The future of South Africa’s water security will depend heavily on renewed government vigour after the May elections. This is the view of industry expert Peter Shepherd. According to Shepherd, who is a partner and principal hydrologist at SRK...
A lack of progress on National Development Plan implementation is killing off South Africa’s construction sector and hampering economic growth. This is according to construction industry association Master Builders’ Association North and comes...
The Western Cape is set become the green technology hub of South Africa with launch the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this week. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says the 124.5-hectare area has been designated for the manufacturing...
The implantation of Carbon Tax has been postponed by six months from 1 January 2019 to 1 June 2019 says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Tabling the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in the National Assembly on Wednesday the Minister said that...
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...
National Treasury has published the second draft of the Carbon Tax Bill for parliament and public comment. Parliament will host public hearings on the bill in early 2018. “Following that process, a revised bill will be formally tabled in...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is consolidating the Mhlathuze and Umgeni water boards in KwaZulu-Natal into a single regional water board in an effort to enhance the service delivery and the supply of water in the region. According to the...
Industry experts and government officials from around the country gathered in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday to discuss possible solutions to South Africa’s rapid urbanisation problem. The South African Urban Conference was hosted by the eThekwini...
A mandate paper proposed by government will see programmes that are misaligned with the National Development Plan (NDP) cut in order to strengthen the alignment of the national budget. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on...
