Press Release

Jul 3, 2026 | City of Johannesburg Construction Press Releases

Minister Macpherson Launches National Built Environment And Construction Safety Framework To Help Prevent Building Collapses Across South Africa

The following address was delivered by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr Dean Macpherson, at the second Public Works and Infrastructure Summit, hosted by the Council for the Built Environment, at The Focus Room in Modderfontein,...

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Jul 2, 2026 | Governance Press Releases South Africa

President Ramaphosa Makes Changes To National Executive

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to the National Executive following consultation with the leadership of the Democratic Alliance as a member of the Government of National Unity (GNU). “These changes will affect the Ministries of...

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Jul 1, 2026 | Engineering Press Releases

The Blueprint To Fix Local Government Exists – Civil Engineers Have Been Drawing It For Years

Before the next municipal election on 4 November 2026, South Africans will cast their votes knowing what the past five years have delivered: a Gauteng water crisis that left the country’s economic heartland without water for weeks, a Knysna...

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Jun 30, 2026 | Press Releases South Africa Transport & Logistics

Consumer Relief As Petrol, Diesel And Paraffin Prices Decrease

Overburdened consumers will be in for some relief from tomorrow after the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) announced a decrease in fuel prices, excluding LP Gas. The adjustment for prices from July are as follows: Petrol 93 (ULP...

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Jun 30, 2026 | Governance Metropolitan Municipalities Press Releases

What The Auditor-General’s Report Reveals About Our Metros

The Auditor-General’s 2024/25 consolidated report on local government delivers a finding that should unsettle comfortable assumptions about South Africa’s cities. Not a single metropolitan municipality achieved a clean audit. Five...

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Jun 29, 2026 | Engineering Press Releases

How Fair Wages Strengthen Productivity And Margins In Civil Engineering

As civil engineering contractors navigate tight margins in a constrained economic climate, there is growing recognition of the value that predictable employment conditions and fair wage structures bring to the sector. In an intensely competitive...

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Jun 29, 2026 | City of Cape Town Economics Press Releases

Cape Town Adopts City Of Hope Budget, R40bn Basic Infrastructure Investment

See Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’ full address here. Read more below: ‘We are proud to table the City of Hope budget for adoption today with every part of our basic infrastructure investment still intact. This is alongside expanded relief to...

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Jun 26, 2026 | Limpopo Press Releases Sustainability Waste

Alarm Raised Over Proposed Lephalale Methane Gas Project – Calls For Comment Period Extension, For Meaningful Public Participation

Next week (29 June) is the deadline for public comment on an application for a Coalbed Methane Exploration Project in Lephalale, Limpopo. With only days to go, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg joins local activists and other civil society...

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Jun 26, 2026 | Press Releases South Africa Waste

IWMSA Central Branch Announces Its 2026 – 2028 Committee

The Central Branch of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is proud to introduce its newly elected Committee for the 2026–2028 term. As the branch continues to support the advancement of sustainable waste management...

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