The South African Society of Trenchless Technology (SASTT) is currently in the process of deciding whether or not it will host its regular No Dig conference in 2016 or 2017. A major deciding factor will be whether South Africa wins a bid to host...
The Mzansi Libraries On-Line initiative was launched this week and an amount of R32 million has been allocated towards the project, which provides free internet connectivity for all South Africans through public libraries. According to Arts and...
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says her department will review its tender system to make it work better. The Minister made this announcement when outlining the highlights of her budget vote speech at the Imbizo Centre in Parliament on...
The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements is set to launch the Back-to-Basics campaign on Monday. Earlier this week the provincial government said the launch aims to lay a foundation for...
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has met with an Italian business delegation and 15 investors in Rome. Mpumalanga Office of the Premier spokesperson Zibonele Mncwango said the delegation represented a variety of investors who belong to the...
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says his department has successfully implemented the first phase of its turnaround strategy aimed at stabilising the department and improving its lease management. The Minister said earlier this week that the...
Water has moved to the top of the business risk agenda according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2015. At the current pace, demand for water will increase by 55% globally by 2050, projects the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
A wildcat strike at the building site of South African electricity utility Eskom’s Medupi power station entered its sixth week on Wednesday, disrupting construction of the crucial plant. Thousands of workers at Medupi, which started producing...
The City of Johannesburg’s State of the City Address 2015 was delivered by Executive Mayor Mpho Parks Tau on 6 March at the Council Chambers in Braamfontein. The theme of the speech was a quote from former president Thabo Mbeki:...
Main sections of the Johannesburg highway system will soon undergo world class upgrades – but none of these roads will be tolled. This was the assurance given by the Executive Mayor, Parks Tau, in his 2015 State of the City Address today. “It will...
