Three thousand tons of highly contaminated toxic mercury waste remains uncleared in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal.The deadly chemical was imported and dumped by British based giant Thor Chemicals after it shut down operations in that country in the...
The construction industry has received a sign of possible better times ahead, with the nominal estimated value of civil construction projects out to tender increasing by 42% in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter. David...
South Africa’s transport industry is plagued with issues like congestion and access to safe and reliable public transport – however, entrepreneurs may hold the key to providing solutions geared towards smarter mobility. Ben Pullen, CEO of...
Traffic flow has been affected since major roads leading to the M2 bridge were closed off in February this year. Authorities have been repairing structural defects and are expected to be done in Octorber. Motorists will be happy to hear that...
Since the highs experienced just before the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the construction sector in South Africa and in African has yet to see another industry boom. South Africa experienced a technical recession in the first and second quarters of this...
For South Africa to compete successfully within a 4th Industrial Revolution economy, stakeholders across all sectors must work together to drive progress in the country. This is according to Prof. Marcia Mkansi, an associate professor at the...
After service delivery protests left Alexandra shutdown, Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Service Delivery (IMTT) met in Pretoria to discuss a short term action plan, in response to the issues raised by the community of Alexandra. The short term...
The sixth South African Citizen Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) shows that citizen satisfaction and trust in municipal service delivery is at an all time low. The SA-csi 2019 index, conducted by Consulta, showed that citizens are unhappy with service...
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande recently announced a revised taxi recapitalisation programme (RTRP), which aims to transform the taxi industry by scrapping old vehicles. RTRP is an initiative by the government to bring about safe and reliable...
