The City of Cape Town has assessed the damage caused by the recent petrol bombing and vandalism of its Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Incremental Development Area (IDA). An assessment was made of the 20 housing units razed by the petrol bombing incidents...
The City of Johannesburg is spending more than R500-million on the ongoing redevelopment and upgrading of single-sex hostels spread across the city and turning them into decent and livable spaces catering for whole families. In the main, the City’s...
The R5 billion Bokpoort concentrated solar plant (CSP) has officially been launched in Groblershoop, Northern Cape. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies welcomed the major investment by ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian company. “[The] project instils...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane launched water week in Port Elizabeth on Monday. The week is aimed at addressing South Africa’s water crisis by educating communities about the preservation of the natural resource. The city has...
The Knysna Municipality is considering punitive tariffs to curb wasteful water usage as the situation has reached critical levels, with reserves down to less than 20 days at the current consumption rate. The municipality has described the situation...
In a bid to provide some much needed sustainability for the country’s stressed water resources, Operation Hydrate is drilling boreholes in drought-stricken areas across the country. This as National Water Week gets underway from the 17th to...
A decline in the water levels has left South Africa under serious water crisis. The failure of dams to hold water for long periods can prove detrimental as they form a massive part of our reserved water resources. Losing small amounts of water in...
Limpopo police have arrested a man allegedly masquerading as a municipal employee and demanding R500 000 from contractors in return for a R305 million water project. Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the...
Energy supply and food production, two topics currently high on the national agenda. That’s why residents of Ntabakandoda Village in Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape are combining them in an innovative pilot project. They farm vegetables...
The renewable energy sector is doing well at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), said the Department of Trade and Industry. The development zone’s Ayanda Ramncwana said ELIDZ has secured private sector investment worth R4 billion,...
