Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) newly elected President, Sugen Pillay, presented his presidential message and theme for the year at a function held in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning. Pillay’s 2020 theme is ‘2020 – A time for...
Moves are reportedly being made to rein in the disruption of construction sites by the so-called ‘construction mafia’ or business forums. This will be done through the use of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Poca). According to Moneyweb, SA...
South Africans should brace themselves for more load-shedding. This is according to Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter. Source:...
EThekwini Municipality continues to show its commitment to the city’s residents through a number of ongoing upgrades to public spaces. They are prioritising the use of quality contractors and building materials for every project. For the formalised...
Government’s failure to pay building contractors on time or even not at all is one of the major causes of job losses in the construction industry, declares Databuild CEO Morag Evans. “Against the backdrop of an ailing economy, many companies,...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has cautioned water users to continue using water sparingly as the dam levels haven’t improved satisfactorily due to the scarcity of rain in Limpopo. The province’s average dam levels are at 59.6%,...
Part of the explanation for the water scarcity in the country is that South Africa is currently faced with a drought. eNCA takes closer look at to what extent that accounts for the challenges that communities are facing. Source:...
The ANC has released a statement saying maintenance at Eskom is a priority but an expert warns the utility has a financial crisis as well as operational problems. Source:...
The Managing Director of the East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT), Tumelo Gopane, says steady progress is being made in the Vaal River clean-up project. Giving an update to the Water and Sanitation Minister during a recent visit, Gopane said a lot...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe has announced several interventions which include injecting R220m to address the water crisis in QwaQwa. Sisulu, visited the challenged area of QwaQwa in Free State. She was...
