Improvements in operations and oversight duties within the municipalities will only be achieved if the technical abilities of Municipal Public Accounts Committees (MPACs) are significantly enhanced. This is the view of Grant Thornton, head of...
The Gauteng provincial government will invest at least R160 million in revitalising and building business hubs in townships. This announcement was made by Gauteng premier David Makhura. “We will invest R160 million for the current financial year to...
The National Directorate of Water (DNA) through the Regional Administration of Water South (ARA-Sul) has awarded a contract for the rehabilitation of the damaged bottom outlets and related works on the 48 metre high Massingir Dam in the Gaza...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, bombarded print media late last week with an editorial piece titled “Water is life, sanitation is dignity” in a blitzkrieg public relations move to win back the hearts and minds of the public...
Anyone who has watched the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ will undoubtedly remember a scene in the movie where the main character jumps from an elevated latrine into the filthy water below in a desperate attempt to see his favourite Bollywood movie...
About 181 000 permanent employment opportunities have been created through the Working-for-Water Programme. The programme was first launched 19 years ago by then Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Kader Asmal. The programme forms part of an...
A South African water expert has warned that continuous restructuring at the Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation could see the recent water crisis that hit Gauteng happening again … and again. The expert, Anthony Turton who worked previously...
Zimbabwe is looking to develop a renewable energy policy to provide the energy sector with guidelines and a roadmap for creating a more conducive environment for attracting investment. Gloria Magombo, CEO of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority...
Echoing the vision of the City of Curitiba, Brazil, at the launch of the eThekwini’s Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Network at the Green Hub in Durban the Mayor of the eThekwini Municipality, James Nxumal, stated that the city “is a city for people...
