Two of South Africa’s big-four banks say while they welcome the introduction of alternative building technologies in the residential sector, they are not yet ready to finance container housing. Earlier this week, Citiq Group unveiled a...
The DA on Monday tabled proposals seeking to promote more private sector involvement in South Africa’s infrastructure-build plan. The proposals were aimed at “curbing the potential for large-scale corruption” related to big...
Last week, Marlboro residents barricaded roads and burnt tyres in protest against illegal evictions in the area. In the last two months, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has cracked down on a community of shack dwellers in...
The eThekwini municipality’s 2010/2011 budget performance report revealed that it had underspent by about R2 billion, according to a report last Thursday. The budget report also showed that the municipality recently borrowed R1 billion to...
