Tag: pollution
Light from the sun
Hundreds of millions of rural Africans have no access to electricity. Productive hours are lost and study time reduced because when the sun goes down, they must stop. But solar-powered lights are a safe, renewable, cost-efficient and effective answer.
Get bike wise
The daily commute's congestion, greenhouse gas emissions and frustration can be avoided - all it takes is getting out your car and into the saddle. Cycle Wits is leading the pack in getting cycling to become the public transport of choice.
• Exploring bicycle culture in South Africa
Adopt-a-River: women show the way
When Nomvula Malinga was growing up, she used to swim in the Isipingo River - something that years of pollution and degradation have since made impossible. In February 2009, Malinga, together with other women from Durban's Umlazi area, began cleaning up the river themselves.
Pushing for ‘zero waste’ in 2010
Non-governmental organisation the Institute for Zero Waste has launched a national initiative to reduce the potential negative impacts of waste and pollution during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
SA gets tough on air pollution
The permit conditions of the top 50 air-polluting industries in South Africa are to be reviewed, an interim measure while the government works on drawing up the far stricter Air Quality Act.
