The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has urged Tshwane residents to not view waste as rubbish, but as money. In a cleaning campaign in Pretoria which forms part of the government’s mandate to ensure that people...
South Africa’s capacity to deliver infrastructure projects will be bolstered with the support of the UK government – after the UK and South African governments extended a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the latter’s...
Milllions have been made available to repair potholes and other road infrastructure that was damaged by floods. KZN Department of Transport has launched Operation Vala’mapotholes – an operation aimed at eradicating potholes on KZN roads....
Cabinet has approved a white paper aimed at developing South Africa’s critical rail infrastructure, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Monday. He said the Cabinet had approved the policy in March. The approval of the white paper comes as...
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) together with its Technical Committee 147- Water (SABS/TC 147) has been working to revise and update the requirements of the national standard for drinking water in South Africa. The draft seventh...
On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Reports of outages and cable theft and general tales of woe abound on any newspaper page, creating the impression that the ‘dark continent’ is in fact an appropriate moniker....
The Department of Water and Sanitation today launched a HydroNET Water Control Room in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The HydroNET is a system that will be used by the country’s Water Management Areas (WMAs) to have access to weather and water information....
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is set to investigate water shortages in Tongaat and surrounding areas as residents scramble for fresh drinking water following the devastating floods last month. The commission turned its focus on...
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has resolved the need to set aside a special session with the leadership of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Special Investigating Unit to receive a detailed progress report on...
