The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) has announced its intention to launch a court case against the City of Cape Town over its failure to fulfil the right of access to sanitation to poor, black and marginalised residents of informal settlements....
FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (Pty) Ltd launched its new FAW medium-weight 8.140FL range in May 2015. Now, a mere year later, it is ranked second in the 5-tonne truck segment. On introduction, it was lauded as the lowest-cost-per-tonne vehicle in...
Regulations in place since December 2014 to streamline authorisations for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) seem to have accelerated the pace at which most government departments provide the necessary comment – but there are some teething...
Nigeria has been one of the shining stars in the African economy over the last decade. And has significant potential for sustainable growth. But one area which needs immediate attention and investment is the power sector, where the low availability...
The City of eThekwini and Mossel Bay municipalities have been crowned the greenest municipalities in South Africa, respectively winning the overall prizes in the metro and local categories of the 5th Greenest Municipality Competition. The Deputy...
In September last year, the Gouda Wind Farm, owned in partnership by the South African company, Aveng, and the Spanish renewable energy company, Acciona Energia, began operations with a generating capability of 423 gigawatt hours of electricity...
The quantity surveying profession is facing formidable challenges in future, warned Dr Stephan Ramabodu, the new president of the Association of SA Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). Speaking at the recent ASAQS annual congress in Midrand, Dr Ramabodu...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in partnership with the Izakhiwo Imfundo Bursary Trust will invest in the youth of South Africa through scholarships, bursaries and loans for tertiary study research, teaching and post qualification...
Animals in the drought-hit town of Pomfret in the Kalahari have been rescued thanks to Barloworld Transport and Meadow Feeds. The two companies joined forces to help the National Council of SPCAs (NCSPA), which appealed to businesses for...
