As decision makers from around the world congregated in Paris to prepare a global climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), many discussions focused on how to reduce greenhouse gases, including ozone. While efforts to limit...
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will visit the Mhinga Royal Council and the nearby traditional leaders as part of the government’s Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP). Minister Muthambi is scheduled to start her two-day visit on...
President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet with the newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP). The...
The Ormonde Primary School Governing Body (SGB) said they will only consider bringing back all the pupils once the education department delivers on all its promises. Speaking to News24, SGB chairperson Teddy Nair said they were not satisfied with...
Thousands of people visiting Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal have to either “hold it in” or pay service stations to use their facilities as the town faces an embarrassing shortage of toilets. The town only has two working public toilets that are partly...
The changing landscape in South Africa and the drive towards creating a sustainable environment is progressing but not without its own set of challenges. The Department Environmental Affairs (DEA), National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) (2011)...
The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements says it will hand over 7 000 title deeds to the rightful beneficiaries of government’s low cost subsidy programme by March 2016. The department on Monday said it was prioritising issuing the title...
The Eskom manager who brought Majuba back to operation after the silo collapse is replacing Roman Crookes as Medupi’s project director with immediate effect. Eskom on Monday appointed Phillip Dukashe to replace Crookes to run Medupi power...
There is too much transformation window dressing in the construction sector and too many entities come up with solutions that satisfy scrutiny, but do not offer real change, according to Frans Pienaar, chair of Inyatsi Construction. “Very few...
