Pravin Gordhan on the NDP
The next administration will inherit sound public finances, a platform for implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) and a framework for collaboration with all stakeholders in driving...
View ArticleZuma sets up service delivery task team
President Jacob Zuma has announced the establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Service Delivery Task Team. The purpose of the Inter-Ministerial Service Delivery Task Team is to fast-track service...
View ArticleCoGTA to monitor municipalities
Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Pravin Gordhan says CoGTA will work closely with municipalities to ensure their effectiveness. Ahead of his Budget Vote speech,...
View ArticleCESA supports Gordhan taking municipalities back to basics
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has welcomed the bold move to lead municipalities back to basics and to put in place institutional mechanisms to enable them to deliver core municipal […]
View ArticleCommittee pleased with Gordhan’s plans for municipalities
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is satisfied with the manner in which Minister Pravin Gordhan intends to improve the performance of municipalities and their...
View ArticleBig enough to matter, small enough to care
With a positive outlook on the local and national government infrastructure market, BVi Consulting Engineers is excellently positioned to help the public sector meet its ambitious infrastructure...
View ArticlePoor planning leads to poor service delivery – Governance Minister
Cooperative Governance Minister Pravin Gordhan visited two municipalities in Mpumalanga as part of a fact-finding mission. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...
View ArticleBack to basics for local government
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says local government needs to go “back to basics” in order to improve on the delivery of services to citizens. Gordhan said […]
View ArticleZuma wants action plan on service delivery
President Jacob Zuma says great strides have been made in delivering basic services to South African communities in the past 14 years. Zuma was speaking on Thursday during the second […]
View ArticleDistrict municipalities to be empowered
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Pravin Gordhan, says national government has looked at ways of strengthening municipalities at district level in order to improve the overall...
View ArticleSpecialised consulting for public infrastructure
The effective utilisation of Consulting Engineers in local government has never been more important. It could be argued that South Africa is unique with its highly skilled private sector, and […]
View ArticleState sets money aside for Bekkersdal sewer upgrade
Government has set aside R250 million to renew and improve the sewer network system in Bekkersdal, south west of Johannesburg. “In responding to the waste management challenges of Bekkersdal,...
View ArticleOudtshoorn Municipality in hot water
The Oudtshoorn Municipality in the Western Cape is under the spotlight following allegations of serious financial mismanagement and service delivery challenges, among others. On Wednesday, the...
View ArticleGordhan on addressing SA’s infrastructure gaps
Infrastructure spend over the next three years will be much more diverse. According to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan infrastructure spend in the past has mainly been focused on Eskom and Transnet. He...
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Pravin Gordhan under fire – are the rumours true?
The past several days have seen a great deal of speculation that Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan could be facing arrest. These rumours have been squashed by several authorities, stating that no...
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Infrastructure a critical driver of economic growth
Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Gauteng Economic Indaba Infrastructure development is one of the Gauteng government’s central pillars of focus in its new...
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Treasury postpones tyre levy
There is currently some disagreement over whether the tyre levy should go into the fiscus or if it should be paid directly to SARS National Treasury has announced the postponement of the implementation...
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The reason Gordhan won’t approve nuclear
The burning question at the centre of South Africa’s new nuclear expansion programme remains whether the country will be able to afford it. While President Jacob Zuma has said that the country would...
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Budget 2017: the low down on infrastructure spend
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivering his budget speech Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan gave his 2017 Budget Speech yesterday, announcing some big budgets for infrastructure across the board....
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Transport infrastructure’s thin slice of the budget pie
South African commuters experience some of the longest journeys around the world. This is according to research done by the South African government. Due to the rapid growing number of people living...
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