The African Development Bank recently approved $100 million for the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) in a bid to help reduce the huge infrastructure financing gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a $325-365m million debt raise, the EAIF...
Members of the public have until January to submit their comments on the City of Cape Town’s draft Water Amendment By-law. The City hopes the amended by-law will further enhance Cape Town’s ability to become a more water-sensitive and resilient...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is moving ahead with the rationed restriction of bulk water supply to the municipalities that have failed to engage with the department or make payment of their outstanding debts by the deadline of 8 December....
The A-OSH Expo is returning to the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand once again from 22 to 24 May 2018 and it is expected to be even bigger and better than 2017. More than 50 exhibitors have already signed up for the 2018 show, showcasing a...
The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) is set to host the WISA Biennial Conference and Exhibition 2018 in Cape Town from 24 to 27 June 2018. Under the theme Breaking barriers, Connecting ideas the conference seeks to address past, existing...
A total of R213 million has been paid by municipalities to water boards to settle outstanding water debts according to Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane. Speaking at a briefing on the agreements reached between municipalities, the...
The construction of the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s project might be nearing completion but the impact the project has had on the community will continue long after workers down their tools. The project, which is being implemented by the...
The Department of Mineral Resources says a fresh water resource has been discovered in Beaufort West, in the Western Cape. The resource was discovered by the Council for Geoscience (CGS), a statutory Science Council reporting to the Minister of...
Municipalities around the country have issued notices alerting residents that municipal waste staff are strictly prohibited from asking for ‘Christmas boxes’ this festive season. In a statement released on Tuesday the City of Cape Town said that...
