Government’s big ambitions to encourage job creation and improve service delivery calls for spending on infrastructure — but the actual companies that are in the running to undertake the construction work remain largely in the doldrums....
“What I strive for as a civil engineer is to make a difference. If I can help make some peoples’ journeys home 10 minutes shorter, which gives them 10 minutes more with their families, then I have made a huge difference,” says Lize de Beer, manager...
The municipality of eThekwini has allocated a large chunk of its 2013-14 budget to operating costs to ensure a continuous provision of services to its residents. From the R33,7billion n purse, R5,4billion has been set aside for capital expenditure,...
Eskom has stated that it is working hard on planned maintenance on its system. Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has warned the system will come under strain over the next few months. Eskom has been hit by a rash of problems in recent...
As Transnet continues to diversify funding sources for its capital investment programme, it has announced an agreement with the China Development Bank to cooperate, explore and identify opportunities for the Chinese bank for future collaboration in...
“Managing Supply Chains and Risk in Volatile Times” is the theme of an upcoming workshop hosted by the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and IMPERIAL Logistics, as part of this year’s “Supply Chain and Logistics Management Programme”....
The BCOCC website (Border Control Coordinating Committee) went live on 1 April 2013 – www.saborders.gov.za. The BCOCC is an affiliated structure of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster that was mandated in 2005 to strategically...
An annual toll tariff adjustment which will be effective at Mozambique’s Moamba and Maputo Toll Plazas came into effect on Monday, 01 April 2013. These adjustments follow the previous adjustment in March 2012 after a six year period where no...
SBS Water Systems (Pty) Ltd formally announced their new Proudly South African SBS Tanks product range at their recent launch event help in Durban on Tuesday, 19 March 2013. The SBS Tanks launch was a huge success with over 75 guests attending...
Pictured: From the left,Prof Brito Cruz, scientific director at the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Dr James McMillian from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with conference organiser Prof Emile van Zyl at the 20th...
