In a bid to avert a water crisis in Gauteng, the province’s Premier, David Makhura says provincial government will set up a water war room. According to Makhura the decision stems from issues of water security raised at the Premier’s Coordinating...
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements will on Thursday launch an inquiry into the housing backlog in the province. The inquiry will be led by Mohatla Phutas Tseki and the main focus...
South Africa’s Draft Mine Water Management Policy is now open for public comment. The Department of Water and Sanitation gazetted the policy last week, with the comments window open for a 60 day period. This period began on 14 July and will end on...
Johannesburg’s R511 will undergo a R150 million upgrade, the Gauteng department for roads and transport said. “The R511 links Gauteng with the North West Province and serves as a major inter-provincial route from Midrand towards the neighbouring...
Civil engineering confidence picked up by six index points to 43 in the second quarter of 2017, according to the Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB) SME business conditions survey. This follows a largely flat 2016 and a disappointing...
R44 billion has been allocated for infrastructure development over the next three years by the Gauteng provincial government. Another R94 billion has been allocated by provincial municipalities and will be spent over the next five years. The...
Investment in state-of-the-art infrastructure is not a luxury, but a necessity, said Gauteng Premier David Makhura at the Infrastructure Funding Summit held in Midrand on Thursday. Makhura believes this form of investment will give citizens the...
The rehabilitation project of the R28 road was launched in Johannesburg on Tueday by Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi. This project will involve the maintenance of the single carriageway between Sebokeng and Westonaria. Vadi said...
Drought-stricken Cape Town has plans to impose a 19.25% tariff hike on water and sanitation after July. This was according to the city’s draft budget for the 2017/18 financial year which was announced last Wednesday. There is also a possibility...
