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NW service delivery protests

Water shortages have again lead to violence in the North West Province. Violence broke out after residents from a village near Zeerust marched to their local municipal headquarters to demand the delivery of water to their villages. Police say...

Enough space for coal usage in production of power

There’s still enough space for the use of coal in the production of power. Geoff Morrison of International Energy Association’s Clean Coal Centre says renewables are often expensive and unreliable compared to coal. South Africa...

R12.5 billion water project expected in the E Cape

A twelve point five billion rand water project is expected to provide clean and safe drinking water to Eastern Cape residents by 2020. President Jacob Zuma officially marked the beginning of construction of the Umzimvubu dam in Tsolo in the...

SARS Customs Operations during March

During March the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs and Enforcement teams managed to prevent a substantial amount of illicit drugs, copper wire, illicit cigerettes and live scorpians from entering the country. During the same time it also...
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Mantashe supports fracking

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has thrown his weight behind fracking as a means to meet South Africa’s growing energy needs. At a breakfast meeting of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) in Johannesburg, Mantashe...

Proposed new construction rules for Kenya

If the Kenyan National Construction Authority’s (NCA) proposed regulations become law, foreign firms undertaking civil works in Kenya will now only be allowed to bid for one project in a joint venture with a local firm. NCA vice chairperson...
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Securing potable water for uThungulu

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has officially launched the Middeldrift Water Treatment Works (WTW) to ensure security of potable water to the uThungulu area. Construction on the project is complete and the watersupply...