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KWAZULU-NATAL PREMIER ASKED BUSINESSES TO HELP BUILD RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SA

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Gambeta News

Kwazulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has encouraged businesses to collaborate with government in the rollout of infrastructure to rural and township communities. Dube-Ncube made the appeal during the launch of an innovative project at Zwelibanzi High School in Umlazi on Thursday. The project, which is spearheaded by a leading alcohol manufacturer, Diageo South Africa, in partnership with non-government organisation, Triple-P, is aimed at assisting disadvantaged schools have uninterrupted water supply by repairing and maintaining water infrastructure…

WATER AND SANITATION ON STEADY DECLINE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

The weekly state of reservoirs report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation indicates a steady decline in the water levels in the country’s reservoirs to 94.6% this week, as compared to last week’s 94.7%. The current readings of the national dam levels indicate a slight improvement as compared to last year’s 97.0% at this time. The provinces which have experienced a sharp decline in their dam levels this week include Eastern Cape from…

SOUTH AFRICANS URGED TO LOWER WATER CONSUMPTION DUE TO POWER CUT

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Residents of Johannesburg and Tshwane have been urged to lower their water consumption due to the negative impact repeated power cuts have had on water supply infrastructure, Eyewitness News reports. This comes shortly after the City of Cape Town’s appeal to residents for the same reason. The Cities of Tshwane and Johannesburg added that reservoirs for both municipalities are not filling up fast enough while rising summer temperatures have also compounded the crisis. Tobacco Giant Eyes…

RECOMMISSIONING OF DURBAN HEIGHTS WATER TREATMENT TO KICK-OFF IN SA

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will today, 13 January 2023, officially recommission aqueduct 1 and open reservoir 3 at Umgeni’s Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant. According to a media statement, Umgeni Water as the implementing agent recently refurbished both water infrastructures. Aqueducts 1 and 2 were severely damaged during the floods that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal last year. In addition, the reservoir was taken offline in 2019 for repairs due to safety issues identified at the…

GAUTENG MEC TO FAST TRACK COMPLETION OF PROVINCIAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN SA

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Gambeta News

Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has vowed to intervene and fast-track/ the completion of provincial road construction projects that have been experiencing delays due to various factors. The MEC went on a fact-finding oversight visit to various road construction sites to assess construction progress as well as to get first-hand information on issues hampering the completion of the projects. These include the K69 (Solomon Mahlangu Road) and K54 (Tsamaya Road), both in…

CONSTRUCTION OF SKAO INFRASTRUCTURE BEGINS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Blade Nzimande, unveiled on Monday the kick-start of the on-site construction of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) telescopes infrastructure in Carnarvon, Northern Cape. Radio astronomy, according to Nzimande, has begun to revolutionise our understanding of the universe. The Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister described the development of the SKAO as a major innovation that will provide scientists with data to push the explanatory frontiers of modern cosmology….

PCC SAYS SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS R1.5M TO TRANSFORM ENERGY SECTOR

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

South Africa requires an initial funding of about R1.5 trillion to transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society for the five years 2023-2027, says Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Commissioner Joanne Yawitch. Addressing a hybrid Special Sitting on Understanding the contents of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), Yawitch said achieving the JET IP outcomes is dependent on the scale and nature of financial support that South Africa can secure from the…

ESKOM TO IMPLEMENT STAGE 4 AND 5 LOAD SHEDDING

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Gambeta News

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has held an urgent meeting with the Eskom board. This comes after the power utility announced it would implement Stage 4 and 5 load shedding after it experienced more breakdowns at its power stations over the weekend. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in a statement said Gordhan was informed during the meeting that the relevant Eskom board committee had recently engaged with power station managers and the generation management…

SCHOOL OPENS AFTER FIVE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION DELAY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

The newly built Noninzi Luzipho Primary School in Gunguluza, KwaNobuhle in Kariega has officially been handed over to learners and the community. While most learners have been attending classes at the new school since February, construction of the R63-million building was finally completed recently following several delays. The school was initially established in 2004 by unemployed teachers who volunteered their time to start a “night school” in the community. Construction of the new school started in 2017…

WCG TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF LOAD SHEDDING IN SA

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

Western Cape Cabinet resolves to set up a task team to help mitigate the impact of load shedding Premier Alan Winde and his Cabinet concluded a two-day Bosberaad in the Karoo town of Prince Albert this week. It was preceded by a Cabinet Outreach, which allowed the provincial Cabinet to bring the government closer to the people to listen to their ideas and concerns. “It was a pleasure to return to Prince Albert to join…

