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SA companies to upgrade Zimbabwe infrastructure

Zimbabwe capital Harare will sign a $400 million deal with a South African company to upgrade its road network while another SA company has offered to replace and upgrade the ageing Harare water distribution network at a cost of $100 million....
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Relooking spatial design

South Africa’s spatial design policy has come under criticism for not transforming the apartheid geography. Delegates at the Spatial Transformation of Cities conference recently hosted by the Johannesburg Development Agency discussed new ways in...

ECDC budget a sign of public confidence

The R684 million Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) that Finance MEC Phumulo Masualle allocated to the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is as a sign of public confidence in the ECDC’s effective use of public funds and assets. ECDC...
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$3.6 billion to go to MDG targets

Southern Africa governments are not keeping their promises on water and sanitation, a new report reveals. As a result, 13 Southern African countries will miss one or both of the 2015 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets for water and...
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Hearings: findings out soon

South Africa will soon have answers to questions regarding the action being taken by government departments to address the water and sanitation delivery backlog. “Access to Water and Sanitation is a universal right. The SAHRC [South African Human...
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Modise opens road upgrade

North West Premier Thandi Modise was joined by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, and the MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport, Raymond Elisha, in officially opening the upgraded stretch of road between Sannieshof and...
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Tshwane declares war on leaks

South Africa is losing 37% of water through leaks, which amounts to R7 billion a year. In Tshwane, water leaks are costing the municipality over R300 million. To combat this, the Department of Water Affairs has initiated the War on Leaks project....

Fracking regulations to be consolidated

Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has revealed that final fracking regulations are being consolidated. Draft regulations regarding fracking were published in October last year, followed by a period for public comment. Concerned parties submitted...