Government is set to appoint a new board for power utility Eskom according to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba. Tabling the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Gigaba said the new board will be appointed...
A mandate paper proposed by government will see programmes that are misaligned with the National Development Plan (NDP) cut in order to strengthen the alignment of the national budget. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on...
The City of Tshwane recently bagged the first prize in the 2017 National Arbor City Awards held by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The city received prize was awarded in recognition for the successful Arbor month programme...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is rolling out a massive re-cabling project to reduce traffic light faults around the city. Through the No-Joints Policy, which was introduced in March, the JRA has successfully re-cabled 30 of the 200...
Informal waste pickers in Gauteng will receive training through Gauteng’s new Waste Recycler’s Project, to incorporate them into the professional waste industry. They will also receive motorized three-wheeler vehicles worth one-hundred...
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has ordered all government departments who still owe municipalities to settle their accounts. “This provincial government must pay every municipality they owe; we should not be part of the problem,” Premier Mabuza...
The Department of Public Works is calling on the construction industry to embrace innovative technologies that promote energy efficiency. Commenting after a recent visit to Agrément South Africa, located at the CSIR buildings in Pretoria Public...
The eThekwini Municipality has set aside R576 million to repair infrastructure damaged by the mega storm which swept through the province earlier this month. The Executive Committee approved a report at a meeting held on Monday outlining the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is cracking down on the unlawful use of water through sand mining in KwaZulu-Natal. Private companies and individuals have been identified as the main culprits. A stakeholder engagement discussing the...
The City of Cape Town could run out of water by March, next year. That’s according to the city’s mayor, Patricia de Lille. Currently the dams are standing at 27 percent usable water. Residents of the metro have been warned to reduce...
