The United States invests hundreds of millions of dollars in water sector activities around the world. Over 750 million people world-wide do not have access to safe, clean drinking water, and 2.5 billion people still lack access to improved...
Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It’s a crisis because it only starts with water — but water affects everything in life. Health. Education. Food security. And the lives of women...
Andre Haspels, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Neil Macleod, Head of eThekwini Water & Sanitation (EWS) officially launched the Centre of Expertise at the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) conference in Cape Town on the...
International business travel on African routes continued to rise in March, according to the latest International Air Transport Association (Iata) survey. It showed that business class and first-class travel between Africa and the Middle East rose...
Although not on the same playing field as the emerging economies of Brazil, China and India, which continue to boom in terms of market potential; Africa has been earmarked by industry experts as a region to watch closely following strong...
The majority of barriers to trade in services are embedded in regulations. Poorly conceived and implemented rules and regulations impact negatively on the ability of service providers to efficiently supply their markets. The corollary of this...
This year’s Road Freight Association (RFA) Conference was held at the Zimbali Coastal Resort in KwaZulu-Natal from the 20 to 22 May. Tony Stone, TWA’s roving editor, attended the conference Conference and sent these “hot off the press”...
Water resources in South Africa are under “immense pressure” and the department wants to partner with communities to increase protection for wetlands and rivers. “We realise that our water resources are under immense pressure from...
In all the villages where the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) is currently being implemented, a sense of vibrancy is evident. According to the Rural Development and Land Reform Mid-Term Review, great strides have since been made...
