The Department of Labour will commence with the process of conducting an investigation into the building sector with the view to establish a sectoral determination. This will result in prescribed minimum wages and conditions of employment for this...
Britain has pledged £150 million (R2.7 billion) to Tanzania in support of the country’s rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene programmes. The funding will support Tanzania’s programmes for five years from 2014 to 2019, and forms part of...
Delegates at the recent Water and Sanitation Summit have committed to develop a Water and Sanitation Ten-Year Plan as the water and sanitation pillar of the National Development Plan. The Water and Sanitation Ten-Year Plan will have four...
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal will be the first of what is expected to be many public sector entities that will benefit from a new Smart City mobile application. The Smart City app is designed to integrate a range of services offered...
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says South Africa needs to find a solution for the seemingly failing labour bargaining structure. “Government, unions and business have an important role to play in order to maintain a stable labour force and fair...
Here is a look at some of what the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019 hopes to achieve:  250 000 – Grade 12 learners qualifying for university entrance by 2019, up from 172 000 in 2013 213 – clinics and community health centres constructed...
The United States has committed to invest several billions of dollars in Africa. This will particularly be focused on President Barack Obama’s Power Africa —  an initiative which aims to add more than 10 000 MW of clean, efficient electricity...
A $300 million cement plant will be established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The plant is located near Zamba in the Cataracts district, approximately 230 km from Kinshasa. The construction of the cement plant will take...
Infrastructure spending in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow by 10% a year over the next decade, exceeding $180 billion by 2025 while maintaining its 2% share of the global infrastructure market. Nigeria and South Africa currently dominate...
