The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has warned water users and communities to conserve water because we are fast approaching the winter season and the shortage of water remains a great worry for the government. In an effort to mitigate the...
Following the recent devastating storm and floods in the EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) ran a two-day (5-6 May 2019) clean-up activity. This took place at various beach and harbour sites around...
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has launched its #CleanWater project for 2019, as part of the #AnchorTownRoadshow. AriForum pledged that its branches countrywide are being mobilised to test the quality of drinking water and sewage water in all...
Kwa-Zulu Natal Premier Willies Mchunu said striking eThekwini workers who have caused damages to municipal infrastructure would be held accountable. Mchunu was giving an update on the government’s strategy in dealing with the prolonged...
Africa’s must-attend construction event, the annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, is taking place from 11 to 13 June 2019 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. Organised by dmg events, and now in its 7th...
Since the highs experienced just before the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the construction sector in South Africa and in African has yet to see another industry boom. South Africa experienced a technical recession in the first and second quarters of this...
For South Africa to compete successfully within a 4th Industrial Revolution economy, stakeholders across all sectors must work together to drive progress in the country. This is according to Prof. Marcia Mkansi, an associate professor at the...
After service delivery protests left Alexandra shutdown, Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Service Delivery (IMTT) met in Pretoria to discuss a short term action plan, in response to the issues raised by the community of Alexandra. The short term...
The sixth South African Citizen Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) shows that citizen satisfaction and trust in municipal service delivery is at an all time low. The SA-csi 2019 index, conducted by Consulta, showed that citizens are unhappy with service...
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande recently announced a revised taxi recapitalisation programme (RTRP), which aims to transform the taxi industry by scrapping old vehicles. RTRP is an initiative by the government to bring about safe and reliable...
