Development Bank of Southern Africa has called on young people to submit ideas which will help solve South Africa’s infrastructure challenges. The bank has launched a competition that urges the youth to submit suggestions relating to addressing...
The South African government has allocated an extra R59 billion to state-owned power utility Eskom over the next two years so it can service its debt. Eskom, which supplies more than 90% of the country’s electricity, fails to generate sufficient...
According to the province’s MECs for Human Settlements and infrastructure development, South Africa has a housing backlog of R2 million and R1 million of that is in Gauteng. He says that this is due to budget and resource limitations,...
The local property development sector, particularly the Cape Town-based construction industry is disintegrating, due to the City’s slow tendering and procurement process. Towards the end of 2018, the Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF)...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has issued a letter of demand to the City of Tshwane calling for immediate action on the poor-quality potable water supplied by Magalies Water to Hammanskraal residents. “OUTA instructed an independent...
Icebergs the size of Table Mountain could be floating past Cape Town’s coastline in the next few years – in a bid to solve the city’s water shortage. Expert marine salvager Nick Sloane is determined to send an iceberg to the water scarce...
In commemoration of this year’s Mandela Month, the Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN) joined forces with an array of stakeholders to tidy up the banks of the Hennops River in Gauteng Province. This clean-up programme was under the auspices of...
Hundreds of government-built toilets in Ekurhuleni have been vandalised and are becoming a hideout for criminals. The municipality says it would cost too much to protect the toilet sites. Authorities say they’re working hard to ensure they are...
Minister of human settlements, water and sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu, says SA’s water sector requires urgent attention and more resources if it is to avoid an imminent collapse. Sisulu highlighted the problems faced by struggling municipalities...
In commemoration of Mandela Day we reflect on the many meanings of Thuma Mina. It’s a presidential campaign to re-ignite the South African spirit of working together and working for the nation. It’s a song of hope by Hugh Masikela. It’s a...
