The Department of Labour has urged all designated employers to submit their Employment Equity (EE) report plans before the reporting season closes tomorrow. The department reminded all designated employers that they have until 15 January 2015 to...
Production of cement, a key construction material, surged past half a million tonnes in Kenya last according to the latest data. A total of 500 428 tonnes were manufactured in the month, pushing total production, by the end of November, to 5.21...
Water in the city of Windhoek’s major supply dams is declining daily, reaching worrying levels. The Windhoek Municipality notified the capital’s residents of the declining levels and reminded them about the serious implications of wasting water in...
Gases and welding company African Oxygen (Afrox) announced yesterday, that MD Brett Kimber had resigned with immediate effect. The company, which started a cost-cutting programme to counter falling volumes in November last year, informed...
Despite a slight reduction in fatalities on our roads this past festive season, South Africa still holds the unenviable record of having the second highest road accident fatality rate per 100 000 population in Africa. With 1 118 fatal crashes and 1...
Water supplies in Harare are set to improve after the installation of new pumps at Morton Jaffray Waterworks at the weekend. According to a report by The Herald, the new facility will increase production by 100 mega litres per day. About 450 mega...
The government of Kenya will invest Sh1.6 billion (approximately R200 million) Kenyan shillings in water and other projects to empower citizens in drought-prone and marginalised counties. In the Devolution ministry’s 2015 projections report,...
The City of Tshwane has laid out major plans to improve on its service delivery mandate for 2015. Tshwane Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa said in his message, on the city’s plans and vision for 2015 that it had performed very well...
The City of Johannesburg has saved R700 million thanks to the first phase of its Water Infrastructure Upgrade and Renewal Project. The project, which costs R1.7 billion, commenced in Soweto in 2004 with the objective to tackle massive physical...
In partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), Â a gases and welding products group has invested more than R1 million in upgrading and resourcing the welding centres at five underprivileged technical high schools. The schools include...
