Ramsgate residents say that water problems in their area are continuing and that they are getting tired of empty promises by Ugu to solve the problem. Despite Ugu District municipality issuing a statement that water shedding would be...
Business confidence in the construction industry has increased marginally for the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index. The index went up from 39 index points in the third quarter to 42 index points in quarter...
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu recently handed over a R700 million Housing Project in Marikana, east of Rustenburg, in the North West. According to the department, Minister Sisulu emphasised government’s commitment to provide...
As decision makers from around the world congregated in Paris to prepare a global climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), many discussions focused on how to reduce greenhouse gases, including ozone. While efforts to limit...
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will visit the Mhinga Royal Council and the nearby traditional leaders as part of the government’s Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP). Minister Muthambi is scheduled to start her two-day visit on...
President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet with the newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP). The...
The Ormonde Primary School Governing Body (SGB) said they will only consider bringing back all the pupils once the education department delivers on all its promises. Speaking to News24, SGB chairperson Teddy Nair said they were not satisfied with...
Thousands of people visiting Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal have to either “hold it in” or pay service stations to use their facilities as the town faces an embarrassing shortage of toilets. The town only has two working public toilets that are partly...
The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements says it will hand over 7 000 title deeds to the rightful beneficiaries of government’s low cost subsidy programme by March 2016. The department on Monday said it was prioritising issuing the title...
