The recent Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) conference raised important discussions about the extent to which South African retirement funds are investing in infrastructure projects. While the retirement fund industry acknowledges the...
It is universally agreed that development is needed to lift Africa’s people out of poverty, to unlock opportunities and to grow economies, to create jobs and attract investment. But the fundamental framework that underpins development is sometimes...
Government has welcomed the new finance deal of US$300 billion per year by 2035 – which was committed by high-income economies, to finance climate action for developing economies. The deal was clinched at the United Nations Framework...
Spearheaded by the City of Cape Town, the R796 million Cape Flats Bulk Sewer Rehabilitation Project kicked off in 2020. As a pioneer in pipeline construction with an international footprint, Mainline was chosen as a contractor on the project....
There are various key water management and related institutions at both national and local government level that all play a critical role (one way or the other) with respect to water supply and sanitation services. Water and sanitation management...
In part 1 of this article, we provided a background to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) in the construction industry. While the PPPFA arguably created an unintended foothold for the construction mafia, we, fortunately, have...
Amid rising global uncertainty, Prescient Investment Management (“Prescient”) reiterates its call for a sustainable approach to investment management with the release of its Responsible Investing Report for 2024. Highlighting its three-pillar...
City prepaid electricity meter updates have been completed way ahead of the National Prepaid Meter Software Update deadline and City-supplied customers are not impacted by the end November deadline. Eskom Customers are urged to approach Eskom and...
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has called on the police to take stronger action to arrest those found guilty of disrupting infrastructure projects. Macpherson said government cannot negotiate with criminals in order to be...
While South Africa supports the development of an internationally legally binding instrument to combat plastic pollution, government has assured the plastic industry that the problem of plastic pollution and the measures necessary to tackle it will...
