Children travelling to and from school in communities adjacent to the N4 highway will now be safer during their commute. This is due to the ‘Safe to School’ project launched by the Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire. Charmaine van Wyk,...
By Rianté Naidoo When technology is used to aid innovation, it can deliver significant value to a business’s bottom line, says Adam Orlin, head of Investec Import Solutions. In an interview with infrastructurene.ws, Orlin discussed some of the ways...
There’s a new truck on the market for South Africa’s construction sector. Fuso Trucks recently introduced its FJ 26-280C at its East London plant and said the heavy-duty truck was built for maximum profitability. The truck is said to have a tough...
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has expressed its unhappiness with employers in the engineering sector, saying “drastic reform and transformation” is needed. NUMSA presented employers belonging to the Metal and...
UD Trucks Southern African has launched its new fleet of trucks, the Croner, which features 13 variants and 21 customisable configurations for the transport, mining and construction industry. Named after ‘Kronos’, the god of time in...
Boeing Co is looking ahead to a brave new world where jetliners fly without pilots and aims to test some of the technology next year, the world’s biggest plane maker said in a briefing ahead of the Paris Airshow. The idea may seem far-fetched...
The $590m Doraleh mega port, Djibouti’s new ultra-modern mega port was opened earlier this week. This is with a view to facilitate the country’s efforts towards providing world class shipping platform. Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman, Djibouti Ports...
Up to 20 million tonnes of plastic goes into the ocean every year. That’s as much as 3 kilograms per person each year. Plastics make up roughly half of each person’s contribution to ocean pollution. Fertilizers, manure and untreated sewage pollute...
The rollout of beach clean-ups and marine animal awareness campaigns along South Africa’s east and west coastlines took place this week in celebration of World Oceans Day on Thursday. To commemorate the global day, the first ever UN Oceans...
The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (Sapro) is welcoming all entries for this year’s Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Awards. This year will be the organisation’s sixth competition, and aim to acknowledge the wide variety of...
