Nedbank CIB has merged its project finance and export credit teams into a repurposed Africa Infrastructure Finance unit. The newly formed Africa Infrastructure Finance unit is client and sector focused, providing a single point of access for...
Globally each day, roughly 1 043 000 tonnes of human waste is produced and more than 300 million people manage their period. This vast amount of human waste, and its safe management, has an economic value. The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)...
The City of Cape Town is continuing efforts to notify organic-waste generating businesses that they will soon be required to make alternative plans for disposal of this waste type, or face a fine. The most recent awareness efforts reached 128...
South Africa’s construction industry is facing a mounting crisis as organised crime wreaks havoc on construction sites across the country. Armed groups, commonly referred to as ‘construction mafias,’ are routinely targeting these...
Colossal Concrete Products, a Level 1 B-BBEE company and the largest manufacturer of railway sleepers in Southern Africa, with a proud 64-year track record, reopened its mothballed De Aar factory in October. This move follows the recent conclusion...
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced his department’s intention to expand and prolong the rooftop solar incentive program. This extended initiative will encompass equipment such as inverters and batteries as integral...
A report by Reuters has revealed that the World Bank has approved $19.2 billion to assist South Africa in eliminating loadshedding. Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, the World Bank’s Director for South Africa, lauded the reforms initiated by South...
We are pioneers. South Africa’s water and sanitation sector has led innovation on biological nutrient removal (BNR) for wastewater treatment, created a novel water law process and the world’s largest drinking water treatment facility at Rand Water....
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) acknowledges the recent decision by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) to withdraw its Preferential Procurement Policy. CEO Chris Campbell states: “We believe this move reflects a...
Maximum output, minimum waste is a mantra for every manufacturing process. And nearly every manufacturing process uses water and has a waste stream in some form, which could include sludge. Sludge is one of the main waste streams or by products...
