The recently launched Waste Recyclers Project is expected to create jobs, establish new enterprises and stimulate the local green economy. The project, which was launched in Ekurhuleni on Sunday, will be rolled-out in all five development corridors...
Waste pickers in South Africa have made major strides towards improved working conditions on the ground. However, there is still much that needs to be done for them to become the custodians of the wealth they create. This was the message attendees...
The collapse of the Geldenhuys Pedestrian Bridge, over the N3 on the 9th of August 2017 was caused by an impact force on the pier in the median of the highway an investigation by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has established....
The winners of the 6th Greenest Municipality Competition (GMC) were announced recently with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and the Polokwane Local Municipality taking top honours as the greenest municipalities in South Africa,...
The Joint Building Contracts Committee has cautioned contractors against walking off site due to non-payment. Contrary to what many contractors assume, there is no provision in most building contracts that would legally permit the contractor to...
Jacob Mamabolo, MEC for Infrastructure Development (DID) in Gauteng, led an unannounced site visit at Randfontein High School in the West Rand where the department is doing renovations and refurbishments to the value of R34million. Mamabolo was...
Over R650 million will be redirected from the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) to the country’s five metropolitan municipalities following a decision by the forum of Minister and MECs of Human Settlements (MINMEC). According to the...
Using innovative tools and practices address some of the WASH challenges being faced in rural communities. Woza Moya is a civil society Woza Moya is a civil society organisation in KZN which is piloting and testing some innovative systems at their...
The Saldanha Bay Municipality plans to accept all water that Kropz Elandsfontein is removing from the Elandsfontein aquifer on which it has established its controversial opencast phosphate mine. The Municipality’s surprise decision follows an...
