The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says it notes and welcomes the conclusion and release of the much anticipated Public Protector’s Report into the managerial affairs of PRASA. “PRASA will be studying the contents of this report over...
Unfortunately this is not an announcement regarding a turn of events regarding the Nkandla saga but rather an example to the president of what the right course of action should be going forward. Officials at the Ehlanzeni district municipality in...
The first ever Civilution Congress concluded last night (8 April 2014) in high spirits and with a common verdict: a great success. With opening day speakers such as Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and Minister in the Presidency, National Planning...
The DA will request that the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, launch a nation-wide investigatory audit into the state of water infrastructure and access in South Africa. Reports of local water shortages keep pouring in across the...
Government says it is supporting municipalities in dealing with the water shortages. It believes this proves its commitment to end the scourge of water shortage. The short- to medium-term interventions include the deployment of technical teams,...
Deputy Director General at the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs Trevor Balzer has blamed a lack of engineers, technicians and artisans in municipalities for their inability to deal with the breakdown of infrastructure. “One of the...
There have been calls for the constitution to be amended to allow national government to take more control of managing South Africa’s water supply and distribution. The country has recently been plagued by a series of water shortages and protests...
The Chair of the Finance and Procurement Committee, Counsellor Fawzia Peer, officially welcomed more than 1700 delegates to the 84th Institute of Municipal Financial Officers (IMFO) Annual Conference. Hosted this year by eThekwini Municipality,...
The Public Protector’s Nkandla report won’t be released any time soon. Her office has confirmed that the State hasn’t handed over documents crucial to the probe. Advocate Thuli Madonsela’s spokesman won’t confirm...
