The public is invited to submit written comments on the draft regulations for irrigation water. The regulations require that the abstraction of water for irrigation of crops purposes be limited, monitored, measured and recorded. After consultations...
The GO GEORGE public transport system is already a huge hit with the community just a month after the official launch. Four routes were activated in December last year, as part of the first trial phase of the GO GEORGE public transport system....
The $125.18 million, Nairobi Outer Ring Road Improvement Project was officially launched last week. The project which is jointly financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government, involves the construction of a...
A university of Reunion delegation recently visited Durban to discuss the development of a partnership for a GeoSun Project with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). The project, which began as a sister city collaboration in 2012, aims to...
The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma’s interactive session with captains of industry at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has been productive. “President Jacob Zuma and his ministerial delegation had a fruitful interactive...
The South African-based Grindrod has invested $500 million for the construction of the first phase of two, of Zambia’s North West Rail project. The railway line aimed at linking Angola and Zambia will be 580 km long and will connect Zambia’s copper...
Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has said that there remains little chance of Gauteng motorists accepting e-tolling despite hints that the Gauteng advisory panel has proposed the lowering of e-toll fees. This was in reaction to a summary of...
Civil Engineers at Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with pre-cast concrete specialists Macrete Ireland have developed the world’s longest ‘flat pack’ arch bridge. Based on the ‘FlexiArch’ system, the bridge is unique in that it will be...
The African Water Facility (AWF) has approved a €1.07-million grant for the development of an Integrated Comprehensive Sanitation Plan for the Seychelles. The 10-year plan will follow an integrated approach, looking at the synergies with related...
