The Vaal Triangle township of Sebokeng has experienced a recent spate of violence as angry residents demand government to improve housing development in the area. The upsurge in violent service delivery protests in the province is linked to the...
During March work begins on the first phase of renovation work at the port of Nacala in Mozambique’s Nampula province. The $24.8 million contract was awarded to the Japanese company Penta-ocean Construction Co Ltd following a tender process in...
People in the North West frequently complain about the bad state of the roads. Provincial MP’s decided to inspect it and while there, in an ironic twist they witnessed an accident first hand. Source: sabcdigitalnews Source URL:...
Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros has taken over from Bert Diphoorn as UN-Water’s vice-chairperson. Jimenez-Cisneros, who previously represented UNESCO, says she hopes to maintain and build on the good work done in the past years. “I also think that rotation...
The Zimbabwe government says it needs $27 billion to fund the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation (ZimAsset). The bulk of the money will go towards the energy, water, sanitation and social sectors. The five-year economic...
The global demand for water treatment chemicals is forecast to rise nearly 6% per annum, reaching almost $31 billion (R342 billion) in 2017. This is according to the new World Water Treatment Chemicals Market report. Rising water quality standards...
Nairobi’s $314 million (R3.5billion) waste-to-energy project is scheduled to launch later this month. The solid waste recycling plant that will turn millions of cubic tonnes of solid, organic and inorganic waste into electricity is expected to take...
Japan has promised a financial assistance package that will see the country’s public and private sectors invest $32 billion in infrastructure, human and mineral resource development in Africa over the next five years. Financial assistance for...
In order to strengthen the automotive industry in KwaZulu-Natal , the provincial government is considering establishing an automotive supplier park. Speaking at the launch of the new Toyota Corolla at the vehicle manufacturer’s plant in Durban, KZN...
