By the end of December municipalities had only spent R53m or 9% of their R603m allocation under a dedicated grant for water infrastructure, officials of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry told Parliament on Tuesday. The lack and decay of water infrastructure has resulted in violent protests around the country over the past few weeks, and in some cases people were killed. Read in browser »
Most of the country are unaware that there has been a long standing process to try and get compensation for workers illegally exposed to nuclear radiation at NECSA (Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA) for some years now, from Parliamentary hearings to being taken to the Public Protector, with little result. Read in browser »
As the nation moves ahead with many of its solar ambitions, the National Treasury said on Tuesday that the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) had been oversubscribed significantly following the latest bid, with total project prices falling dramatically. Read in browser »