onstruction of the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) in Cape Town, currently one of the Western Cape’s largest infrastructure projects at a cost of R5.2-billion, has reached 60% completion. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/cape-towns-potsdam-wastewater-plant-upgrade-reaches-60-completion-mark-2025-09-29

The University of the Free State (UFS) has announced a five-year initiative called Greener SA through which 400 000 trees will be planted across South Africa.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ufs-announces-400-000-tree-planting-initiative-across-south-africa-2025-09-19

Workplace health and safety in South Africa is more than a compliance exercise. It is a constitutional right that protects the dignity of workers- Deputy Minister, Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala https://labourguide.co.za/health-and-safety/news/workplace-health-and-safety-in-south-africa-is-more-than-a-compliance-exercise

From government to private sector, the message is clear: South Africa’s future energy mix will include nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is a clean and efficient energy source if managed properly, and part of this management is the correct care of radioactive waste. https://infrastructurenews.co.za/2025/08/05/managing-south-africas-nuclear-waste/

South Africa has reaffirmed its support for a legally binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) underway in Geneva, Switzerland, emphasising the urgent need for international action to protect communities, economies, and ecosystems. https://centralnews.co.za/south-africa-reaffirms-support-for-global-treaty-to-tackle-plastic-pollution-at-inc-5-2-in-geneva/

JOHANNESBURG – A short walk from their university classes, four South African students traded textbooks for gumboots as they collected and analysed water samples from the Wilgespruit river in Johannesburg.https://www.context.news/nature/armed-with-water-tests-south-african-students-tackle-eco-anxiety

As our waste crisis deepens, South Africa’s landfills risk looming exhaustion, experts warn. https://infrastructurenews.co.za/2025/06/03/waste-to-energy-options-offer-south-africa-a-way-out-of-its-landfill-crisis/

The DA has criticised municipalities for “double dipping” in waste collection, where they hire external contractors while maintaining internal departments, leading to inefficiency and financial mismanagement. https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/news-headlines/2025/05/21/da-slams-municipalities-for-double-dipping-in-waste-collection/

South Africa is drowning in its own detritus. The population surged by almost 10% from 2011 to 2017, driving consumption — and waste — to new heights, but waste disposal mechanisms are not keeping up.https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2025-05-14-ubuntu-can-help-achieve-the-dream-of-zero-landfill/

While the Sutang River once irrigated crops, farmers and locals now report that the polluted waters are doing more harm than good.  https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sutang-river-pollution-microplastics-bangladesh-farmers/