There are still 2.5 billion people in the world without a basic toilet – a number that has remained unchanged for more than a decade following population increases and a lack of investment. Of these, some 1.1 billion still practice open defecation....
Zimbabwe’s largest inland dam will be drained to allow the construction of a new wall after the original structure burst earlier this year. Thousands of people were evacuated and more than 3 000 villagers along the Tokwe Mukorsi basin left...
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) is dealing with the sewage spillage into the Vaal River in the Bloemhof area in the North West. The DWA is, together with colleagues from the Lekwa Teemane Local Municipality, the district municipality and the...
The business community is feeling optimistic about prospects in Africa. In 2013, it was the continent which experienced the largest economic growth and by 2014it contained six of the world’s top 12-fastest growing economies. This rapid economic...
Looking for business opportunities in West Africa then why not join the dti in its Trade and Investment Mission to Ghana and Benin. The objective of this mission is to increase trade and investment among South Africa, Ghana and Benin and is an...
Notorious for corruption – the Langlaagte Licencing and Testing Department received a surprise visit on Monday from the transport minister Dipuo Peters and Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi. A security officer at Langlaagte got the shock...
The 2014 East Africa Business Summit initially planned for the beginning of June has been postponed until October. The meeting aims to bring together over 100 top chief executive officers and government officials to address wide ranging development...
For the South African government to achieve its desired economic growth levels it should avoid imposing debt-ceilings as a method of debt control. This is according to the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) – an independent statutory body....
The Department of Water Affairs’s (DWA) environmental crime investigators, the Blue Scorpions, have laid criminal charges against Aurora Empowerment Systems for pollution of the Blesbokspruit. The Blesbokspruit is a protected wetland situated next...
