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Municipal finance under the spotlight

The South Africa auditor-general, Terence Nombembe, has stated that a lack of “committed” leadership lies behind the sharp deterioration in financial management in municipalities. Nombembe has indicated that only nine municipalities in the country...
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South Africa’s infrastructure needs intervention

While the plight of hundreds of thousands of people in the country not having access to clean water and sanitation on a daily basis is common knowledge South Africa has reached a new and unforeseen dilemma – poor service delivery to private and...
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Will Inga III ever happen?

There are big aspirations for Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, Inga III that is set to be built in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But analysts are sceptical that such an ambitious project will ever in fact be realised due to the project...

Housing plan for mining towns

The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has welcomed plans to address the housing challenges faced by people living in the country’s mining towns. Human Settlement’s chief director, Julie Bayat, informed the committee that the...
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Sanral not impressed by blame game

South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) CEO Nazir Ali has dismissed claims by former Murray & Roberts CEO Brian Bruce that the agency approached only six companies to tender for road contracts during the 2010 World Cup. The construction...