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...
Transformation initiatives and empowerment are the only way to go to unlock the potential of the South African construction sector. This is the view of Tracy-Lee Behr, the Portfolio Director for the Built Environment at dmg events. The company,...
The Water and Sanitation Department has confirmed that the raising of the Clanwilliam Dam wall in the Cedarberg region in the Western Cape will resume within the next five months. The project was halted due to a lack of funds. The wall is to be...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is calling on Gauteng residents to conserve and reuse water after Dam levels in the province declined last week. The Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) declined by 0.7% moving from 90.3% to 89.6%. Last year...
Marine salvage experts believe that icebergs could be the answer to the Western Cape’s water crisis. In an interview with Reuters, salvage master Nick Sloane said he was looking for government and private investors to assist in financing his plan...
The process for water use license applications is set to improve as the Department of Water and Sanitation prepares for the introduction of an on-line system. This is according to SRK Consulting principal environmental scientist Jacky Burke, the...
A new wage offer is on the table for striking bus drivers and the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) says it hopes the new proposal will break the stalemate and the countrywide strike. According to Sanco spokesperson Jabu Mahlangu...
The commercial vehicle market is under pressure having recorded a decline in sales during April, lagging 7.5% behind the year-to-date results of 2017. According to the latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers...
Eskom Interim Group Chief Executive Phakamani Hadebe says the power utility is committed to keeping the lights on this winter, despite low coal stockpiles at six of its power stations. According to Hadebe coal stockpiles across all coal-fired power...
