The concept of ‘decent work’ is one that government, labour unions, employers and market analysts encourage if South Africa is to further its growth ambitions. The idea is that work is not only seen as a source of income but a vehicle for personal...
Eskom has announced that it will resume load reduction in some areas due to network overloading with the onset of winter. Load reduction is implemented in areas when the demand is higher than the infrastructure – such as transformers –...
The Western Cape cabinet is set to submit an application to the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to declare a provincial disaster due to the significant losses suffered during the torrential rains and floods in June. “The declaration of a...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Sunday that it may have to impose water restrictions across the country, this is due to the absence of heavy downpours in the coming months. DWS issued a weekly report on the status of water...
The water storage in many parts of the Western Cape has improved significantly following the recent heavy downpours, sometimes accompanied by storms and flooding in the province. This is a remarkable turnaround of the situation following the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Western Cape has welcomed the recent heavy rains across the provincial catchments. According to the weekly hydrological report of 01 June 2020, the combined average dam level for the Western Cape...
Western Cape dams are currently in a better state as compared to the same time last year. The Western Cape Water Supply System comprises six large dams which are currently 46.91% full, compared to 19.61% at the same time last year. Encouragingly,...
Passenger rail remains the backbone of land-based public transport networks across the world. Unfortunately, the passenger rail service across South Africa, and particularly the Western Cape, has been in a state of crisis characterised by declining...
The Constitutional Court recently decriminalised the personal use of cannabis. The Master Builders Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC) recently held a workshop to unpack the implications of decriminalisation in terms of occupational health and...
