A new advanced range of locally manufactured building products has hit the market with the aim of assisting contractors to work smarter and improve the overall quality of building work completed. The building range, which was developed by...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) have committed to speed up the implementation of a labour agreement aimed at improving conditions for workers. This comes after...
Lesotho’s Metolong Dam has reached a major engineering milestone this year with dam spilling for the first time since it completion in 2016. The $100-million dam was recently subjected to the full range of stresses it was designed for having...
The City of Ekurhuleni has embarked on an illegal connections clean-up operation at the Dukathole informal settlement in Germiston. A multi-disciplinary team led by the municipality’s Energy Department descended on the township in the early hours...
Climate change comes under the spotlight this week as a panel led by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa will tackle the topic at a South African Talanoa Dialogue at the Midrand Conference Centre in Gauteng. State parties to the United...
The Vaal Dam, lying on one of the country’s strongest flowing rivers, the Vaal, could soon be declared a disaster area. For decades, sewerage has been contaminating its water and killing its fish. Several areas in the bankrupt Emfuleni...
The eThekwini Municipality has once again scooped the title of the greenest municipality in South Africa. Accepting the award on behalf of the City Mayor Zandile Gumede said the City prioritises environmental issues and building resilient a city....
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse claims that the Emfuleni Municipality’s basic services fleet, including essential service vehicles, has been repossessed. According to OUTA the municipality allegedly defaulted on payments and all vehicles...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a public-private partnership that will provide safe sanitation for schools. The Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative is a partnership between government, the United Nations Children’s Fund,...
