South Africa and its nine major metros are facing one of their biggest challenges as more and more people come to live in cities putting a strain on infrastructure. City of Johannesburg’s Executive Mayor Parks Tau and other city leaders...
The City of Johannesburg has announced that it will implement strict water restriction tariffs in order to promote responsible water in light of the ongoing drought. The city has urged its customers to reduce their water consumption in order to...
Power Utility Eskom believes that South Africa is on the correct path with its nuclear aspirations, as recent global developments show that the world is increasingly moving towards nuclear power. Global overview Current projections indicate...
The Commissioner presiding over the M1 Grayston Drive Structural Bridge Collapse inquiry has ordered a Form-Scarf expert witness from Australia to return to South Africa on 29 August to provide certain crucial evidence required by Murray and...
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Eskom but given a stable outlook. The power utility announced that Fitch has downgraded Eskom’s Long-term local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’. Fitch Ratings has also affirmed Eskom’s...
Four talented women are featuring in the 2015/16 Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Excellence and Merit. These four women are among the record 66 entries which will be presented at a gala dinner at Shine Studios in Braamfontein on 2 September. The entries...
The decentralisation of power generation and distribution, and hybrid models that put some power sector control into the hands of private entities could be long-term power solutions for Africa. These power solutions were proposed at the annual...
In 2014 government released its National Scarce Skills List, with engineers topping the list. But two years down the track, engineers are still in short supply. The Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande gazetted the National...
Minister of Public Enterprises Lynn Brown has called the energy deficit in Africa alarming, noting that it remains a stumbling block for the region. “The lack of electricity in Africa remains one of the biggest barriers to the region’s development...
