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Government plans to eradicate bucket system

Government plans to eradicate the bucket system by the end of next month. Human Settlements Minister Connie September made this statement after touring Extension 6 in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape to look at the progress made in eradicating the...
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Green Building Council certifies 50th building

The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has certified its 50th building. After just six years, GBCSA has seen some exceptional growth and the groundswell of green building in South Africa. 51% of South Africa firms are expect to be building...
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Another fuel price increase

On Wednesday the prices of all grades of petrol will increase – petrol by 36 cents a litre and diesel by between 27 and 28 cents a litre. According to the Department of Energy this increase is due to movements in the crude oil prices, international...
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Sanral set to take over Limpopo roads

A total of 1628 km of Limpopo’s roads is set to be taken over by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). This take-over of particular roads is at the request of the province. Vusi Mona, Sanral communication head,  said “The intervention...
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Trevor Manuel to discuss role of engineers in NDP

Trevor Manuel will head up the opening plenary session and workshop at the 2014 Civilution Congress. In light of the 13 key deliverables of the National Development Plan (NDP),  Minister Trevor Manuel’s keynote address will focus on the role that...
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Pravin Gordhan on the NDP

The next administration will inherit sound public finances, a platform for implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) and a framework for collaboration with all stakeholders in driving social and economic transformation. Minister of...
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Harvested rainwater a health hazard

Research has shown that harvested rainwater in South Africa potentially poses a health hazard, especially for children and immuno compromised individuals. Government has invested in installing more than 23 000 rainwater tanks to collect and store...