IMS Engineering believes that it is time there was a coherent strategy for construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling in South Africa. South Africa needs to follow many European countries which have established well-organised, highly...
The Competition Commission’s recent decision to prevent the centralised publication of cement usage statistics on the grounds of alleged collusion by the cement manufacturers, has robbed the construction industry of the most up-to-date...
Road rehabilitation and Sanral specifications Background Without accurate geographical (survey) information no construction project, whether it be roads, civil works, buildings, plant, electricity or any other project, can proceed. All...
National Asphalt has captured the attention in the Kwazulu-Natal asphalt market with further improvements to their Durban (Cliffdale) based plant yet again. According to Deon Pagel, business development manager at National Asphalt, the company were...
For the villages of Magowa, Paledi and Masekoleng , a surfaced road along the R71 between Polokwane and Tzaneen will benefit the local communities and also serve as a connector road for the entire Limpopo province. Commissioned by Polokwane...
The upgrade of the Molepo Regional Water Scheme includes the refurbishment of the existing 160kℓ storage facility and the construction of a 1.5Mℓ reinforced concrete reservoir. IMIESA takes a look at the technical details of this project. The...
The aim of the upgrading of arterial roads in Mankweng Cluster – situated 21 km north of Polokwane city – was to increase mobility through the existing villages while, at the same time, providing a transport link between two provincial roads....
The main railway line from Gauteng to Zimbabwe divides the suburbs of Nirvana and Westenburg in Polokwane but, as there is currently no formal road or rail crossings for these communities, people are crossing the railway line informally. Initiated...
Durban and Gauteng as well as the transport corridor between these two key logistics centres will be alive with work, as five key projects get under way in the next five years, the Minister of Transport Sibusisu Ndebele says. Presenting his Budget...
Kenya Parliament on Wednesday called for speedy implementation of the Sh1.5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor (Lapsset) project ahead of the drilling of oil in Turkana County. The call comes as South Sudan seeks an...
