The City of Cape Town is implementing Level 6 water restrictions from January 2018 as part of its efforts to drive down water consumption and avoid Day Zero. The implementation of the latest water restrictions for the Western Cape water supply...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has confirmed that clean-up operations at the site of last week’s horror train crash near Kroonstad in the Free State have been completed and services are expected to resume today. The IOL on Monday...
The City of Cape Town says it will host an urgent summit this month to address the current commuter rail crisis. The City will meet with role-players from the private sector, business leaders, and other interested and affected parties to devise...
The first shipment of vehicle assembly plant equipment for the new BAIC automotive manufacturing facility, currently under construction in the Coega Special Economic Zone, has arrived in Port Elizabeth. The R11 billion car plant – a joint...
The African Development Bank is supporting the $5 billion Nacala corridor rail and port project with a $300 million loan from its Private Sector Window. After years of financial structuring a signing ceremony in Maputo marked the formal signing of...
The eThekwini Municipality says despite recent rainfall, the current drought situation has worsened with water levels in some dams still critically low. The level of the Albert Falls Dam has been severely affected dropping further to 19.31%....
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has appointed PSG Heritage Solutions to develop and implement a comprehensive Cultural Heritage Plan that will protect and manage Lesotho’s rich cultural heritage during the construction and...
National Treasury has published the second draft of the Carbon Tax Bill for parliament and public comment. Parliament will host public hearings on the bill in early 2018. “Following that process, a revised bill will be formally tabled in...
Cape Town residents have been warned that their high festive water usage has brought “Day Zero” closer, by more than three weeks. Day Zero is the day that almost all of the taps in the city will be turned off and people will have to queue for water...
By Riccardo Temmers, CDC Acting Executive Manager Centre of Excellence Much has been talked about the recently held Energy Indaba hosted by the Department of Energy (DoE). Dominating the public discourse includes issues such as the department’s...
