Eskom has reached a three-year wage agreement with its recognised trade unions, ending the impasse. The country was plunged into darkness earlier this year when workers went on strike after Eskom opened wage talks with a 0% wage hike. The wage...
Eskom says it is ready to compete and become a producer of renewable energy. Earlier this week, a draft Integrated Resource Plan was released for comment by the Department of Energy. This plan puts greater emphasis on renewable energy, while...
eThekwini plans to strengthen its public transport system by undertaking a tour to study Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems in South America. The Executive Committee has tabled a report stating that the head of the eThekwini Transport Authority will...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has commissioned five more Performance-Based Standards (PBS) trucks, or Smart Trucks, as part of the national Smart Trucks pilot programme. The five new trucks for AB InBev bring the total...
The Department of Water and Sanitation, as the main funder of the Nooitgedacht Low Level Scheme Water Project, has announced that it is fully committed to finalising the project to benefit the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay. The department has now...
What happens when poor communities are trained and empowered to engaged with government about poor service delivery? In Ekurhuleni, local organisation Planact, in partnership with the Social Audit Network and the International Budget Partnership...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) recently presented an update on the National Water & Sanitation Master Plan to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. The main objective of the Master Plan is alignment of water and...
The 2018 Stockholm Water Prize was awarded to Professors Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht for microbiological research and innovations that have revolutionised water and wastewater treatment. The prize was presented to the pair by H.R.H....
The Eastern Cape Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to introduce 80% water restrictions to avert a looming disaster of the absence of water in several towns in Gamtoos Valley. Kouga Dam, which supplies the Kouga and Gamtoos valleys, has...
The City of Cape Town has advocated for a conservative relaxation of water restriction levels, which would pave the way for the associated relaxation of the restriction tariffs. Dam levels have again improved, rising to 62% of storage capacity,...
