Gauteng Premier David Makhura wants to raise R300-billion from the private sector to fund his plans for the province. He says the plans are not just for 5 years but for the next decade.
“When I drove past this area in December last year, it was beautiful,” says resident Malibongwe “Daki” Tshanga, indicating a temporary housing site on Erf 1948 in Walmer township, Gqeberha. The 580 “temporary residential units” were erected last...
Encouragingly, collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders in South Africa’s civil engineering industry is strengthening – underpinned by a firmer stance on accountability across the construction value chain. According to...
Families in the Lansdown Road informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, have had raw sewage flowing through their shacks since Saturday. GroundUp visited the settlement, near Somerset Taxi Rank, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Sewage was...