THE Gauteng government has vowed to clamp down on illegal squatters and "shack farmers" in a bid to slow the increase in the mushrooming of informal settlements in the province, it emerged at a briefing yesterday.

THOSE of us who live in SA's major cities (37% of us, according to a new report) know very well the dramatic contrasts which make up our large urban environments, but we seem to struggle to come up with new ways of thinking about where we are going.

The National Treasury and Nedbank (NED) have confirmed that Nedbank Internet clients will be able to buy bonds

President Thabo Mbeki says South Africa's first Regional Electricity Distributors will be ready to operate by June 2005.

GOVERNMENT has revealed that it is considering a possible reconfiguration of the mooted $2,2bn aluminium smelter at Coega to attract other investors should Canadian group Alcan decide not to pursue the project.

The construction sector may come up with an empowerment charter that will differ substantially from any other charter, particularly in the field of equity shareholding.

Consulting engineering firm Ninham Shand last week announced the appointment of Nolulamo Nobambiswano (Lulu) Gwagwa as a non executive director of the board.

The South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dwaf) recently revealed that it would shelve the proposed R5-billion Thukela water project

Construction industry will need to double its output in next 10 years

Local and national government are devising plans to reverse urban decay.