In 2005, government approved plans for the establishment of the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA). Kirsten Kelly gives an update about its rationale and status. A lack of water is a constraint to economic growth. There is a...
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has announced a set of measures aimed at strengthening state-owned companies. Drawing on recommendations made by the Presidential Review Committee on state-owned Companies, Nene told the National Council of Provinces...
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will soon convene a summit to discuss solutions to the current electricity challenges facing the country. Responding to questions for oral reply at the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on...
Eastern Cape delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this week assess service delivery progress in the province. The leader of the EC provincial delegation Mandla Rayi said the visit was part of the broader NCOP Provincial Week...
“We are gathered here today at this mayoral dialogue, which is the first of its kind in South Africa, to promote co-operation and share learning at all levels of government, in order to show commitment to waste management and water conservation,”...
“As leaders in government, you are no strangers to the fact that waste management is at the core of service delivery,” said Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi on Tuesday 06 August 2013, when she led a round...
The minister of transport Ben Martins delivered this budget vote policy statement at the National Council Of Provinces in Parliament on 13 June 2013. The department has made significant progress to transform the transport sector across the...
As part of the Department of Environmental Affairs efforts to drive recycling in South Africa, 15 buy-back centres will be established in this financial year, 2013/2014, Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, announced on Tuesday 11 June...
9 to 10% of existing infrastructure services are not functional and reduce the national access from 95,2% to 86%, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa announced on the occasion of the presentation of the National Council of...