Traffic congestion and vehicle accidents plague cities around the world. A lack of ‘smart’ transportation management methods and regular road maintenance is to blame for many of these problems. According to global ICT company Huawei, every year the...
South African contractors can now rent self-erecting cranes – an easier and less expensive option than a conventional tower crane – from SA French. The Potain IGO self-erecting crane offers a quick, easy and efficient solution to lifting and moving...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa) board has been dissolved by Transport Minister Dipuo Peters, citing on-going governance challenges as the cause. An inquiry will be launched to explore these challenges. According to Portfolio...
UD Trucks Southern Africa has been awarded the International Sales Award as the brand’s largest overseas market in 2016. Despite recent economic challenges, Southern Africa has remained the largest market for the UD Trucks brand outside of its...
Fourteen Voluntary Associations (VAs) are taking legal action against the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), alleging that the appointment of the new ECSA council is unlawful. The court action...
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan gave his 2017 Budget Speech yesterday, announcing some big budgets for infrastructure across the board. According to Gordhan, the budget continues to prioritise both national and provincial economic infrastructure...
The Vaal Dam level has seen a huge increase following the recent heavy rains across Gauteng. According to Johannesburg Water, the Vaal Dam is now 81.64% full, a huge increase of 10.02% in the past 24 hours and a two-year high. Gauteng has...
The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) has extended its deadline for abstract submissions for its 81st conference to 13 March 2017. IMESA invites all members and non-members to submit papers for consideration for...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) will this year place a greater emphasis on transforming its membership and the industry as a whole. Although significant strides have been made by government to transform society, CESA President Lynne...
