♻️ Why do lifecycle assessments matter for EPR and circular packaging? Edwin Botha of Fibre Circle explores how lifecycle thinking can support EPR compliance while helping producers make better decisions around impact of packaging. 🔗Read more: shorturl.ly/aCbtZ

🌍 Greenhouse gas concentrations hit record highs in 2025, says the WMO. 📊 CO₂ reached 426.8 ppm 📊 Methane reached 1,948 ppb 📊 Nitrous oxide reached 339.1 ppb 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/KRtlK

🏗️ A R3bn mixed-use development launched by Calvin and Family Group in Harrismith is expected to create 1 500 - 2 000 construction jobs and 500 - 800 permanent positions. 🔗Read more: infrastructurenews.co.za/202…

🚆 Can transport infrastructure become an engine for South Africa’s economic growth? A transport infrastructure roundtable hosted by GIBB Group brought ASSAf, SAAE, Transnet, ISA and ECSA together to explore the opportunities and challenges. 🔗Read more: shorturl.ly/FBXnz

🏗️ @CESA_CEO says debt stabilisation, the Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Support Agency, Budget Facility for Infrastructure, and expanded municipal PPPs are steps in the right direction. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/G53vg

♻️Reclite SA is targeting value in hard-to-recover battery and solar materials. As lithium-ion batteries and solar panels reach end of life, sustainable recycling means balancing material recovery, additional waste and cost. 🔗Read more: shorturl.ly/H0txu

💧 Mandela Bay urges further water quality testing at St Albans The municipality says water quality can be affected by private pipelines, storage infrastructure and plumbing systems after water leaves the municipal network. 🔗 Read more: infrastructurenews.co.za/202…

🏗️ Ethics and competence must lead South Africa’s procurement reset, says SAICE. 🔗 Read more: infrastructurenews.co.za/202…

⚡ Behind the switch: Keeping South Africa’s taps flowing and lights on Himel highlights the role of local engineering in strengthening the systems South Africans rely on every day. 🔗 Read more: infrastructurenews.co.za/202…

📈 Commodity price surge: Opportunity or risk for South Africa? Simon Lacoume, Economist at Coface, analyses what lies ahead. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/_9895

💧 Rand Water warns that excessive municipal water consumption is placing severe pressure on the supply system. ⚠️ Supply restrictions may follow, with low pressure or intermittent supply in affected areas. 🔗Read more: shorturl.ly/wRDCe

🌍 National Treasury has opened public comment on a proposed Climate Transition Planning and Disclosure Framework for Financial Institutions. 📅 Comments close 10 December 2026 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/iBQml

💧 Eastern Cape water situation The Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Eastern Cape government, Makana and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities have issued a joint statement on the region’s water challenges. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/7mntA

🐘R136.5m upgrade for Addo Elephant National Park SANParks is investing R136.5m in park upgrades, with a focus on improving accommodation and facilities and providing quality options across multiple price points. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/b113Z

🏛️ South Africa’s municipal funding model could be set for a major rethink. CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says the current one-size-fits-all approach does not work when municipalities have vastly different needs and capacities. 🔗Read more: shorturl.ly/HW9SZ

📢 PFMA & MFMA reforms open for public comment National Treasury has published draft amendments aimed at strengthening financial management, oversight, accountability, enforcement and consequence management. 📅 Comments close: 29 Jan 2027

💧“A South African-specific approach is essential because standards must reflect local conditions and risk profiles.” - Liane Henman, Talbot 🔗Read more: t.ly/CCQys

🏗️Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana puts infrastructure investment, municipal reform and private-sector participation at the centre of South Africa’s economic recovery. We break down the five biggest developments 👇 🔗Read more: shorturl.ly/irqhN

💧 Johannesburg Water urges residents to cut consumption High demand is placing severe pressure on supply systems, with Rand Water warning that consumption by several municipal customers has reached exceptionally high levels. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/AB6RA

♻️ Final day at the @IWMSA #WasteCon 2026! The Infrastructure News team has been on the ground speaking to exhibitors and delegates about the innovations and ideas shaping a more sustainable, circular future for the waste sector. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.ly/X9JdN