Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) says it is concerned with the 75% increase in irregular municipal expenditure reported by the Auditor General in its recent report. The organisation says it acknowledges the significant effort made by...
Eskom has announced that it is now giving new and existing businesses the option to self-build an electricity connection to the national power grid with the help of Eskom-approved contractors, service providers and suppliers. This comes after huge...
The Johannesburg Development Agency has embarked on two railway station upgrade projects valued at R26 million each. The projects, which involve the upgrade of the Mzimhlophe and Merafe Railway Stations, form part of the City of Johannesburg’s...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has announced the semi-permanent closure of East Road in Devland, Soweto due to a R15 million road rehabilitation project. According to the agency the upgrade is being undertaken to address the failing road surface...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is looking to newly appointed group CEO Sibusiso Sithole to turn the parastatal around. The agency announced Sithole’s appointment in a statement on Tuesday, despite the fact that he has been on the...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling all waste wise organisations in KwaZulu-Natal to enter this year’s IWMSA KZN Waste Management Awards. The event is hosted biennially with the aim of encouraging all...
While average water levels in dams around the Eastern Cape have decreased slightly the Department of Water and Sanitation says the situation in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is critical. According to the department water storage levels in...
Rural communities in northern KwaZulu-Natal can breathe a sigh of relief as they will no longer have to walk long distances to fetch water. Thanks to a massive water project undertaken by Mhlathuze Water on behalf of the Department of Water and...
As South Africa faces a water crisis, and the Western Cape bears the brunt of the drought in a country that is already water-scarce, experts are asking what led to this situation and which lessons can be implemented going forward? Award -winning...
A Johannesburg Water employee and two developers from the Waterfall Investment Company have been arrested for allegedly stealing water from the City of Johannesburg during the development of Waterfall City. The suspects, Faisel Abrahams, Irvine...
