Transnet National Ports Authority has completed the construction of its Maritime Training Centre at the Port of Cape Town. The centre, which will run its first courses in September 2018, will offer marine skills development programmes and...
Experts at the 20th Africa Energy Forum held in Mauritius, say South Africa cannot continue to depend on coal and Eskom to meet its ever-increasing power demand. Later in 2018 the experts will release an Integrated Energy Plan which will see the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Mercedes-Benz’s R10 billion investment into its Eastern Cape plant. According to Ramaphosa the cash injection into South Africa is proof of the automakers confidence in the economy. “It is a statement about...
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality recently hosted a Waste Indaba with the aim of improving solid waste management and safeguarding the environment. The event, which was a cooperative effort between the City and the Border-Kei Chamber of...
The eThekwini Municipality has given its Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee the green light to construct access roads in three rural housing projects in the Municipality’s western region. This comes after the committee approved the use...
Residents and stakeholders of Mthaleni village and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape are seeking clarity on a R200 million rand road upgrade project. It’s reported the amount was approved by the Provincial Roads and Public Works...
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ proposed amendments to a law published under the Air Quality Act will force Eskom to comply with pollution standards, or shut down. The new law will only permit one postponement of compliance, for five...
The Department of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape has completed a R59 million maintenance project on the scenic R44 route between Rooi Els and Gordon’s Bay in the Western Cape, the department said on Wednesday. The project that...
When a South African Airways Boeing 737 took off from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg two years ago, headed for Cape Town, it was powered by an unusual fuel: tobacco. South Africa hasn’t yet repeated the jet biofuel feat, but in an...
The Western Cape Department of Transport has encouraged young people to consider a career in the maritime sector. As the world celebrates World Seafarer Day, the department urged young people to explore career opportunities at sea. The department’s...
