Pretoria – South Africans with valid Identity Documents will as from today until Friday be able to spend a day at a national park of their choice free of charge. … [Read more...]
Organic farming changes villagers’ lives
August 9, 2012 By
East London - An Eastern Cape community is discovering that the organic vegetables they harvest are both healthy and profitable. Residents of Highbury outside Mthatha have been benefiting from a project being run by the provincial … [Read more...]
E-visas to grow tourism, create jobs
July 8, 2012 By
Pretoria - The introduction of e-visas will serve not only to grow tourism volumes but will also create new job opportunities, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Sunday. “There are opportunities to accelerate the … [Read more...]
SA tap water remains world class
May 8, 2012 By
Cape Town - South Africa's drinking water is among the best in the world, and the country remains among a few in the world where water can still be consumed from the tap, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa said on … [Read more...]
SADC urged to integrate energy structures
March 7, 2012 By
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries should look into ways of integrating energy structures in order to reduce the cost of energy resources, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says. … [Read more...]
PetroSA funds schools programme
February 6, 2012 By
Pretoria - PetroSA is to fund an eco-schools programme aimed at encouraging environmental responsibility among the youth to the tune of R4.5 million. “We understand the need to preserve our environment for future generations. The beauty … [Read more...]
Plan to root out waste tyres
January 17, 2012 By
Pretoria – South Africa’s new waste tyre management plan is set to support government’s targets to put the country’s economy onto a stronger job growth trajectory while meeting ambitious climate change goals, government said on … [Read more...]
Energy efficiency innovations on display
December 1, 2011 By
Durban – If you are looking for innovations in energy efficiency, the Climate Change Response Expo has got it. South African technologies and those from around the world supporting the shift to a climate resilient future have been put on … [Read more...]
Cabinet hails green economy partnership
November 24, 2011 By
Pretoria - Cabinet has commended South Africa’s labour, business and civil society for partnering with government in signing the Green Economy Accord, which it said strengthened the country’s position leading up to the Durban COP17 … [Read more...]
Eskom goes solar
November 21, 2011 By
Vereeniging – Eskom has embarked on a pilot project that will see it using the power of the sun to generate electricity at three of its facilities. The power utility, together with Pubic Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, launched a … [Read more...]
