The debt relief programme is aimed at assisting ailing municipalities to pay off their bulk electricity supply debt to the power utility.
This was revealed in the 2024 Budget Review drafted by National Treasury.
During the 2024 Budget Speech, Minister Godogwana said the reforms are to optimise the infrastructure value chain to be effective and efficient.
Ngelihle Soka, 27, shudders to think what her life would have turned out had she not been lucky enough to be awarded a bursary by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) after completing her matric in 2013.
Born and bred in Tsomo, in the Eastern Cape, today she works as a professional registered quantity surveyor in the same department.
The fortunes of a budding recycling company changed for the better in 2016 after an opportunity landed on its lap by pure luck.
Founded by Zethu Kunene in 2012, GreenMovement Energy started as a recycling company that collected waste from residential and business dustbins.
Today, the Springs-based company produces the woodie, a low-carbon, high-thermal alternative to traditional coal, crafted from alien invasive tree species, waste timber, and other organic sources.
President Cyril Ramaphosa wrapped up the proceedings of the District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo by encouraging residents to exercise their rights and vote on Wednesday, 29 May when the National and Provincial Elections will be held.
The Imbizo was recently held at Emalahleni, Mpumalanga.
