Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says Phase 3 of the Expanded Public Work Programme (EPWP) Social Sector must aim high and work harder towards increasing the current set targets for work opportunities. Addressing the EPWP conference in...
The Portfolio Committee on Energy held a meeting earlier this week where it made the future of nuclear energy in South Africa quite clear. Briefing his counterparts from the Norwegian Standing Committee on Energy and Environmental Affairs,...
Community-based environmental education facilitators are being equipped with the knowledge and skills to positively transform their communities, as part of the City of Johannesburg’s commitment to create a sustainable green culture. About 50...
The “electricity war room” is focusing all its energy towards implementing government’s five-point plan, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said earlier this week. The Minister said this during a briefing by the Economic...
City Power is set to implement a residential time-of-use tariff system that will allow the utility to price electricity at different rates during the day. This is aimed at encouraging consumption during off peak hours to reduce the cost to supply...
South African engineers are unhappy that government has gone outside the country in search of skills to solve South Africa’s water problems. This comes after government welcomed 34 Cuban water experts to the country last week. The arrival of...
National Road N303 in Mozambique will be rehabilitated with the aid of a US$350 million (R4 billion) investment by the Sub-Saharan Regional Pipeline Corporation (SSRPC). The project will see the current 350km long narrow dirt road converted into a...
A Metrobus has crashed off of the Queen Elizabeth Bridge near Biccard Street in Braamfontein, Johannesburg this morning. The bus driver reportedly lost control of the bus, which resulted in the accident. It was reported that there was nobody in the...
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene today announced an increase of 50 cents per litre in the Road Accident Fund (RAF) levy, setting the price at 154 cents in the 2015/16 tax year. Nene said the increase is required to “finance the progress made by the...
