Companies in the civil engineering sector continue to recognise the value of their bargaining council, with another 373 firms registering in 2019, according to Kevin Moodley, acting general secretary of the Bargaining Council for the Civil...
Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are the lifeblood of South Africa’s economy. They make up 98% of businesses and employ between 50 and 60% of the country’s workforce according to a post-covid report by McKinsey & Company...
The Committee of Roads and Transport in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature hosted and heard presentations from the different Gauteng municipalities centered around the establishment of the Transport Authority Gauteng (TAG). The Committee welcomed...
The Department of Water and Sanitation wishes to strongly reaffirm its commitment to continue to work doggedly with stakeholders to speed up the longstanding sewer pollution of the Vaal River. Recently, the Department finalised the scope of all...
According to WWF, 10 million tonnes of food ends up as waste in South Africa, which is about a third of the 31 million tonnes produced annually in the country. Of this wasted food, about 90% is disposed of to landfills, where it leads to the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation calls on Gauteng residents to continue saving water despite some small dams in the province being in a stable state, according to this week’s state of reservoirs report issued published by the Department. The...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused damage to the South African economy, Government’s newly unveiled Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, is expected to rebuild the economy and create much needed jobs. President Cyril Ramaphosa...
The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries heard that an outright ban on plastic bags would have far-reaching negative implications for employment at a time when the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused huge...
Business forums – groupings representing local communities who disrupt building sites – are here to stay and the construction sector needs to find ways to include them in construction projects. This was the outcome of a panel discussion...
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s (GPL), committee on Roads and Transport is concerned over the complaints by motorists about the M1 Double Decker Bridge’s constant flooding during heavy rains. The GPL said the rehabilitation on the bridge...
