Innovative concrete coring, sawing and scanning expert, QA Coring,has become the first company in South Africa to successfully drill through three concrete bridges with such pinpoint accuracy, that the bridges can now be linked together by...
There was a chronic shortage of municipal engineers in South Africa, according to a report released by the Municipal Demarcation Board last Wednesday. “There is a large infrastructure asset value present in municipalities. They however do not...
At the current rate of electrification, it will take South Africa another 20 years before it achieves universal access to basic electricity for all its citizens. The government initially set a target in 2004 to achieve universal access to...
The number of new roads earmarked for construction has been increased from 10 to 27 after the public works, roads and transport department struck a deal with the South African National Roads Agency to develop some of the roads. This was announced...
South Africa’s distribution infrastructure has a R35bn maintenance backlog that keeps on mounting, at the risk of major power problems. The distribution network is a vital cog in the electricity chain because it is closest to the power...
Last Wednesday, the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) released its State of Municipal Capacity Report (SMCR) for the 2010/11 financial year. The report is a bigger, beefier piece of analysis than previous editions of the SMCR, and it could be a...
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has received an unqualified audit report from the auditor-general, it said last Wednesday. “The unqualified report and Sanral’s unblemished financial integrity are a result of principled...
Xylem, the global leader in water technology, held an official ceremony on Thursday, 04 October at its head office in Boksburg to present 378 pumps to the Mvula Trust. These pumps will be used to support domestic water consumption in Setumong...
Operations at the Likoni crossing channel were yesterday morning paralysed after an oil truck plunged into the Indian Ocean. The truck failed to take off on Thursday evening, blocking a second ramp on the mainland side of the channel. The Tanzanian...
Kenya is stepping up plans to open a new trade corridor to post-war Somalia, braving the dark clouds hanging over the stability of the neighbouring state from remnants of Al-Shabaab militia. Buoyed by the prospects of a gradual return to normalcy...
