The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) approved a 9.4% electricity hike for 2016/17 on Tuesday. Eskom submitted an application to Nersa in November last year to recover R22.8bn, which the utility said it used to avert load shedding. The decision...
An amount of R3 million has been allocated for the upgrading of traffic calming measures in the Buffalo City Metro to help decrease traffic congestion as well high accidents. Traffic lights have been installed in the busy Buffalo Street. “Buffalo...
The City of Cape Town is spending approximately R34.5 million to upgrade a section of Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Road in Somerset West. The project is nearly halfway, with the eastbound carriageway currently under construction. “The past few years...
As the expression goes, ‘waste not, want not’. By using resources sparsely and knowing what can be recycled, we can all contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment.  The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) gives helpful...
The communities in the Muyexe, Dingamanzi and Gonono townships in the Giyani district now have access to street lighting to improve safety and security in the area. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform recently undertook to increase...
Motorists using the M1 freeway are encouraged to use alternative routes. This as maintenance on the M1 freeway and bridges got underway. Source: SABC Digital News Source URL:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6OKbK8Aq9g
Use of the sun’s energy is solving persistent water problems for farmers in the Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape. Solar pumps are coming online, bringing water to areas desperately in need of it. Farmers hard hit by the drought are...
Rural communities in two municipalities in the Ehlanzeni District will soon be beneficiaries of newly constructed sanitation facilities. The Department of Water and Sanitation is currently constructing 712 double structure toilets in villages in...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is spending about R140 million on the Greater Mthonjaneni Bulk Water Supply Scheme within the uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The project seeks to increase current supply of water...
The Mier Municipality has received more than R630 million for the construction of the Kalahari East Water Scheme which will bring relief to the severely drought stricken area. The funding came from the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) of...
