The beginning of 2016 has seen a rise in service protests with local elections looming. These protests are primarily against councillor candidates. This is according to research done by Municipal IQ, a specialised local government data and...
The past several days have seen a great deal of speculation that Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan could be facing arrest. These rumours have been squashed by several authorities, stating that no arrest will take place. Reports emerged late last...
Africa’s ambitious development goals require the construction of infrastructure and related mega-projects as a priority. With the IMF forecasting that 11 of the world’s 20 fastest growing economies will be in Africa by 2017. Cities across the...
Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti says that township and rural development hold the key to turning around the economy. Nkwinti outlined government’s vision for an infrastructure development plan in Johannesburg on Monday. He...
Entries are open for the IMESA Excellence Awards. The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) in collaboration with the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) are inviting local, provincial and government / semi-government...
With the ongoing drought placing increasing stress on South Africa’s water resources, South Africa has agreed to partner with Iran to develop desalination plants to boost water supplies. This announcement comes after South Africa last year recorded...
This week marks 2016 Sanitation Week and the theme for this year remains It’s not all about flushing. The Department of Water and Sanitation together with Makana Local Municipality will be celebrating Sanitation Week in Grahamstown for all of next...
South Africa is preparing to shield itself against the fall-out of climate change following the devastating drought. South Africa is a fundamentally water-constrained economy. Water strategist at the University of the Free State, Anthony Turton,...
The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) conference got underway yesterday under the theme “Water the ultimate constraint”. The five-day conference is centred on the promotion of professional excellence in the water sector said Dr Jo Burgess,...
