New Opera House plans cause uproar - Mixed reviews about Ken Woolley's vision for a new opera theatre in Sydney Harbour [World Architecture News]

Nearly a third of Gautrain tunnel work completed - Nearly five kilometres of the 15 km underground route of the Gautrain has been completed. [Engineering News]

Sanitation infrastructure is underdeveloped and undermaintained - The issue of proper sanitation infrastructure in rural communities and its maintenance is still not fully addressed, Gauteng MEC Qedani Mahlangu acknowledged at the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between government and mining companies for the Olifants river water resources development scheme. [Engineering News]