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Clanwilliam Dam

Government to accelerate construction of dams

Government will build or expand six dams over the next decade to address the long-term water and sanitation needs of the country. The dams identified include the dam at the Mzimvubu River in the Eastern Cape, the expansion of the Clanwilliam Dam in...

JRA’s MD Skhumbuzo Macozoma resigns

The Managing Director of the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), Skhumbuzo Macozoma, has resigned. The JRA confirmed his resignation on Thursday 30th April 2015, his last working day. Jackie Manche JRA Board Chairperson expressed her sincere thanks to...

Italians share waste and recycling secrets with SA

Inadequate waste disposal and recycling infrastructure is becoming a major concern for governments in Africa as the continent’s urban middle class population expands and more rural people migrate to the cities. New infrastructure projects are...
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FESARTA leadership ratified

As already reported, Mike Fitzmauritz has officially taken over the reins at FESARTA in the wake of Barney Curtis’s retirement on 28 February 2015. However, in order to make the appointment official – in terms of FESARTA’s constitution and...

Green Economy to reverse environmental degradation

A new handbook released on Tuesday aims to boost the interaction between trade and the Green Economy, thus opening up new possibilities to drive sustainable development. In 2013, the financial volume of global trade amounted to $23.4 trillion,...