Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille has requested that the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) resubmit a report containing industry views on issues faced by the industry and recommendations on how to solve those...
South Africans are experiencing stage six of load-shedding, with many residents upset over the rolling blackouts. However, what impact does load shedding have on the economy? Source:...
First National Bank (FNB) and the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) says construction activity has continued to improve in the fourth quarter of the year. The Civil Confidence Index rose to 22 in the fourth quarter, the first time since the second...
As the downpours continue unabated, the Department of Water And Sanitation would like to caution Gauteng residents against crossing flooded rivers and bridges in the next two days. Hennops River in Centurion, south of Pretoria is already flooded...
Water tank truck tenders are suspected to be behind the KwaZulu-Natal district municipalities’ failure to provide clean tap water to communities. This was a view of provincial finance portfolio committee chairperson Sipho Nkosi. Nkosi was among...
According to Rand Water, on 2 December the Vaal Dam was at 40,8 percent capacity. Department of Water spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau updates gives an update on the status of the dams, amid heavy Gauteng rainfall....
A master plan to address South Africa’s water crisis has been released by Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Spokesperson Sputnick Ratau says the national water and sanitation master plan is about ensuring the...
The top six schools involved in Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa’s (CCBSA) Schools Recycling Programme won a total of R200 000 in cash prizes at an award ceremony hosted in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The overall winners in the primary and high...
Plastics SA has congratulated the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEAFF) on the hosting of a very successful Plastics Colloquium in Boksburg recently. According to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, they...
With South Africa’s unemployment rate now at a staggering 29.1%, one Mpumalanga woman has come up with an initiative that will create over 250 jobs through a community-based recycling waste management centre in rural Mpumalanga. Source: SABC...
