Zimbabwe and Botswana have agreed to cooperate in the transportation of coal, under which Gaborone will export about 10 million tonnes of the mineral, per annum, using Harare’s under-utilised railway system. Zimbabwe Transport Minister Obert Mpofu...
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has welcomed the increased infrastructure budget allocations for municipalities and the fact that a significant share will go to KZN. “As KZN Cogta, we...
The City of Cape Town is replacing metal, cast-iron manhole covers, with plastic and ductile-iron covers – potentially saving the ratepayer millions of rands each year. Manholes in new developments across the city are now fitted with hinged...
Community-based environmental education facilitators are being equipped with the knowledge and skills to positively transform their communities, as part of the City of Johannesburg’s commitment to create a sustainable green culture. About 50...
The “electricity war room” is focusing all its energy towards implementing government’s five-point plan, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said earlier this week. The Minister said this during a briefing by the Economic...
City Power is set to implement a residential time-of-use tariff system that will allow the utility to price electricity at different rates during the day. This is aimed at encouraging consumption during off peak hours to reduce the cost to supply...
National Road N303 in Mozambique will be rehabilitated with the aid of a US$350 million (R4 billion) investment by the Sub-Saharan Regional Pipeline Corporation (SSRPC). The project will see the current 350km long narrow dirt road converted into a...
The Gauteng government has announced three interventions to change the space and structure of the economy of the province in order to address unemployment, poverty and inequality. Speaking during the State of the Province Address on Monday, Premier...
The City of Cape Town is appealing to residents not to dump objects into the city’s stormwater infrastructure after a maintenance team found a lawnmower in a manhole in Goodwood. Following recurring stormwater overflows in Goodwood, a maintenance...
