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Mpumalanga municipalities improve billing systems

The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) is currently assisting Mpumalanga municipalities to improve their billing systems. Some municipalities are implementing smart meter systems to ensure that consumers are...
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Africa running out of options

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged African countries to adopt and accelerate reforms that will attract and retain more private sector investment in infrastructure projects. This he says is the only way that the continent will realize...
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Jo’burg could face water-shedding

Johannesburg Water has not yet responded to claims that the municipality may face water-shedding. The Times newspaper recently reported that Johannesburg will soon struggle to maintain a reliable water supply to its more than four million...
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U.S.$1 Billion bond to up pace on road works

The Times of Zambia have reported that the Zambian government will expedite the construction of roads in the country following the securing of the US$1 billion sovereign bond. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga said...
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Major restructuring at Hino SA

In line with Toyota Motor Corporation’s global policy of staff rotation among its senior management there has been a major restructuring in the senior management of Hino South Africa. Casper Kruger, who has been the Hino SA Vice-President for...
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AfDB largest financer of African clean energy

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has dedicated US$4.3 billion to clean energy since 2007 to become the largest financer of clean energy on the continent. Today, through the AfDB as a CIF implementing agency, 16 African countries – nearly one...
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Simplifying construction– De Hoop Dam

South Africa is currently experiencing a surge in infrastructure development projects, which aim to better the lives of all South Africans. The latest, the De Hoop Dam project, will see a significant rise in potable and irrigation water to people...