North West MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements Collen Maine has committed to building 6 888 housing units in this financial year with a focus on eradicating informal settlements. “We want to create access to clean water and decent...
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has announced Phase 2 of the N12 freeway rehabilitation project costing R120 million, which stretches from Eldorado Park to Zuurbekom, near Soweto. This follows a R374 million upgrade of the N12...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has promised the residents of Giyani in Limpopo access to water by the end of September. “It cannot be that people have access to clean water in affluent suburbs, while the people of Mopani...
The African Water Facility (AWF), with the support of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) East Africa Regional Resource Center, brought together more than 40 project managers from over 15 English-speaking African countries to participate in a...
President Jacob Zuma has told ministers, premiers and mayors, who are part of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) that they must jointly attend to delivery matters with speed and a problem-solving culture. Zuma was...
Environmental Management Inspectors the Green Scorpions will embark on a sand mining blitz across the country. The days of the blitz are undisclosed to ensure greater impact. This is a joint national and provincial compliance and enforcement...
Stakeholders in the chemical sector have a duty to integrate the principles of green chemistry and green engineering into their manufacturing processes, says Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor. Pandor was speaking at the 5th...
Investing in ways to adapt to climate change will promote the livelihood of 65% of Africans, the United Nations environmental agency reports. However, it warned that failing to address the phenomenon could reverse decades of development progress on...
Itumeleng Dlamini, Executive Director of Master Builders South Africa, says that the collapse of a building at the Meyersdal Eco Estate on Monday highlights the lack of skills in building industry Approximately 75% of the sector’s workforce is...
