The African Water Facility has announced that it has offered the Hadejia-Jama’are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund a €2 million grant for the preparation of a strategic action plan to develop water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe basin in...
President Jacob Zuma has authorised Energy Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, to sign an agreement securing the safe use of nuclear energy with France. “President Jacob Zuma has granted authority to the Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, to...
The eThekwini Municipality, and four other KwaZulu-Natal municipalities, have been honoured for achieving clean audits. The provincial Municipal Excellence Awards – held in Durban this weekend – seek to create incentives for...
The Airports Council International (ACI) Africa Region says plans are in top gear to hold the 23rd ACI Africa Region Annual Assembly, Conference & Exhibition from 12 to 14 October 2014, at the Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel & Convention Center,...
A contract to supply 17 650 m3 of readymix concrete for the construction of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Parktown, Johannesburg, has been awarded. AfriSam was awarded the contract by Group Five. “It is a wonderful opportunity for...
Sipho Madonsela has been appointed to the position of the CEO of ECSA with immediate effect. Madonsela, a qualified mechanical engineer, is currently the chairman of Emzansi Engineers. His core discipline areas there include roads infrastructure,...
The City of Cape Town has surrendered income of more than R1 billion for the 2013/14 financial year by granting exemptions, reductions and rebates on municipal rates. Mayoral committee member for finance Ian Neilson said the income that could have...
The Western Cape’s Saldanha Bay and Cape Town port terminals are in line to benefit from a R33 billion investment by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) on regional terminal upgrades. TPT also intends to refurbish South Africa’s terminals spread across...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Pravin Gordhan, says national government has looked at ways of strengthening municipalities at district level in order to improve the overall performance of local government. “There are...
