Infrastructure News Round Up | 11 June 2021
Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90...
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North West water crisis affects authorities
Water authorities in North West say they are unable to do their jobs because of non-payment by municipalities. Sedibeng water says it’s owed more than R890 million. This emerged during a recent meeting between water boards and government...
Rhurha Villagers in Peddie are without water 4 years running
Rhurha Villagers in Peddie in the Eastern Cape are devastated as they have been without water for years. The situation has reduced them to drinking water in dams with their animals. This has led to some of them falling ill. Our reporter Yanga...
North West consults on the new Climate Change bill
The North West is one of the provinces facing the greatest risk of the impacts of climate change. This is after years of drought and frequent heatwaves. These are among the concerns raised during public consultations on the new Climate Change bill....
Eiffel rural villagers in Northern Cape await new houses
The rural village of Eiffel in the Northern Cape is still waiting for houses after a more than seven-million-rand housing construction project started in 2015 and stopped a year later. The municipality blames the slow progress of the contractor....
Vhembe communities are still without clean running water
Most communities in the Vhembe area in the Limpopo province, are still without clean running water. Many villages have not seen a drop of clean water since the dawn of democracy. In some areas, people are forced to draw water from...
Environmentalists warn plastics in oceans will outweigh fish by 2050
Environmentalists have warned that the number of plastics in the oceans will outweigh fish by 2050 if nothing is done to end plastic pollution. They say the world consumes as much as a trillion plastic bags every year. Today is “International...
Celebrating International Plastic Bag Free Day
Environmentalists have warned that the number of plastics in the oceans will outweigh fish by 2050 if nothing is done to end plastic pollution. They say the world consumes as much as a trillion plastic bags every year. This week we celebrated...
Roxana Roux testifies at the Grayston Bridge collapse inquiry
The inquiry into the M1 Grayston Bridge collapse has heard that there’s no evidence that occupational health and safety standards had been adhered to on site. This emerged during the testimony of the onsite health and safety officer, Roxana...
Nelson Mandela Bay faced with a huge water crisis as dam levels drop
The water shortages in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape remains dire with dam levels continuing to drop. Dam levels are now at 20 percent capacity. This is despite the recent good rains which have fallen over the Western Cape. Source: SABC...