Global consultancy firm McKinsey is ready to return the R1 billion it earned from a flawed deal with Eskom because it does not want tainted money. This is according to Senior McKinsey executive David Fine who testified before parliament’s inquiry...
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has thrown its weight behind the development of a 10-MW Biomass-to-Power plant with a financial boost of US$990Â 000. The project, which is being handled by eThala Management Services, will enable...
The Western Cape Local Government is in negotiations with the National Disaster Management Centre for emergency funding to assist drought stricken Beaufort West. News24 reported on Tuesday that the centre had declined the local government’s request...
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has advised the Department of Water and Sanitation to make the necessary negotiations to cut off the equitable share funding to indebted municipalities. The suggestion was made during a meeting held...
Ten suspects have been arrested for illegally excavating and removing a seven-meter copper cable in Morningside on 8 November 2017. Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) Inspector, Steven Mammba was conducting proactive inspections in Morningside when he...
The City of Cape Town has redirected R2 billion from its budget to fund seven additional water projects. “We have looked at ways to fund a first phase of water supply projects by relooking at our spend across the city to see which non-water related...
Power plants aren’t usually top of mind when it comes to architectural awards however the Stortemelk Hydropower Project recently received the 2017 Award for Architecture from the South African Institute of Architects for the Free State Region. The...
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has appointed Louw Kannemeyer as its new Engineering Executive. The position was previously held by Koos Smit who retired at the end of February. Kannemeyer had been acting in this position to date....
On Wednesday, 1 November 2017, more than 500 waste pickers from Pretoria took to the streets marching against the City of Tshwane council for failing to deliver jobs that were promised to them in 2011 at a meeting that was held in August 2011....
The eThekwini Municipality has cemented a spot in the climate and clean air hall of fame after winning an Honorary Climate and Clean Air Award. The award was conferred on the city for its Durban Landfill Conservancies project by the Climate and...
