Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, confirmed the severe structural damage to the East Road Bridge, which cuts across the N12 freeway near Eldorado Park, and declared it is a serious risk to motorists. The East Road overhead bridge...
Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development Nandi Mayathula-Khoza will take action to set aside an R88.8-million tender, which was awarded to a construction company through a flawed appointment process. The tender was awarded to a construction...
By Liesl Frankson Households around the country were left in the dark on Sunday when Eskom implemented load shedding to protect South Africa’s power grid from a complete blackout. This followed the collapse of Silo 20 at the Majuba Powers Station...
The implantation of a universal electricity tariff system to cut debt owed by municipalities to Eskom is being considered by the utility and the South African Local Government Association (Salga). The system, if implemented, is expected to bolster...
The North Park in the Black River Park office park in Cape Town is the first building in South Africa to be awarded an “existing building” certification from the Green Building Council SA (GBCSA). It has received the certification due to the...
London – South Africa would consider selling stakes in publicly traded companies, including those held indirectly through Industrial Development Corporation, to bolster the finances of power utility Eskom. The government said last week in its...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has completed the upgrading of a 5km stretch of road in Diepsloot which included surfacing and paving of the road as well as kerbing along the pavement alongside it. The JRA has also undertaken several roads...
By Professor Sandra Liebenberg, a Professor of Human Rights Law at Stellenbosch University and co-ordinator of the Socio-Economic Rights and Administrative Justice Project SERAJ Social audits are a valuable tool in implementing socio-economic...
In the region of 150 000 children a year die in Nigeria resulting from poor sanitation and consuming unsafe water – resulting in diarrhoea. This is according to the United Nations Children’s Education Fund. UNICEF Water, Sanitation and...
