Key players collaborate to build precinct, boost technical equipment for adverse weather, improve import/export truck flow, and more
Causes are a growing population, ageing infrastructure, poor governance and leaks
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SA Harvest and OneFarm Share are collecting food that would have gone to landfill and redistributing it to vulnerable people
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Confusion over sell-by, use-by, best before and expiry dates among consumers drives food waste
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They enhance our methods for extracting minerals, planning our cities and maintaining cybersecurity
A CSIR report has put the power utility under scrutiny for under-reporting
load-shedding stages and the megawatts cut. And there is concern that blackouts will intensify in winter
‘Significant intervention’ is needed or the power crisis will deteriorate further, council says
Climate projections show that the eThekwini metro will receive more rain by 2050 that could fall in brief periods
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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale
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The party is struggling to get its base out to vote, despite having a strong presence online and at rallies
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ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the investment, noting that it ‘is a leapfrog to cutting edge technology’
The powerships will be more expensive for consumers than wind and solar energy and isn’t required for reliable electricity generation
A new study shows how 45% of the available food supply is wasted in the country
Long droughts may result in dams unable to adequately supply the industrial heartland
The Blue and Green Drop programmes are being relaunched to rebuild SA’s often poorly maintained and ‘looted’ water systems
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said the transition to renewable energy cannot be an overnight accomplishment.
Temperatures being recorded in some parts of South Africa are already close to the limits at which humans can survive
South African inventions that have changed the world are all underpinned by research, development and significant financial backing — to lose this would be tragic
President Cyril Ramaphosa extends the national lockdown by another two weeks to curb new Covid-19 infections, assuring South Africans that some businesses will be allowed to operate
Based on projections, if the ANC continues on its 2016 trajectory, the party could have to go into coalitions in Johannesburg and in Tshwane
The breakdown of a treatment plant has cost businesses millions of rand in lost income, delayed ship maintenance and hammered sea life
While smaller parties have seen a decline and over fist, the Freedom Front Plus has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the 2019 election
After losing voters every single election, the party is turning its slide around, with results showing that it is growing
The other two political parties that are most searched for are the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters
The numbers are a major blow for the ANC which had consolidated its support in the province since 2004 when it took 47.4% of the vote
With over 3-million votes counted the CSIR — in partnership with the SABC — predict that the ANC will only get 57.39% votes
Our readers write about the CSIR, the upcoming elections and Ace Magashule
The council’s climate change research could suffer from job cuts
Despite national plans to reuse waste and reduce SA’s carbon emissions, too much rubbish is still going into landfills and
money is being lost