The Department of Public Works turnaround strategy has uncovered R34.9 billion in irregular expenditure dating back to 2001, Public Works Minister Thembelani Nxesi announced on Monday. Nxesi said a total of R1.1 billion of the amount is being...
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation says the continuing vandalism and theft of valves, copper and transformers has a direct bearing on water shortages in many municipalities across South Africa. The committee visited Madibeng Local...
The winners of the 2014 Eco-Logic Awards were announced last week at The Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng. Celebrities, senior government officials, representatives from municipalities and the private sector, environmental NGOs and NPOs as well as...
The Eastern Cape is the home of Isuzu Trucks, and journalists visiting the company’s Kempston Road Plant in Port Elizabeth recently were shown how, following a facelift, the plant has both increased production and boosted morale amongst employees....
President Jacob Zuma says great strides have been made in delivering basic services to South African communities in the past 14 years. Zuma was speaking on Thursday during the second Presidential Local Government Summit held at Gallagher Convention...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says local government needs to go “back to basics” in order to improve on the delivery of services to citizens. Gordhan said this will top the agenda when government convenes a...
Industrial water cooling and GRP experts, Industrial Water Cooling (IWC), based in Isando, Gauteng, have acquired the Vectus pipe system from Fiberpipe South Africa. “The acquisition of the Vectus pipe system is a solid addition to our existing GRP...
The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements is studying the recent report released by the Statistics South Africa which records an increase in number of buckets toilets in the province. The department says it is studying the contents of the...
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa is calling on South Africans to give the country a spring clean during the 2014 Clean-Up SA and Recycle Week from 15 to 19 September, on National Recycling Day on 19 September and the 29th...
