On the River Weaver in the northern England county of Cheshire, the Dutton sluice site consists of eight large sluice gates lifted by Rotork actuators. The water level in the river determines when to open or close the sluice gates and navigation is...
The Gauteng Province is to upgrade William Nicol Drive up to the N14 freeway for R576 million as part of Gauteng’s infrastructure development plans. Speaking on Tuesday during the launch of the project, MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi said...
VEGA’s annual golf day has become a calendar event not to be missed. Each year an action-packed new product presentation is followed by a day of fun on the golf course, culminating in a prize-giving dinner. This year was no exception, and Group...
The last of the 36 minibuses of the GO GEORGE fleet have recently arrived in George. The complete fleet now consists of 36 standard buses, 24 midibuses and 36 minibuses. Once the four buses that were destroyed in August 2015 have been...
The City of Cape Town is nearing the completion of the first 1 000 ceilings, the first phase of its R133 million large-scale ceiling retrofitting initiative. The first phase of the initiative comprising 8 001 units between 2015 and 2017, is under...
Cabinet has approved the gazetting of eight Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZ) and five Power Corridors, which will assist South Africa with its electricity challenges. “These Renewable Energy Development Zones and Power Corridors are...
Efforts are being stepped up to alleviate electricity supply constraints, with government preparing to expand the Independent Power Producer (IPP) initiative, said National Treasury. “Government is stepping up initiatives that will alleviate the...
Government and state-owned companies (SOCs) are set to spend R865.4 billion on public sector infrastructure, over the course of the next three years. This as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday tabled the 2016 Budget. “Over the next three...
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson found herself on the wrong side of the political spectrum on Tuesday after she recommended the nuclear programme fall under the independent power producer (IPP) office. The IPP office is a partnership between...
According to a recent United Nation’s report, more than half of global population growth between now and 2050 is expected to occur in Africa. “This projected growth may pose the greatest threat globally to climate change and other looming...
