Concrete is one of the most used building materials in the world. It gains strength over time; resists weathering, erosion and natural disasters; and needs few repairs and little maintenance. Why, then, are we not using it to build our roads?...
Five City of Johannesburg entities will spend a combined total of R220-million on the delivery of a range of capital projects in Region B in the 2016-2017 financial year. This was revealed at an Integrated Development Plan (IDP) meeting at Marks...
A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could provide the South African government with enough money to deliver clean running water to every citizen This is the finding of a study published on Thursday from the Mercator Research Institute on Global...
It’s been a year since the last strike at the Medupi construction site in Lephalale, Polokwane. Eskom says there’s progress in speeding up the commissioning of the six units and that this could happen ahead of schedule. Source:Â SABC...
KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are getting a 3.4 billion rand to cater for the crippling drought situation. The fund will assist build boreholes and water facilities in the rural areas. Source:Â SABC Digital News Source...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has made funding available for the refurbishment of wastewater treatment works in Emakhazeni Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga. The department said the funding was made available through the Accelerated...
The Mopani Water Intervention Project is expected to be completed in June 2017, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Sunday. The project is underway in Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo. “Some residents in Giyani are already...
South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has confirmed to join the  Ministries of Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique at the Southern African Energy and Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS), taking place between the 4th and 6th of May....
Various water sector stakeholders in the Northern Cape convened at the Big Hole Protea Hotel in Kimberley recently and were briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) about the importance of registering their water use activities....
