Amid rampant mismanagement and the effects of climate change, we will have to learn to do more with less
Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement
Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday
Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said the ailing state power utility’s staff would be on standby as South Africans cast their votes on 1 November
A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
Former president Thabo Mbeki urged business and government and society to work together to tackle issues such as poverty, unemployment and poor services and infrastructure
In this episode, veteran journalist Paddy Harper and political journalist Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mawethu Mosery and Vasu Gounden about riots and the elections
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent
Apartheid architecture still strips many of dignity; they are on the periphery and rendered invisible
The pandemic and lockdowns sped up existing trends and introduced new ones that affect supply and demand
The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio
‘We don’t just wear masks because of Covid-19 — it’s because of all this shit’
As far back as 2007, a local nonprofit met with government officials to deal with the pollution crisis in Emfuleni. Residents are still waiting
The minister believes liquified petroleum gas is needed in the energy mix, but some experts are not convinced of its merits
Experts say there is no evidence yet to show that government-funded employment schemes work long term
The Development Bank of Southern Africa plans to use the booming market to finance its climate projects and invest in infrastructure
President Cyril Ramaphosa did little to inspire hope in the government’s strategy of boosting the economy, but all is not lost, political analysts say
The president’s focus is on fixing the economy — infrastructure build and local manufacturing are two priority areas
The president focuses on the economy and Covid-19 in his 2021 Sona, but his pledge of SA’s rebirth is undermined by corruption and factionalism
As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice
The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery
Municipalities have failed to maintain their existing infrastructure for providing residents with water
Financiers are ‘impact investing’ by shifting their support to investment products that prioritise environmental, social and governance issues
Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine
The New Development Bank pledges billions of dollars towards infrastructure development in South Africa. Implementing infrastructure development is one of the measures the country is counting on to recover from the economic effects of Covid-19
The SOE has asked the government for R3.5-billion in extra support over the next three years to offset losses incurred because of the pandemic
The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy
The water department says even water tankers are not immune to the selfish acts of Covidpreneurs
It is possible to urbanise without congestion and the attendant ills through emphasis on better institutions, writes Eddie Rakabe
Successes and failures from other initiative such as the European Union will be instructive, but much work must be done before the African Continental Trade Area becomes a reality