New tariff hikes are on the cards as Cabinet has named Eskom as the owner and operator of planned nuclear power stations. Cabinet has named state power utility Eskom, the owner and operator of the six nuclear power stations, that state plans to...
Aveng Group chairman Angus Band has told shareholders the Johannesburg-listed infrastructure firm continues to experience “adverse” market conditions, notably in the construction and steel sectors. He says the group’s potential order...
Gauteng’s suspended electronic tolling system is readying to launch, with 1300 people working across a range of operations including in a violations processing centre, an accounts management facility and a road-side system. The South African...
South Africa is way ahead of the US when it comes to water policies and preserving water but lacks the skills to implement these policies. This was the view of some of the foremost local and international experts on water sustainability at a water...
Caption: Aveng chairman Angus Band About 100 000 jobs had been lost in the civil construction industry in South Africa since its peak in 2008, Aveng said yesterday. It stressed that the medium-term outlook for the construction sector would be...
While the financial crisis deepens in other parts of the world, the African growth story has just begun, but it’s not clear what role SA will play. The narrative on South Africa has been souring rapidly and when The Economist displayed the...
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is submitting a strike notice to the National Economic Development and Labour Council, in protest against the implementation of electronic tolling on Gauteng highways, its president Sdumo Dlamini...
The supply of electrical power to every corner of South Africa is an important developmental goal for the country, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday. “Children in rural areas should be able to study using electricity at night and not candles....
Byline: Jannie Pietersen: Excerpt from IMESA’s 2012 presidential address Caption: While traditional technical skills are vital for the municipal engineer they key issue going forward is the development of non-technical and interpersonal skills....
Caption: GIBB’s technical executive for urban and rural planning, Nico Kriek In the 1900’s only 10% of the world’s population resided in cities, this figure escalated to more than 50% in 2010 and in 2050, 75% of the world’s population will reside...
