It’s been a year since the last strike at the Medupi construction site in Lephalale, Polokwane. Eskom says there’s progress in speeding up the commissioning of the six units and that this could happen ahead of schedule. Source:Â SABC...
KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are getting a 3.4 billion rand to cater for the crippling drought situation. The fund will assist build boreholes and water facilities in the rural areas. Source:Â SABC Digital News Source...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has made funding available for the refurbishment of wastewater treatment works in Emakhazeni Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga. The department said the funding was made available through the Accelerated...
The Mopani Water Intervention Project is expected to be completed in June 2017, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Sunday. The project is underway in Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo. “Some residents in Giyani are already...
South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has confirmed to join the  Ministries of Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique at the Southern African Energy and Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS), taking place between the 4th and 6th of May....
Various water sector stakeholders in the Northern Cape convened at the Big Hole Protea Hotel in Kimberley recently and were briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) about the importance of registering their water use activities....
For its participation in national Library Week, The Concrete Institute (TCI) Information Centre invited staff to enter a special competition to see who could create the most innovative small concrete ‘conversation pieces’ for their...
The global construction industry is gradually regaining strength, having endured a prolonged period of sluggishness in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a new study from Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center (CIC). In real...
EThekwini Municipality Mayor, James Nxumalo unveiled the Municipality’s ambitious R41.6 billion budget for the 2016/17 financial year. This is made up of R34.9 billion operating budget and R6.7 billion capital budget. Amidst tough economic...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) identified gender equality as a core aspect of inclusive growth in its Ten Year Strategy, and in January 2014 launched its “Gender Strategy (2014-2018): Investing in Gender Equality for Africa’s...
