The worst may finally be over for South Africa’s civil engineering industry‚ says the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC). The local civil engineering industry has endured a period of severe contraction due to a...
The civil engineering industry is not counting on government’s R3.2trn infrastructure development plan to boost it out of its current state of contraction. Although the latest State of the Industry report by the South African Federation of Civil...
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, with the assistance of SANRAL, says it is putting all efforts into alleviating traffic congestion around the sink hole on the Ben Schoeman freeway just south of Jean Avenue in Centurion. The sinkhole...
The civil engineering industry is reporting a 28% increase in turnover for the first quarter of this year and a healthy order book for the next quarter — signalling that the decline may finally be over for the sector. Over the past three years...
South Africans need to use electricity more sparingly this week because the system is “tight”, Eskom said last Thursday. “The system is tight and customers are urged to switch off all non-essential appliances, particularly over...
The SA Communist Party (SACP) has called for a radical transformation of the country’s financial sector including passing legislation that would force banks to finance low-cost housing projects for the poor. The party, which opened its 13th...
The Nelson Mandela Legacy Bridge and River Valley project is being launched in Mvezo in the Eastern Cape last Wednesday, the department of rural development said. The project involves the building of a bridge over the Mbashe river and 10km of...
Urgent action is necessary to prevent the ‘decay’ of water quality in Gauteng to the levels seen in Carolina, Mpumalanga, according to Thomas Walters, Democratic Alliance (DA) MPL in Gauteng. Walters said on Wednesday that the DA would...
African governments must include the private sector in design and policy decisions concerning proposed infrastructure development, the Infrastructure Africa conference in Johannesburg heard on 10 July. This means providing a “reliable” and...
Emergency sewer upgrade was completed on time and within budget in a declared disaster zone. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has successfully completed a R13 million emergency sewer upgrade in the Klippoortjie area with the assistance of...
