Holders of South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) bonds were “very concerned” about a possible further downgrade to the agency’s debt, according to SANRAL CFO, Inge Mulder. Investors were also concerned that a long delay to the implementation...
The Gauteng MEC of Economic Development, Qedani Mahlangu’s budget speech has revealed some exciting plans for tourism in the province. Most notably is the planned launch of Gauteng’s first hop-on hop-off bus in January 2013. Claus Tworeck...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the licensing of 28 independent power producers as preferred bidders for the first phase of the government’s renewable energy programme. The regulator said last Thursday the...
The eThekwini municipality can once again advertise, process and award tenders for the transportation or removal of waste water sludge after the lifting of an interdict preventing it from doing so. Last Thursday, the Pietermaritzburg High Court...
Seven of the world’s 10 most populated regions face such severe water shortages over the next three decades that they threaten to derail the growth, which hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are banking on to lift them out...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has announced that lead has been eliminated from all locally-manufactured plastic pipe products and that all plastic pipes manufactured by its members are guaranteed to be free of...
B&E International is continuing its long-standing relationship with the Department of Water Affairs after winning the contract for the supply of all aggregates to the De Hoop Dam scheme. The dam, which has a planned capacity of 300 million...
As it battled for a $2-billion South African railway deal, Bombardier Inc. left nothing to chance. Its lobbying strategy was so intimately detailed that it even noted the cigar and jazz tastes of a top South African politician. The inner workings...
One of South Africa’s brightest, richest and most well-connected entrepreneurs, Sandile Zungu, has taken on the head of the passenger rail service, Lucky Montana, over its R126-billion fleet renewal programme. Zungu, who runs his own...
After plane crashes in Nigeria and Ghana killed over 160 people last week, increasing concerns over Africa’s safety record have resulted in Western governments banning dozens of airlines operating in Africa. African airlines in turn have...
