The eThekwini Municipality has set aside R576 million to repair infrastructure damaged by the mega storm which swept through the province earlier this month. The Executive Committee approved a report at a meeting held on Monday outlining the...
The Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Zandile Gumede, recently launched a R120 million housing development in oThongathi in the north of Durban. Â The multi-million rand Emona Sunhill housing development will benefit a total of 1082 families from...
Over R650 million will be redirected from the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) to the country’s five metropolitan municipalities following a decision by the forum of Minister and MECs of Human Settlements (MINMEC). According to the...
IMIESA spoke to Kibiti Ntshumaelo, managing director of Lekwa Consulting Engineers, about the company’s amazing journey since its founding back in 2002, and the upcoming celebration of its 15th anniversary in October. How did it all start?...
The outlook for South Africa’s construction industry over the next four years will be moderate, compared to the industry’s performance between 2012 and 2016, says data analysis company Timetric. Contributing to this is poor investor sentiment as a...
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 Special Economic Zones areas of Tubatse and Musina-Makhado in the Eastern Cape will benefit from thousands of new human settlements that are scheduled for construction in upcoming months. Government said it aimed to deliver 80,000 housing units...
On Monday 13 March, rescue workers were seen carrying the body of a victim recovered out from a pile of refuse, following a landslide at the Koshe dump in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Details emerging from the scene reveal that the and slide submerged...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is responsible for R13.9 bn in irregular expenditure out of a total R46,3 bn, Auditor General Kimi Makwetu said on Wednesday. Earlier this year, PRASA’s acting group chief executive, Collins...
