The South African Plastic Pipes Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) held their Annual General Meeting in Midrand recently, where they examined the successes of 2015 and planned for the year ahead. Speaking to the more than 40 captains of industry...
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in partnership with the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West on recently launched a Youth Build programme involving 100 unemployed rural youth from Taung and surrounding...
The Western Cape Government says it has spent millions of rand, on fixing shoddy workmanship in RDP housing in the past few years. It says the flouting of building regulations by construction companies, has also led to an increase in the housing...
All hydropower plants in Tanzania are being switched off because a lack of rain has led to low water levels in the country’s dams. According to a report by the BBC, hydro-electricity generation has fallen to 20% of capacity, making it...
Dar es Salaam will spend over 820 million Tanzanian Shillings to stop the city’s sewage flowing into the Indian Ocean by employing the same system used in Durban, South Africa. The Minister for Water, Professor Jumanne Maghembe, said that...
South Africa is poised to become a member of the prestigious World Water Council — the most influential international structure that sets the trends and debates on water and sanitation issues. It also advises the United Nations on water and...
Residents of Pretoria have been restricted from filling their swimming pools, washing their vehicles with hosepipes and watering their gardens with a hose or sprinkler systems between 06:00 and 18:00. The City said it was implementing the water...
The eThekwini Municipality intends tackling the issue of derelict buildings in the City through the recently gazetted Problem Building By-law. The By-law aims to provide for the identification, control and rehabilitation of problem buildings in the...
The eThekwini Municipality is considering a proposal from Seaworld Investment Holdings recommending the redevelopment of the Virginia Airport site into a mixed-use development. According to the municipality this proposal has been treated strictly...
SAICE received more than 30 project entries from across the country to compete for the illustrious annual SAICE–SAFCEC awards, which took place at The Bay Hotel in Camps Bay in Cape Town on 08 October 2015. Infrastructurene.ws congratulates...
