This week’s Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the major news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds.
In our headlines this week:
Energy ministry proposes 2500 megawatt nuclear power plant
Back to work for the construction industry, but it’s not business as usual
Study reveals litter still clogging up Cape Town beaches – despite lockdown
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has today opened five (5) sluice gates at the Vaal Dam at hourly intervals, from 10:00 until 13:00, to gradually increase water outflows up to approximately 700 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) from 60...
As South Africa enters its high-demand summer season, the Water Research Commission (WRC) is warning: the country’s water challenge is not just about drought or aging pipes, it’s about behaviour and timely action. Municipalities are currently...
Limpopo Premier, Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, says preliminary assessments indicate that the province may require close to R10 billion for comprehensive recovery efforts following the recent floods. The provincial government has allocated R800 million...