The City of Johannesburg will spend almost R10 billion in the next financial year to fund capital projects identified by residents during the 2015-2016 draft Budget Review and Integrated Development Planning (IDP) public participation process. This...
The SADCÂ Summit of Heads of State and Government will meet this week in Harare, Zimbabwe to deliberate on the Strategy and Roadmap for the industrialisation of the SADC Region. The strategy seeks to bring about major economic and technological...
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) has joined the rest of the country in supporting government’s stance against the attacks on foreign nationals. Sanral CEO Nazir Alli said the attacks, some of which have resulted in...
Eskom has hailed its commissioning of a new 1 billion rand high voltage substation in the Western Cape – a milestone. The Kappa substation is able to transport up to 765 thousand volts at any given time. Not only is it the first to be...
The population on the African continent is continually growing at a rapid pace, setting a high demand on economies and infrastructure to support the surge in population. As a result, the African built environment and its construction industry, and...
Research has shown that prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) and elevated temperature can accelerate the process of oxidation which in turn can reduce the strength of geosynthetic materials. In South Africa the temperature in most regions can...
Progress at the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) in Nelson Mandela Bay has drawn positive comments from government. A joint oversight parliamentary committee serving on economic development, trade and international relations visited the site...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is making great progress with water supply in Majakaneng and the surrounding communities. According to the department the reticulation network in the area has been charged up to 75%, which is the highest...
Bentley Systems, a provider of software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently announced its call for submissions to the 2015 Be Inspired Awards program. The deadline for entries is May 31, 2015. The awards, which are selected by...
Huawei will be hosting their inaugural Safe City Africa Summit under the theme “Innovative ICT, Make Safe City Smarter” in Cape Town, South Africa, from 28 to 29 April, 2015. Public safety and social stability is a rising concern as...
