The Master Builders Association (MBA) North warns that the lockdown and its aftermath are set to raise all sorts of issues for an industry that is already in trouble. “The fact that all construction work has been put on hold for the lockdown period...
The recycling industry has ground to a halt under lockdown. It has left those who recycle waste materials without their hard-earned income. The sector isn’t regarded as an essential service, although many might disagree. But the so-called...
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) relief efforts to mount water tanks continue to gain momentum as 1 785 water tanks have been delivered in water-deprived communities across Gauteng to slow the further spread of the novel coronavirus....
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in partnership with the packaging industry have secured a plan to assist waste pickers who have lost their livelihoods during the national lockdown period. “Working with industry and the waste...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has expressed her concern over municipalities who continue to cut off water supply to their residents. This even comes the ministers recent call to make water available to...
Residents in parts of Sebokeng near Vanderbijlpark are demanding reliable water supply. They say especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, government should be taking better care of them. In some parts of the township, residents say their taps only...
The global economy has been thrown into turmoil as the world struggles to combat the spread of COVID-19 with several countries in lockdown or isolation. South Africa has also responded by announcing a total 21-day lockdown, which is a critical...
Whilst South Africa is two weeks into a 21-day lockdown, most of the world has been shaken to its core. An estimated 20% of the global population is in some form of a lockdown and those who are not in government-mandated lockdowns are mostly taking...
The provision of water tanks and tankers (trucks) is moving swiftly as per the directive issued by the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu. In her directive, Minister Sisulu instructed all Provinces and water...
The government is looking at providing some sort of relief to waste pickers, who have been left without a livelihood since the national lockdown began. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, said waste...
