Negotiations between NUMSA and Continental Tyre SA are underway and according to the company it is able to continue with limited production and meet the needs of original equipment (OE) manufacturers as well as the replacement market. Dieter Horni,...
The water sector is experiencing a critical scarce skills shortage, owing to an insufficient skills base and fierce competition in the labour market for skilled personnel, said the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) acting director- general Trevor...
At least 20 people have been arrested in the Gugulethu informal settlement during what is believed to be a service delivery protest. Gugulethu residents took to the street in the early hours of Monday morning (5 May) in what has been a violent...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will extend Egypt’s ability to obtain electricity from Ethiopia. Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Berhane Gebre-Christos told a two-day forum held at Bahr Dar University that the dam, which is...
Djibouti has received a US $11 million grant from the European Union (EU) to finance projects aimed at improving access to potable water. The East African country’s water crisis has been the result of extended droughts which have often led to water...
The Ngiluni primary school in rural Ukambani, southeast Kenya, is working hard to improve the health and education of its pupils. Like many other schools in the area, it struggles to achieve satisfactory attendance rates. The reasons for low...
The City of Cape Town and Western Cape provincial government are embroiled in a multi-million Rand construction scandal. Work in some of its poorest areas has ground to a complete halt, after one of its subcontractors filed for business rescue. It...
A video of some brave truck drivers driving on dangerous roads.
21 new locomotives and more than 200 wagons are expected to be delivered to Tanzania Railway Limited in August this year. Kipallo Kisamfu, TRL MD says, the equipment will improve the company’s operations and overall performance. The Tanzania...
