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South Africa: Member of Executive Council (MEC) Anroux Marais on progress in reopening roads following stormy weather

Department of Infrastructure mop-up operations lead to the rapid re-opening of roads in the first 48 hours since the storms

The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has reported significant progress in reopening roads and connecting communities following the recent stormy weather. The number of closed roads has been significantly reduced to 72 as of 17:00  on Wednesday. Some of the key routes that have been reopened include the N1 at…

Source: Western Cape Infrastructure |

South Africa: Western Cape Infrastructure on solar geyser installations at Vlakkeland housing project

The installation of Solar panel geysers for beneficiaries living with disabilities is underway at the Vlakkeland housing project

In his 2023/24 Budget Vote, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, allocated R24 million towards addressing the current energy crisis. A total of R24 million was earmarked for the installation of 976 solar geysers across various human settlement projects. As part of this initiative, 53 households of beneficiaries living with disabilities…