The West Coast District Municipality is getting to grips with the management of the coastal zone in a sustainable and integrated way by appointing consulting engineers and scientists to assess the current situation and propose a strategy going...
Extensive work in outlining the worldwide asbestos problem and putting it in its proper perspective has been performed by public health officials, medical researchers and regulatory authorities. Moreover, some of the most comprehensive and unbiased...
A bus that plummeted off a bridge, killing 19 people in the Vaal Triangle on Monday, recently underwent a roadworthy test, a Putco official said. Spokesperson Raphiri Matsaneng said the driver of the ill-fated bus which crashed in Meyerton had been...
Rand Merchant Bank has sold 35 million shares in Control Instruments Group Limited, paving the way for Kanthu Nkhama Automotive, a strategic black empowerment consortium to acquire a 25.1% stake in the automotive parts manufacturer and distributor....
Industrial conglomerate Barloworld and Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) on Monday launched a joint venture to service sub-Saharan railway markets. EMD is a subsidiary of US-based Progress Rail Services, which is part of the Caterpillar group of...
In what appears to be a major change in the Gauteng ANC’s policy on e-tolling, the ruling party in South Africa’s economic powerhouse says consideration should be given to raising the fuel levy as “an interim measure” to pay...
Transnet has announced that Anoj Singh has been appointed its new chief financial officer. According to a statement by spokesmanViwe Tlaleane, Singh will work in conjunction with chief executive, Brian Molefe, as an executive director of Transnet....
Africa plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the only major sticking point is likely to be harmonising rules of origin, the three blocs have said. In recent...
Despite a softening of cargo categories, Transnet is going ahead with its infrastructure build programme. “In the earlier months of the current financial year, we have seen a softening particularly with the container volumes – imports...
An important update regarding the Kazungula ferry border. Truck drivers have formed a blockade and are preventing any movement of trucks along the road from the 4 way Junction to the BURS offices. The reason being is that there are no ferries...
