Infrastructure development is crucial to industrialising the economy and creating employment during turbulent times, this is according to President Jacob Zuma. Delivering his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday,...
A South African engineering firm has effectively doubled the proportion of its total revenue derived from African projects from 10% to 20% over the past year, and expects this figure to grow to 25%. The strategy of adding value to infrastructure...
Botswana has finalised a deal with South Africa and Lesotho to tap some of the water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. According to a report by the Africa News Agency Botswana’s Minister of Mineral, Energy and Water Resources Minister,...
The recent intermittent rainfall in parts of the country has had little or no effect on the current drought that has engulfed most parts of South Africa. Instead, dam levels continue to drop alarmingly, causing more anxiety in their wake. This is...
Members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) have thrown their weight behind helping Africa achieve its target of 300GW of power from renewable energy by 2030. This year’s ICA annual meeting, which took place in Abidjan on November 16...
A global water solutions giant recently celebrated the expansion of its facility in Rustenburg. Xylem Water Solutions South Africa has a strong presence across the country and continues to invest heavily into its regional branches. The newly...
Gauteng’s infrastructure is under pressure due to the high numbers of people coming into the province according to Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Addressing the inaugural Gauteng City Region Spatial Planning Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre...
Eskom Group CEO Brian Molefe presented a positive outlook on the financial standing of the South African public utility, in a stakeholder briefing on Tuesday. Presenting the group interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2015, Molefe...
In a bid to curb load shedding a chart a brighter course for Eskom and the country as whole Brian Molefe, Eskom Group CEO, wanted to understand power plant maintenance planning. A little innovation and old school video game inspiration has seen...
The South African government will use instruments such as tariff hikes to protect jobs in sectors threatened by imports, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday. Addressing scores of delegates at the Congress of South African...
