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DA condemns Minister Patel's hasty scrap metal ban extension, demands transparency on real motivations
13th December 2023 The DA strongly condemns the recent extension of the ban on ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal exports by the Minister of Trade and... →
DA probe reveals nearly R1 billion paid by eThekwini Municipality to waste removal private contractors
13th December 2023 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini can exclusively reveal that the city’s Cleansing and Solid Waste (CSW) has paid almost R1 billion to just... →
Copper to be recovered from yet another on-surface copper resource in Zambia 
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2023 A Johannesburg-listed company, in strategic partnership with a Middle Eastern conglomerate, has secured one of the largest copper waste rock assets... →
Residents urged to report gift-seeking Pikitup employees
12th December 2023 Pikitup, the waste management company of the City of Johannesburg, once again has been alerted to residents’ complaints about its employees... →
DA to request forensic investigation into Sarah Baartman Municipality's wasted millions
12th December 2023 The DA will be writing to the Auditor-General (AG) to highlight the mind-blowing expenses incurred by the struggling ANC/EFF-governed Sarah... →
From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage
12th December 2023 New research on garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries shows that 95% are unregulated. The landfill sites still take in new garbage even... →
DA welcomes assurance that WSU registrars will be accredited
11th December 2023 The DA welcomes assurances by the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) that they’ve had productive engagements with the Department of Health, who has... →
eThekwini mayor and senior officials on a holiday in Drakensberg while municipality collapses
8th December 2023 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini has reliably been informed that the eThekwini Mayor, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda, EFF’s Themba Mvubu, City... →
