Pikitup has started to clean up areas in Johannesburg that have been heavily affected by a recent waste collection backlog. Muzi Mkhwanazi, spokesperson for Pikitup says there were unacceptable levels of waste in parts of Alexandra, Hillbrow,...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it will cooperate fully with the inquiry set to investigate the financial state of the department. The inquiry, which is set up by the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Standing...
Global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon has appointed Kolosa Madikizela as its Unit Leader for the Built Environment in Gauteng. Ferdi Nell, Aurecon Managing Director Africa, says that the company’s built environment...
The concrete industry is gearing up for this year’s edition of the Concrete Conference with major companies coming on board to put their name behind the event. Afrisam has shown its commitment to the concrete industry associations through its...
An Australian based company is experimenting with the idea of using insects like maggots to take waste from supermarkets or farms and turn it into something that livestock could eat. Olympia Yarger, Chief Executive at GoTerra told ABC News...
The Mafefe community in Limpopo want government to expedite programmes to eliminate asbestos in their area. The community is among many former asbestos mining area that were partially rehabilitated. A quarter of the population is said to be...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has set aside R15 million for a project to overhaul sidewalks and install traffic calming measures across five wards in Region B. As part of the City’s Community Based Projects, a site inspection of Wards 69, 86, 99,...
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited is erecting vandal-proof fences at vulnerable sections of the N3 and N2 in KwaZulu-Natal. The project aims to curb the loss of lives on freeways as pedestrians are often hit by vehicles when they...
Cape Town MMC for Transport and Urban Development, Brett Herron, says he strongly disapproves of National Treasury’s unilateral decision to cut the City’s Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG). Herron says treasury’s decision to cut the USDG...
The Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements has set aside over R25 million for the development of housing settlements in Keiskamahoek. The department has already spent approximately R 6 million on the implementation of the project...
