The UPS Foundation, California-based robotics company Zipline and Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, are actively exploring the use of drones to deliver medical supplies, with the Foundation providing an $800 000 grant to support the initial launch of the...
The 2016/2017 financial year will see implementation of the second phase of the back-to-basics programme, focusing on building effective systems and resilient institutions of local government. The first phase of the Back-to-Basics (B2B) strategy...
AECOM has been awarded a R134 million five-year contract by Sanral to provide consulting engineering services for the upgrading of National Road R573, Section 2, from the Gauteng/Mpumalanga border to the Mpumalanga/Limpopo border, a distance of...
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says government aims to make available 1.5 million housing opportunities during the current term of office. The Minister said this when she tabled the department’s Budget Vote Speech in the National...
The sitting of the Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse inquiry has been postponed due to challenges faced by the commission. The commission, appointed by the Department of Labour, was expected to sit for three days from...
The Menlyn Park Shopping Centre will probe the circumstances behind an accident that happened on Wednesday, which left three construction workers injured after a load of glass fell on them. According to a report by the Pretoria East Rekord a...
The Department of Environmental Affairs is working to incorporate South Africa’s estimated 62 147 registered waste pickers into the formal waste economy. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, made this announcement on Tuesday while...
The City of Cape Town hopes to complete the construction of 1 005 serviced sites for its Gugulethu/Nyanga Infill Housing Project soon, which will make way for the construction of subsidised housing units. The Gugulethu/Nyanga housing project...
Five internationally acclaimed leaders on sustainability will headline this year’s trailblazing Green Building Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, 26 -28th July. The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) hosts the event and CEO Brian...
