The SA Communist Party (SACP) has called for a radical transformation of the country’s financial sector including passing legislation that would force banks to finance low-cost housing projects for the poor. The party, which opened its 13th...
The Nelson Mandela Legacy Bridge and River Valley project is being launched in Mvezo in the Eastern Cape last Wednesday, the department of rural development said. The project involves the building of a bridge over the Mbashe river and 10km of...
Urgent action is necessary to prevent the ‘decay’ of water quality in Gauteng to the levels seen in Carolina, Mpumalanga, according to Thomas Walters, Democratic Alliance (DA) MPL in Gauteng. Walters said on Wednesday that the DA would...
African governments must include the private sector in design and policy decisions concerning proposed infrastructure development, the Infrastructure Africa conference in Johannesburg heard on 10 July. This means providing a “reliable” and...
In an effort to deepen its consultation process on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), the Inter-Ministerial Committee today met with religious leaders at the Union Buildings. Led by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, the...
Emergency sewer upgrade was completed on time and within budget in a declared disaster zone. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has successfully completed a R13 million emergency sewer upgrade in the Klippoortjie area with the assistance of...
A dynamic new partnership between Boitumelong Holdings and Ros Roca Group, a leading manufacturer of waste equipment in Europe, is poised to transform local waste management practices by ensuring the wellbeing of industry workers. The partnership,...
Seven people were killed in Mauritania on Thursday in the crash of a military plane chartered by a Canadian mining company to transport gold, an aviation official said. The plane caught fire shortly after taking off from an airstrip in Nouakchott,...
Rift Valley Railways (RVR) is making a big push to take hold of a larger share of the Kenyan and Ugandan freight market by spending US$62 million buying new wagons and restoring the old ones. Track renewal will also take place as the trains also...
The deputy general-secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Jeremy Cronin on Wednesday said, the fact that the Transport Ministry will not start more e-tolling projects is evidence of the party’s power in government. Cronin was...
