According to Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) chairperson Sifiso Buthelezi, work on a rapid rail system that will link Durban and Pietermaritzburg is set to start this year or early next year. Buthelezi said Prasa saw that congestion...
The condition of roads and railways in Zimbabwe continue to worsen as government are unable to secure finance for important rehabilitation work with this is putting the country at a big risk of losing billions of dollars in potential revenue....
The inter-ministerial committee (IMC) tasked with finding a solution to the e-tolling impasse will announce a decision on Friday. Thabo Masebe, spokesperson for deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, who heads the IMC, yesterday said: “Government...
AfriSam has introduced a new range of branded premixed products that are expected not only to set the industry benchmark in terms of quality, but also to uplift communities around the country. Correctly formulated to industry best-practice...
Moody’s Investors Service cut South Africa’s government bond rating by one notch to Baa1 from A3 last Thursday, citing worries about the country’s institutions as well as future political stability and room for policy maneuvering....
An estimated R250 billion will be invested on upgrading the Port of Durban, as part of Transnet’s new Market Demand Strategy (MDS). The MDS will see the state-owned company pump R300 billion into infrastructure spend across South Africa in an...
SA National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) bond yields have plunged since the Constitutional Court ruled that tolls could be charged on Gauteng freeways, easing a drain on government finances. The yield on the agency’s eight-year debt has dropped 18...
Recently, the City of Cape Town partnered with University of Cape Town engineering students to find “creative ways to complete” the highways. “What we’re asking them to do is to assess whether [we should] complete them,...
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has formally announced a new board for the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) saying the government agency had failed dismally in delivering on its mandate to protect homeowners against...
The North West provincial legislature’s portfolio committee on public works yesterday resolved to call on Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi and Transport Minister Ben Martins to take over running the province’s public works, roads and transport...
