A community on the banks of the Orange River in the Northern Cape is fuming because of persistent water problems. Residents of Onseepkans – literally a stone’s throw away from the river – often has to go without water for several...
The Knysna Municipality has been plagued by failures in its water reticulation system which has left residents and businesses without water and frustrated. The municipality came out recently to apologise to residents noting that the constant water...
The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has called for action against municipalities that invested their finances with the troubled Limpopo-based VBS Mutual Bank. This follows South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is still committed to finalising the project to raise the Clanwilliam Dam wall. According to the department the project could not be implemented as planned in the current financial year due to budget...
Earthmoving and mining equipment sales have broken a three-year downward cycle moving with a strong increase during 2017. Figures released by the Construction and Mining Equipment Suppliers’ Association (Conmesa) show that 5614 new units were sold...
The South African commercial vehicle market has remained strained with all vehicle classes registering year on year declines. This is according to the latest vehicle statistics for the month of February, 2018 released by the National Association of...
George Airport in the Western Cape has been honoured as the Best Airport by Region in the African category of the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. Airports Council International (ACI) recently announced that George Airport came out tops as...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced plans to open additional new ramps at the Mt Edgecombe Interchange during the next week. This comes after the first ramp was opened on Monday 5 March easing traffic congestion....
Phumudzo Maphaha has been appointed as the new Presiding Inspector over the Grayston Drive Pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse inquiry. Maphaha, who will take over from Lennie Samuel, previously presided over the Tongaat Mall...
Distractions are one of the leading causes of single vehicle road crashes among young people, according to an international study published on World Freeways. Liam Clarke, commercial manager of the Bakwena N1N4 Toll Road Concessionaire, attributes...
