In late December the Water and Sanitation Department indicated that the release of extra water from the Katse Dam in Lesotho would bolster water supply and relieve the impact of the drought. The flow of the 10 Cumec started in late December and was...
KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) North Coast long-term water shortages may momentarily be over when the Lower Tugela Bulk Water Supply Scheme (LTBWSS) starts reticulating water to KwaDukuza and Ballito by mid 2016. Funded by the Department of Water and...
This was a tumultuous year for South Africa as the country faced off against load shedding, a shaky currency, a drought and a string of protests from the man on the street right up to parliament members. In case you were under a rock this year,...
The recent intermittent rainfall in parts of the country has had little or no effect on the current drought that has engulfed most parts of South Africa. Instead, dam levels continue to drop alarmingly, causing more anxiety in their wake. This is...
The South African government will use instruments such as tariff hikes to protect jobs in sectors threatened by imports, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday. Addressing scores of delegates at the Congress of South African...
Those working in to develop infrastructure will be happy to learn that a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, recently announced general access to its new ContextCapture offering. This offering...
African cities are taking the lead with investment in interventions designed to conserve natural resources and energy for generations to come. This is as many countries around the world look to innovative ways to conserve and efficiently manage...
Transnet has secured a R12 billion club loan from five lenders to fund its locomotives fleet acquisition programme. “The acquisition is the single biggest item of Transnet’s record breaking infrastructure programme – the Market Demand Strategy,”...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently commemorated World Toilet Day with the release of encouraging results of a Community Led Total Sanitation program in two African countries. In Uganda, there is strong will and AfDB support to end “flying...
