The WRC’s latest water history offering has just been published. The new book, In the Footsteps of Giants – Exploring the History of South Africa’s large dams, is now available following four years of painstaking research. The glossy, full...
“The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) applauds Nazir Alli for withdrawing his resignation to remain the head of SANRAL,” says SAICE president Dr Martin van Veelen. The withdrawal is in the best interest of SANRAL and would...
Bombardier Transportation confirmed that it paid a Tunisian businessman to act as an intermediary as it worked to secure a contract in South Africa, a process it says is common place in unfamiliar countries, but denies reports of wrongdoing. The...
Other provinces must contribute towards Gauteng e-tolls because the province pays more than its “fair share” to the economy and “four times more” than it receives from the national treasury. “Gauteng residents do not bemoan this and realise that...
Small harbours should be placed under local government jurisdiction National government is inadequately equipped to deal with the management of the 12 small fishing harbours in the Western Cape. It should cede this responsibility to local...
With the coming of the Routes Africa forum in Seychelles, where airline and aviation professionals will be discussing challenges facing airlines in Africa, Tanzania’s President has decried over poor air transport in this continent, which had caused...
After rolling out 5,000 units from its Chakan plant, Mahindra Navistar, the commercial vehicle joint venture of Mahindra & Mahindra and US-based Navistar, is now gearing for exports. Nalin Mehta, CEO, Mahindra Navistar Automotive Ltd (MNAL)...
An investigation has started regarding the plane crash that occurred at Ghana’s international airport on Saturday. A Boeing 727 cargo plane crashed straight through a fence and onto a nearby street killing at least 10 people. According to Doreen...
The Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati railways project get a new push after the East African Community (EAC) and African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a grant agreement for the first disbursement of $428,000 out of an anticipated...
A passenger plane carrying nearly 150 people crashed into a densely populated part of Lagos on Sunday, in what looked like a major disaster in Nigeria’s commercial hub. There was no official word on casualties but the likelihood of finding...
