An Aurecon-led consortium was the winner in the Private Sector category at the South African Planning Institute’s (SAPI) prestigious Planning Awards event on 5 July. Recognising the successful completion of the Ekurhuleni OR Tambo Aerotropolis...
The collapsed Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist bridge structure has been called a disaster waiting to happen by expert witness Garry Farrow. Farrow, the first witness for Form-Scaff, the scaffolding supplier on the project, told the inquiry...
Durban’s heavy rains have not gone far in providing relief to the drought-stricken province. Heavy downpours swept over much of the country in the past few days. Rain was so severe in KwaZulu-Natal that parts of Durban have experienced flooding and...
The Noupoort wind farm in the Northern Cape, South Africa was part of Eskom’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Programme. Project Manager, Pule Segale talks about what this project brings to the local community and what...
Eskom has come under criticism after its board took the decision not to sign any further Independent Power Producer (IPP) agreements after the current round is finalised. Eskom says there is no need for new IPPs because the power grid is now...
Africa50, a continental initiative to accelerate infrastructure projects in Africa, is targeted to reach $1 billion in funding within the next six to nine months. Africa50 is an investment bank for infrastructure in Africa that focuses on...
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released new data on South Africa’s water and risk-related areas. Over the past several months, South Africa has been hit with the effects of its worst drought since 1992. The result is movement in the private...
Water and sanitation will remain one of the key development challenges facing African communities and nations, with direct impacts on economic growth. This was the warning from the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW6)...
Twenty-five years of pioneering scientific work, coupled with successfully growing a start-up business into a highly respected consultancy, have been acknowledged with a prestigious award for Cape Town earth sciences company Umvoto Africa. At the...
