Pictured: Ayesha Motala is the top environmental law student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in 2012. She was awarded the prestigious Garlicke&Bousfield Environmental Law Award for 2012. Ayesha Motala is pictured receiving her prize...
The report for 2010-2011 provides bleak insight into financial mismanagement and widespread lack of accountability by local government officials. Auditor-general Terence Nombembe said a mere 13 – or 5% – of the 283 municipalities in the...
The revised Proposed Basin Plan is the latest step in a policy process that began 20 years ago, when a cap was imposed to stop the unsustainable growth in extractions of water from the Murray-Darling Basin. Before the cap, the capacity of the...
Customs Modernisation Dear Trader/Agent GO-LIVE OF RELEASE 3 AT OSHOEK AND LEBOMBO 1. The rollout of Release 3 will commence at 13:00 on Saturday 26 May 2012, with the system down until approximately 15:00. Trade can start submitting via EDI from...
It is policy conference time for the ANC in June and the performance and role of local government will once again be up for discussion and solutions to its problems proposed. But previous interventions that were supposedly intended to cure local...
Looking back at waste management over the last 25 years, there have been many changes South Africa has experienced. Many things have changed for the good but unfortunately despite these positive changes, there some aspects that never change and, in...
The Bethlehem hydro project obtained the first, non-consumptive, water-use licence for a hydro power station under the Water Act. Water&Sanitation Africa looks at the highlights of this groundbreaking project. The Bethlehem hydro is a truly...
The Msunduzi Municipality has made great strides when it comes to saving water over the past year. Having embraced the Department of Water Affairs’ policy that “Water Is Life”, the Municipality formulated a five-year Water Conservation and Water...
