The 2014 World Water Week, focusing on energy and water, closed on Friday with participants jointly emphasising the importance of a water goal, as well as intimate integration of energy and water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The week also...
Eastern Cape delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this week assess service delivery progress in the province. The leader of the EC provincial delegation Mandla Rayi said the visit was part of the broader NCOP Provincial Week...
An investigation by the Democratic Alliance (DA) has found that there are serious problems with water provision in some parts of the country. Over the last four months members of the DA have travelled across Limpopo, the North West, Mpumalanga and...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the incorporation of Africa50. Africa50 is a new landmark investment vehicle that aims to help significantly accelerate the pace of infrastructure development across Africa, spurring the...
The number of consumer units receiving basic services from municipalities and service providers has increased from 2012 to 2013. The largest increase in the provision of services was 6.2% in sewerage and sanitation. This was followed by a 5.1%...
Leading women in engineering and aspiring female engineers gathered on the third day of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Africa Engineering Week at the University of Johannesburg’s Doornfontein...
Innovation, alongside resources and institutional support, is the game changer in an environment that is proving to have no easy answers in providing water and sanitation to the masses, especially as the race heats up to close the equality gap post...
The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality in the North West has received R1.2 million worth of sewer machinery to resolve the issue of continuous sewage spillages in the area. The sewer machinery, including a honey suck truck for over flowing drainage...
The R50 million newly-constructed Randfontein-Tarlton road has officially been opened in the West Rand District Municipality. The 7.9 km stretch consists of a two-lane single carriageway between Randfontein and the R24 that connects Mogale City,...
