Eskom says it has been forced into a fresh round of load shedding following unforeseen technical problems at its power stations. It’s currently into Stage One of load shedding which will continue until 10 o’ clock tonight. The power...
Eskom’s forecast for the rest of the week shows a lack of capacity for the required electricity demand, which means more load shedding is likely until the end of the week. This revelation comes after the power utility implemented stage 1 load...
The public is invited to submit written comments on the draft regulations for irrigation water. The regulations require that the abstraction of water for irrigation of crops purposes be limited, monitored, measured and recorded. After consultations...
The GO GEORGE public transport system is already a huge hit with the community just a month after the official launch. Four routes were activated in December last year, as part of the first trial phase of the GO GEORGE public transport system....
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) says it has noted allegations that rules around the designation of solar water heater components are killing the industry. “The dti has noted the recent media reports regarding the designation of solar...
The Waterval Waste Disposal Facility, located in Rustenburg, is a large general waste facility for which construction began in January 2013. The facility will initially consist of two general waste cells, a rubble disposal cell, a leachate pond, a...
The $125.18 million, Nairobi Outer Ring Road Improvement Project was officially launched last week. The project which is jointly financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government, involves the construction of a...
A university of Reunion delegation recently visited Durban to discuss the development of a partnership for a GeoSun Project with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). The project, which began as a sister city collaboration in 2012, aims to...
The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma’s interactive session with captains of industry at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has been productive. “President Jacob Zuma and his ministerial delegation had a fruitful interactive...
The hi-tech system the City of Johannesburg has embraced to address the housing backlog and assist it in its housing development planning is paying dividends. The system, which  uses GPS-enabled Trimble hand scanners that can pick up geographical...