EXPERT CALLS TO INVESTIGATE KWAZULU-NATAL AFTER EARTH TREMORS

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

Experts Called in to Investigate KwaZulu-Natal Earth Tremors. A series of ‘minor earthquakes’ in KwaZulu-Natal over two days has prompted the provincial government to call in experts to determine the cause of the tremors. MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs Sihle Zikalala said: “The department has established contact with the Council for Geoscience, a legislated body to determine the extent of tremors and potential impacts in the affected areas,” said Zikalala. Zikalala added: “The…

SOUTH AFRICA TO RESOLVE IT’s ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will resolve its electricity challenges after the recent problem facing the nation power sector. “Much as we are still dealing with the challenges of load shedding with Eskom, if we look through the tunnel, we see the light. We are going to resolve our energy challenges,” said President Ramaphosa. The President said this following his walkabout at the Redstone Solar Plant in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. The 100 MW…

SA PRESIDENT SAYS ESKOM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE LOAD SHEDDING

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

Given the unpredictable performance of Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country will not be able to eliminate load shedding in the short term. This is as Eskom announced on Sunday that Stage 3 load shedding would continue to be implemented between 00:00 and 16:00 until Thursday, while Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented daily during the evening peaks from 16:00 until 00:00. In his weekly newsletter,…

ESKOM LAUNCHES POWER PURCHASE PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom launches power purchase programme to secure 1 000MW to bolster constrained generation capacity As part of the broad measures to address the load-shedding crisis, Eskom has today launched three programmes to procure much-needed power for the national grid. Initially, the programmes will focus on generators capable of supplying more than one Megawatt to the grid. Over time the threshold will be lowered to enable smaller producers to participate. The combined impact of the programmes,…

PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT KEY TO ACHIEVING WATER EFFICIENCY IN SA

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says there is a need to increase private sector involvement in water services to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mchunu was speaking at the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The congress, held from 11 – 15 September 2022, brought together core water sector groups, including those focused on urban water and urban water services. It also included participants from industry and…

ELECTRICITY CHALLENGE: HOW ESKOM STAGE 6 IS CAUSING PANIC

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

The future looks gloomy for South Africans after Eskom announced on Sunday morning that stage 6 will remain in place indefinitely. And Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter said there is a risk that load shedding may be extended beyond stage 6. “We will definitely have a high stage of load shedding for the week,” he said during a virtual media briefing on Sunday morning. De Ruyter promised that, “all hands are on deck” as…

CONSTRUCTION OF R100M SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE COMMENCE IN SA

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Gambeta News

Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr. Blade Nzimande, is expected to mark the beginning of construction of the KwaMpumuza Skills Development Centre in Elandskop, Pietermaritzburg, with a sod-turning ceremony on Friday. The R105 million project is the first intra-SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) collaboration infrastructure project undertaken by the Construction Education & Training Authority (CETA) and Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA). According to the department, the lack of training facilities…

SA PARLIAMENT SEEK URGENT ATTENTION TO FIX SANITATION IN eTHEKWINI MUNCIPALITY

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery has asked officials in eThekwini Municipality to provide it with a definite deadline by when repairs at the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant will be completed. The committee is currently in KwaZulu-Natal on a three-day oversight visit to assess, among other things, progress in the interventions made by the provincial government and municipalities, especially in the areas that were severely affected by the April floods….

SA MINISTER ANNOUNCED iREREP PLANS FOLLOWING ELECTRICITY CRISIS

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, on Wednesday, announced her department’s intention to publish the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the commencement of the Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP). This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Monday evening on actions to address the electricity crisis. “I am delighted to announce the release of the RFP in the next week for the procurement of the Programme, which will be the largest…

ESKOM SAY LOAD SHEDDING INCOMING AFTER A SERIES OF FAULT AT KRIEL POWER STATION

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom has warned that load shedding may be implemented at short notice following a series of faults at its Kriel Power Station. The power utility had lifted load shedding on Saturday following at least six weeks of daily power cuts. “During the early hours of yesterday morning, there were two electrical faults in quick succession in the high voltage yard at Kriel Power Station. The fault, which appears to be related to the heavy mist…

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