Eight West African nations agreed to $19 billion worth of infrastructure deals at the recent West Africa Investment Forum. Investments will be injected into projects such as roads, railways, airports, energy, food security and water. The largest...
The United Kingdom and South Africa have agreed to launch a fund embodying an already strong science and innovation partnership based on the principles of co-ownership and co-responsibility. The UK-South Africa Newton Fund will bring together...
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has provided a R30 million grant from for higher education in maths, science and technology education. SANRAL and the University of the Free State have jointly launched a new chair in science,...
President Jacob Zuma says accounting officers of departments, constitutional institutions and accounting authorities of public entities are required to comply and ensure compliance with the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). In...
Limited availability of freshwater could become a stumbling block for rapid development of shale resources through hydraulic fracturing. Using information from the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has provided the...
Six million job opportunities are expected to be created through Phase 3 of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) by 2019, says the Department of Public Works. EPWP Phase 3, which began creating jobs in April, will be officially launched in...
All municipalities in South Africa have to manage large portfolios of infrastructure assets. The optimisation of service levels, risk and expenditure for all assets over the entire asset lifecycle, within ever-present budgetary constraints,...
The 7th Annual Green Building Convention kicked off yesterday at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The 2013 Annual Green Building Convention saw the world coming to Cape Town. This year the Green Building Council of Southern Africa is...
The Montreal Protocol is proving effective in combating ozone depletion and climate change. The ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, according...
