Following on the heels of the highly successful OSH EXPO Africa 2014 exhibition, the 2015 event is set to be even bigger and more comprehensive. OSH EXPO Africa 2015 will be held at Gallagher Convention Centre from 12 to 14 May, and has been...
The focus over the next three years will be on reviewing the local government infrastructure grants system, Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene said during his budget vote. Improved service delivery at local level is a critical government objective....
The New Development Bank established by the five BRICS nations will play an important role in stitching together sub-Saharan African countries into one economic community. The World Bank estimates that sub-Saharan Africa requires US$93 billion per...
Building professionals are being urged to harness the amazing characteristics of modern-day readymix concrete to build better structures and speed-up the delivery of critical infrastructure throughout Southern Africa. New techniques, as well as...
Lafarge South Africa has announced Country CEO Thierry Legrand has taken up a new assignment after being with Lafarge South Africa for five years. Legrand will now take over as SVP of Transformation and Acceleration at Lafarge’s head office in...
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation is beginning a visit to Kenya today, to assess the country’s water and sanitation. Catarina de Albuquerque will assess the Kenya’s achievements and...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn says Ethiopia is determined to share Nile River water with all riparian states. Desalegn said that, although Ethiopia is the source of 86% of Nile water, the country believes it is a common resource,...
To understand the lack of progress in sanitation, research needs to move beyond aid-financed technology-driven action. According to a new working paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute, research needs to move towards investigating the...
Lack of adequate physical infrastructure is one of the major bottlenecks standing in the way of integration to enable common and broad based development in Africa. Despite robust GDP gains by many countries in recent years, Africa’s...
