The Chairpersons of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation – and the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements, Machwene Semenya and China Dodovu,...
Despite its advancements over the years particularly in the oil, gas and power industries, it is no secret that Africa is still plagued with the issue of inefficient energy supply. By African Energy Chamber Recording nearly 600 million people with...
The construction industry is desperate to get back to work. The SA Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors says the lockdown could lead to over 100,000 job losses over the next 18 months. Source:...
For many organisations, the sudden move from an on-premise to a remote workforce has created unexpected information security risks. By Martin Potgieter, co-founder & Technical Director at Nclose “For those enterprises that had not yet...
The Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu visited the community of Empolweni informal settlements in Khayelitsha on Sunday. She provided temporary shelter, water and food to restore their dignity after they were evicted last week by the City...
Informal waste reclaimers have spoken of the dire straits they are facing after being forced to stay home as non-essential workers during the Covid-19 national lockdown. This has left them and their families unsure of where their next meal will...
Over the past few years, South Africa has been hit by a number of water shortages. With COVID-19 in the country, household usage of water has gone up because of the amount of times we have to wash our hands. Now consumers are able to monitor their...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has delivered 45 water tanks to the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality to aid the municipality in ensuring reliable water supply to the communities of this rural municipality. This is meant to ensure that...
The construction industry has potential to create employment opportunities to cushion the impact of an anticipated increase in unemployment in the immediate aftermath of the current nation-wide lockdown. This is according to a submission made by...
