South Africa narrowly escaped junk status earlier this year, however economists maintain the view that the country is on the tip of an economic meltdown. Government however remains positive and ambitious concerning its nuclear power programme. SA...
Gavin Clunnie was inaugurated as the new IMESA president at last night’s 80th IMESA Conference opening function. Clunnie, who will serve as the head of the organisation for two years, takes over from Duncan Daries. He moves from his position as...
A possible 23 000 people may benefit from the new R18 bn Vaal Gamagara water project that was launched by the Department of Water and Sanitation in Kathu in the Northern Cape last Friday. Phase one of the project will see the construction of an 82...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has its portfolio committee highly concerned after the Auditor General reported a 300% spike in the department’s irregular expenditure. Mlungisi Johnson, committee chairperson, said that laws existed to...
South Africa’s rivers and dams are running dry and farmers remain disgruntled at the sights of parched land, however that is not enough for Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane to declare the crisis as a national disaster. According to...
A turnaround strategy and the implementation of a new supply chain management policy is the number one priority of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), according to the group’s acting CEO Collins Letsoalo. The change in policy follows...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane signed a water co-operation agreement with Italy that will allow South Africa to collaborate on projects that will help improve SA’s management of its water resources. The project aims to improve...
Housing and human settlement development remains a crisis in South Africa, despite having one of the continent’s most developed economies. SA faces an acute shortage of affordable housing in its main urban areas. This was estimated at approximately...
A task team has been appointed by the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Minister Nomvula Mokonyane to review complaints that have come to light regarding procurement processes and maladministration within the department. Advocate Terry Motau...
