The most basic of all human rights – water – is also a central element in global affairs and the development agenda with wide implications on international peace and security, the Deputy Secretary-General of the UN told participants at...
By Liesl Frankson The Department of Water and Sanitation has presented a progress report on interventions and solutions to tackle the problem of Acid mine drainage (AMD) in the country. The presentation was made at a meeting held with a...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is working on a specialised lane guidance and sensory pedestrian crossing, traffic signal system for the visually impaired. The pilot project was launched at Regents Park just outside the Johannesburg Society for...
Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Mpho Parks Tau, unveiled a R1.95 billion mixed residential development in South Hills, southern Johannesburg, on Tuesday. On completion about six years from now, the development – in Region F, near...
The WASH Ebola away campaign has been extended to one of the hardest hit counties in Liberia. The campaign is an effort by the global community and the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to combat Ebola at a community based level. The...
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has visited the Majuba power station where she found that the plant was operating better than had been anticipated. “The plant was performing better than Eskom had anticipated last week. I await the report of...
The Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development received a briefing, last week from the Department of Energy, on the treaty of the Grand Inga Hydropower Project between the Republic of South Africa...
The ISTT’s 32nd annual International No-Dig Conference & Exhibition was held for the first time in Spain, this year. Hosted by the Iberian Society for Trenchless Technology (IbSTT), the event was held at the prestigious IFEMA Convention...
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed an Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation with her Chinese counterpart Minister, Administrator of China National Energy Agency, Wu Xinxiong. The agreement initiates the...
