Alexandra township will soon be home to a fully integrated shopping mall and taxi facility known as the Pan Africa Shopping Centre.
Infrastructure Alexandra township will soon be home to a fully integrated shopping mall and taxi facility known as the Pan Africa Shopping Centre.
The City of Johannesburg Council has approved a five year plan aimed at extending Soweto’s potential to become an iconic hub of tourism, investment and economic development.
The council’s approval of the Five Year Soweto Economic Development
Plan for 2008 to 2013 has set in motion a bold vision for the
transformation of Soweto’s economy.
About 10 million high energy consuming light bulbs will be replaced nationally with energy saving bulbs, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka announced on Tuesday.
The first phase of Rea Vaya, Joburg's new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, will be ready before the Confederations Cup kicks off on 14 June 2009, reports the City of Joburg.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday launched what will be South Africa's first aerospace supplier village. Situated in Centurion, Tshwane, the village is expected to unlock the potential of SA's aerospace industry.
Construction has just begun on what will be South Africa’s cleanest coal-fired power station. Built with state-of-the-art technology, Kusile Power Station will be the first in the country to cut sulphur dioxide emissions.
A new affordable housing project in Johannesburg is expected to absorb the city’s poorer residents as well as those who can no longer pay rent as inner city development drives property prices up.
The Gautrain dream inches closer to becoming a reality today as the project's first state-of-the-art train is unveiled in Derby, England.
"I can honestly say it's the most beautiful train in the world," Gautrain Project Manager Jack van der Merwe told The Times.
Gauteng municipalities have pledged to provide basic sanitation to its citizens by 2010, the Department of Local Government announced on Monday.
South African's managed to achieve a 7% saving in electricity for the month of April, said Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga on Monday.
Maroga made the announcement at a briefing with President Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and a Presidential Special Joint Working Group about the state of electricity supply in the country.
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has awarded seven contracts for the first phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement project, which will see 125.5 kilometres of highways in the highly urbanised province being upgraded at a cost of R11.5-billion.
The City of Cape Town has committed R295 million for the upgrade of 43 500 flats and houses that the City rents out to tenants.
The streets of inner city Johannesburg will be lit by solar powered street lights as the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) adopts an environmentally friendly lighting strategy.
Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica officially switched on the Hillcrest substation in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.
Johannesburg Water will spend about R1 billion annually on the upgrading and rehabilitation of water supply infrastructure over a period of five years, it said on Thursday.
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