In its efforts to empower young people, the Department of Water and Sanitation engaged young and emerging farmers in seminars that discussed various issues affecting them in the water sector. The seminar was held at Burgers Park Hotel in Pretoria...
It’s no secret that the construction industry has been in crisis for more than a decade, with many of the larger players having been forced into liquidation or business rescue, and hundreds of downstream sub-contractors negatively impacted. One of...
The government’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ) programme continues apace and is anticipated to generate significant employment opportunities, according to Nomalungelo Gina, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition. The SEZ programme aims...
Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In our headlines today: Top-end wall technology enhances new homes in Thembisa...
As World Environment Day on June 5 urges everyone to Reimagine, Recover and Restore our global ecosystems, Coca-Cola recognises its important role in empowering and investing in the South African recycling sector. Coca-Cola in South Africa,...
A ground-breaking trial that renders plastic bottles with self-adhesive labels fully recyclable promises positive spin-offs for the environment and plastic producers who have until November to comply with Section 18 of the National Environmental...
Thembisa residents are among the first to benefit from an advanced, lightweight walling technology, which enhances the quality and affordability of residential apartments in a 500-unit project in Extension 27. The four-storey ‘walk-up’ residential...
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr. Blade Nzimande unveiled the University of Fort Hare’s (UFH) new greenfield R419 million student housing development in Alice, Eastern Cape. The Alice Student Village Phase 2 was completed on...
The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has set wheel in motions to implement bull water projects in different parts of the province. This comes after Minister Lindiwe Sisulu tabled a budget of R 16, 9 billion for the 2021/22...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu has indicated that municipalities lose about 41% of water down the drain, amounting to an estimated R9.9billion. Sisulu announced in her Budget Vote on Tuesday, 25 May 2021...