The prevailing drought in the Free State continues to compromise food security. The Free State government is yet to apply for disaster aid. About 30-thousand jobs have been lost in the agricultural sector due to drought. Source: SABC Digital...
The City of Johannesburg has taken the decision to close the M2 motorway between the Crown Interchange and Maritzburg Street after serious concerns were raised around the structural integrity of some of its bridges. In a statement released on...
One of the City of Cape Town’s major successes for the year 2018 was surviving the worst drought to ever affect the region without actually running out of water. The City in collaboration with its residents was able to keep Day Zero at bay through...
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to provide feedback on its Draft Water Strategy which opened for public comment on Friday. The strategy, which aims to ensure that the City will be more resilient to future droughts, outlines the...
Government’s success in transforming the water sector will rely heavily upon collaboration. This is the view of Minister of Water and Sanitation Gugile Nkwinti. Speaking at a Ministerial Interactive Session on the transformation of the water sector...
IMIESA speaks to Barry Fang, business manager for Barloworld SEM, about the success of the SEM brand in South Africa and expansion plans for 2019. These will be backed by a progressively expanding dealer network, comprehensive after-sales support...
Lobby groups and industry experts have appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign off on the controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Bill. This comes after Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on...
As load shedding plagued the country this past week Johannesburg residents were faced with the reality that their water supply could also be jeopardised by the rolling blackouts. In a statement released this week Johannesburg MMC for Environment...
Only a coordinated, multi-faceted approach can get Eskom back on track. This is the view of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Responding to the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the National Assembly, on Thursday, the President said the...
The Construction Education and Training Authority is set to change the lives of 2000 students across the country through its Thapelo Madibeng Bursary programme. Â The bursaries, which have been allocated to students who are interested in...
