Eskom’s proposed tariff hikes are under the spotlight this week as the power utility presents its case to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s public hearings. At the first of the countrywide public hearings held on Monday in Cape Town,...
A lack of water and sanitation continues to be a major problem at a school in Mpumalanga, a region where farm and rural schools often bear the brunt. Torbanite Primary school in Breyton is one of them. Source: SABC Digital News
The Department of Water and Sanitation and the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission are set to meet this week in the spirit of knowledge sharing. The Department will host the NIWRMC at the Vaal Dam on Wednesday 18 April 2018,...
The Master Builders Association of the Western Cape is concerned with the alarming number of accidents happening on construction sites around the province. The latest figures from the Federated Employer’s Mutual Assurance Company (FEM), which...
While dam levels around the country are starting to show signs of improvement, levels in the drought-stricken Western Cape continue to decline week-on-week. According to a weekly report released by the Department of Water and Sanitation most of the...
Freshwater is often one of the first victims of climate change according to the Global Alliances for Water and Climate (GAfWaC). The GAfWaC recently participated in the 8th World Water Forum with a presentation entitled Water and Adaptation to...
By Njombo Lekula, Managing Director: PPC SA Cement division The country is currently experiencing a palpable positive mood since the recent changes in government and while it is too early for the new leadership to have introduced any meaningful...
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating a collision between a car carrier vessel and an inactive tugboat which took place at the end of last week. According to SAMSA the vessel CSCC ASIA, operated by Hoegh Autoliners,...
Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen’s Truck & Bus division, Andreas Renschler, says he wants to take his division to the next level with the German manufacturer considering a stock listing that could catapult the $37 billion unit into the...
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has appointed a new interim board at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). The Minister’s decision comes after the resignation of former interim board chairperson Tintswalo Makhubele last month....
