Agrément South Africa is officially a fully-fledged legal entity of the Department of Public Works, following an announcement by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi. The entity began its operations, independent of the Council for Scientific and...
The Department of Public Works is partnering with the Coega Development Corporation on the first phase of a project to upgrade 13 Western Cape harbours. The project, which will cost approximately R400 million, is expected to boost the small-scale...
The payment of contractors within 30 days could soon form part of the Department of Public Works performance management process in a bid to put an end to the delayed and recurring non-payment of service providers. According to Minister Nkosinathi...
The Department of Public Works is calling on the construction industry to embrace innovative technologies that promote energy efficiency. Commenting after a recent visit to Agrément South Africa, located at the CSIR buildings in Pretoria Public...
By Rianté Naidoo More than R42 million was recently spent to upgrade infrastructure at 64 water treatment facilities across South Africa. This was followed by the assessments of water distribution infrastructures at state-owned facilities. Both...
Fourteen Voluntary Associations (VAs) are taking legal action against the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), alleging that the appointment of the new ECSA council is unlawful. The court action...
The Department of Public Works has appointed specialists to investigate safety measures at the Salisbury naval base situated at the Durban harbour. This comes after the death of six men who were killed earlier in February as a result of methane gas...
Martin Modise provides an update on the formation of a One-Stop Border Post between South Africa and Mozambique. An agreement was signed between the presidents of South Africa and Mozambique, in 2007, after which the Department of Public Works...
President Jacob Zuma revealed plans that are in motion to deal with the country’s electricity challenges, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening. He delivered his speech as Eskom’s power grid remains constrained, with the...
