Municipalities and secondary cities cannot afford for South Africans to directly receive electricity from Eskom. This view comes from Eyal Shevel, sector head of corporate and public sector ratings at Global Credit Ratings (GCR), in light of Eskom...
Two thirds of Durban could run out of water by the end of 2017, if good rains do not arrive in time, the SABC reported at the end of last week. Umgeni Water reported critically low dam levels with the Albert Falls Dam at 26% full and Midmar Dam at...
Residents of the eThekwini Municipality are now beginning to feel the effects of thousands of holidaymakers that spent the festive period in KwaZulu-Natal. The pressing issue is the level of the Albert Falls Dam that dropped to 26,1% this weekend,...
If the South African government fast tracked its investment in transport infrastructure projects, it could help stimulate the economy in 2017. This is according to David Kruyer, MD and founder of Concargo in Cape Town. In an interview with the...
Preferred bidders who have outstanding renewable power purchase agreements with Eskom are entitled to approach a court to enforce the power utility’s signature on the agreement. This is according to senior counsel at South African law firm Webber...
Jan Labuschagne, CEO of Averda A South African waste management NGO, USE-IT, recently attained international recognition at The Circulars 2017, an event recognising contributions to the circular economy in the private and public sectors, and...
The completion of an R80 million slope stabilisation engineering project in Nelson Mandela Bay has saved Africa’s automotive manufacturing capital from power black-outs, the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) announced today. SANRAL said...
Three municipalities that were scheduled to have its power cut today have narrowly escaped darkness, however Eskom has made it clear that it will go ahead with the interruption of electricity supply to municipalities that still have outstanding...
Soon residents in villages bordering on the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga won’t have to illegally cross into the park to get water. The Bushbuckridge municipality has been allocated R8,1 million to help alleviate water shortages in the area. ...
