Second quarter research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report for 2016 reveals that 61% of South African businesses have been negatively affected by government service delivery issues or regulatory requirements in the past six months....
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Des van Rooyen has emphasised the importance of municipal managers in a democratic South Africa. According to Van Rooyen, municipal managers are at the coal-face of service...
The Association of SA Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) has welcomed the recent announcement by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, David van Rooyen, that his department will now instruct and assist municipalities to appoint...
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) chief director of sanitation has been placed on special leave. According to the DWS, the department’s Director-General Margaret-Ann Diedricks has taken immediate steps to rectify a current misdemeanor...
“It is now business unusual,” Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane told Parliament at the National Council of Provinces budget vote debate. Mokonyane said South Africa needs game changers when it comes to water ownership patterns and...
Nearly two-thirds of South African business executives are delaying their investment decisions while almost half are considering investing offshore due to uncertainty regarding the future political direction of the country. This is according to...
The 2016/2017 financial year will see implementation of the second phase of the back-to-basics programme, focusing on building effective systems and resilient institutions of local government. The first phase of the Back-to-Basics (B2B) strategy...
Government has set aside over a trillion rand to address infrastructure backlogs. This was announced at an infrastructure conference on Friday. Various projects that have been lagging will receive urgent attention now that the private sector has...
Water and Sanitation Forums in the North West have gained traction as communities realise the importance of their effectiveness as platforms to articulate their grievances on service delivery. This follows a call by the Minister of Water and...
