Next week is National Sanitation Week and the department of water and sanitation is gearing up to educate many communities on the importance of sanitation, health and hygiene. This year’s theme is “Sanitation for Health and Dignity”. The department...
South Africans have significantly changed their water conservation and consumption habits, water and sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the World Economic Forum in Durban. Despite this change, she said a lot more could still be done and...
Most parts of South Africa have received the bulk of their summer rains, and with the onset of winter, the department of water and sanitation says water is steadily dissipating from dams. Prospects of another El Nino are also forecast for the...
Africans must not expect others to invest in what we ourselves, are not ready to invest in, said new finance minister Malusi Gigaba at the World Economic Forum in Durban. Speaking about investing in infrastructure to grow the country’s economy,...
Africa’s biggest freight operator Transnet has its sights set on collaborations with at least eight African countries. According to public enterprises minster Lynne Brown, Transnet is pursuing opportunities in Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana,...
The South African National Road Agency (Sanral) met before Parliament’s Transport Committee on Wednesday to outline its plan for the next three years. After battling to recover e-toll fees since the tolls were implemented across Gauteng’s...
Following the recent arrival of the AFRO 4000 locomotives, newly appointed transport minister Joe Maswanganyi made his way to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa) depot in Johannesburg to inspect them. Money had been set aside for...
The city of Port Elizabeth welcomed delegates to a ceremonial signing yesterday, to mark an agreement between Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo Holdings. The holdings company was appointed to plan, fund,...
South African authorities have detained a Moroccan cargo ship after Western Sahara’s Polisario Front independence movement obtained a court order to seize 54 000 tons of phosphate on board. The seizure follows a European Union (EU) Court of...
Majority of South Africa’s electronic waste (e-waste) is being exported, with the country losing out on the economic potential of an entire waste stream. In a recent study conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the...
