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Department encourages SA to recycle

Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs Barbara Thomson has encouraged the plastics, metals and glass industries to continue with their voluntary efforts to increase recycling. “Furthermore, we need to encourage all South Africans to become...
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Access to basic services improving

Government is making progress in providing basic services and improving the lives of South Africa’s poor. The proportion of households accessing basic services has grown, with 80% of households having access to water and 77% accessing electricity,...

Effectiveness of government programmes measured

A total of 47 evaluations are underway or completed covering around R75 billion of government expenditure since 2012, says Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe. “Through the National Evaluation System,...

SAICE Civil Talk: Accountability

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering hosted their third Civil Talk on Thursday, 17 September at their national head office in Midrand. The talk was facilitated by well-known anchor Freek Robinson and the panellists where academic and...

Clean ups planned to create a litter-free city

September is National Cleanup Month and eThekwini’s Durban Solid Waste (DSW) Unit has a number of cleanup programmes scheduled to beautify the City. This is part of an on-going educational drive to encourage residents to keep their areas clean....