Holders of South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) bonds were “very concerned” about a possible further downgrade to the agency’s debt, according to SANRAL CFO, Inge Mulder. Investors were also concerned that a long delay to the implementation...
The Gauteng MEC of Economic Development, Qedani Mahlangu’s budget speech has revealed some exciting plans for tourism in the province. Most notably is the planned launch of Gauteng’s first hop-on hop-off bus in January 2013. Claus Tworeck...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the licensing of 28 independent power producers as preferred bidders for the first phase of the government’s renewable energy programme. The regulator said last Thursday the...
The eThekwini municipality can once again advertise, process and award tenders for the transportation or removal of waste water sludge after the lifting of an interdict preventing it from doing so. Last Thursday, the Pietermaritzburg High Court...
Seven of the world’s 10 most populated regions face such severe water shortages over the next three decades that they threaten to derail the growth, which hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are banking on to lift them out...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has announced that lead has been eliminated from all locally-manufactured plastic pipe products and that all plastic pipes manufactured by its members are guaranteed to be free of...
B&E International is continuing its long-standing relationship with the Department of Water Affairs after winning the contract for the supply of all aggregates to the De Hoop Dam scheme. The dam, which has a planned capacity of 300 million...
As the invited keynote speaker for the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) presidential visit in Gauteng on the night of 6 June, Nazir Alli laid down some ground rules about his stance in terms of project delivery. The recently reinstated CEO...
Aggreko, the UK-based interim power solutions specialist and Shanduka Group, the South African investment holding company, today announced a ground-breaking project to provide a 107 MW power plant, which will use gas from Mozambique’s Temane gas...
The green tech revolution could transform the future of our planet, with innovations that will provide answers to global warming if rolled out on a large enough scale. The impact of technologies is already available in energy industry, water...
