Contractors Concor in partnership with OptiPower, have been awarded the R202 million infrastructure project for the structural foundations and associated infrastructure for of 24 dishes to the sixty-four dish MeerKAT radio telescope. Located in a...
Increasing electricity tariffs and ongoing load shedding has resulted in a lot of interest from private-sector clients to guarantee their energy security independent of electricity utility Eskom, according to newly-appointed Zutari Energy Unit...
Asite, a leading construction technology provider, has launched a new research report on how the construction industry can mitigate carbon emissions through the smart retrofitting of built assets. The report, entitled ‘Smart Retrofitting: The Key...
Although the countdown to day Zero no longer scares South African citizens, the current Covid-19 pandemic has put more pressure on areas that continue to live with little to no running tap water. This means citizens in these areas are unable to...
New toll tariffs on South Africa’s national roads will take effect from March 1. In a statement, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) announced that toll tariffs would increase by 5% on March 1, which the road agency said was in line with...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it will soon start work on the much-anticipated upgrades to the National Route 3 (N3). This will involve the upgrade of the N3 between the Dardanelles interchange and the Lynnfield Park...
Liquidations in the construction sector during the month of November reached the highest level in the last 2 years, as the sector remains constrained by the lack of private sector confidence and public sector financial vulnerabilities, aggravated...
Increased government spending on infrastructure projects will be needed to help the construction sector gain stability and eventually recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the conclusion reached in a comprehensive survey...
“Water is a public good in the most practical way. However, sustainable provision of water to everyone is still a challenge facing the country. The huge disparities still remain, but our most urgent responsibility is that of providing water to...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is seized in ensuring that water use license applications are fast tracked and finalised within 90 days in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pronouncement in his State of the Nation Address last week. The...
