The notable decrease in piracy in the Somali Basin has left security experts puzzled. Since 2009, there have been over 700 attacks off of the coast of Somalia, but in 2014 there were only 11 incidents of piracy, which did not include a single ship...
Infrastructure development was a focal point of President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday night. He noted that the National Infrastructure Development programme continues to be a key job driver and catalyst for economic...
President Jacob Zuma says the National Infrastructure Development programme continues to be a key job driver and catalyst for economic growth. “Water is a critical resource for economic growth and a better life. Several projects aimed at providing...
A further 500 Johannesburg families will move into their new homes in November 2015 as the multibillion rand Lufhereng housing development, the biggest integrated housing development initiative undertaken by the City of Johannesburg (COJ) to...
Construction on the first 463 rental apartments as part of the City of Cape Town’s Langa Hostel Transformation Programme, is progressing well with most of the blocks having reached the third and fourth floor-stage of the build programme. The City...
Construction of the $100 million Mall of Zimbabwe complex and surrounding developments in Borrowdale, Harare, is still on hold awaiting the Environmental Management Agency’s (EMA) approval permit. EMA has since carried out an Environmental...
The Oudtshoorn Municipality is showing its dedication to customer service by constructing a Customer Care Centre in the entrance of the Municipal Head Quarters. According to the acting Municipal Manager, Ronnie Lottering the centre is aimed at...
The North West government is to investigate allegations of water diversion at Majakaneng near Brits. Premier Supra Mahumapelo described it as irresponsible. Its understood the municipality is diverting residential water to a nearby mine. Violent...
A drought recovery plan, totalling R350 million, was announced earlier this week, to assist KwaZulu-Natal municipalities mitigate the effects of the severe drought in the province. The eThekwini Municipality is one of the municipalities affected by...
