Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says an agreement has been reached between Eskom, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and its power utility, City Power, to keep the lights on in the city. About a week ago, Eskom issued a...
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo has noted visible operational improvement at the Percy Stewart Wastewater Treatment Works in Mogale City, Gauteng, although more work is still required to ensure treated wastewater meets required...
In many parts of Africa, mining remains a frontier sector, frequently arriving as the first large-scale investment in remote or underdeveloped regions; its impact, however, extends far beyond extraction. According to Vis Reddy, chairman of SRK...
The Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) continues to play an important role in supporting stability, compliance and fair labour practices across South Africa’s civil engineering sector. One area where this role is...
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has strongly condemned the destruction and vandalism of public road infrastructure and indicated that it is a criminal offence. This follows acts of destruction and vandalism along the...
Government has welcomed Moody’s decision to revise South Africa’s sovereign credit rating outlook from stable to positive, while affirming the country’s domestic and foreign-currency long-term ratings at Ba2. According to the National Treasury,...
South Africa’s water crisis is often framed in terms of low investment, lack of maintenance, and non-revenue water, but an underlying problem, sometimes the driver of these issues, is corruption and fraud within the water sector. In the Minister of...
According to water security specialists – Talbot – the new SANS 241 is more than just a standard. It redefines drinking water management and is a tool for managing risk in a water-scarce future. “South Africa’s water landscape is changing, and with...
The government has launched a national stakeholder consultation process on the proposed reforms to South Africa’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. According to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), the...
