Cabinet has approved the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament. This Bill is expected to improve the operations and image of the maritime industry and aims to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 57 of 1951. The Department of...
The R165 million Godisa Fund has been launched with the aim of boosting black owned business in supplying goods and services to Transnet. Brian Molefe, Transnet group chief executive, says, “Godisa, which in Setswana means to nurture or grow, will...
The Eastern Cape government will work with Eskom to provide disadvantaged people in rural areas with free non-grid electricity. According to Eastern Cape Provincial Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane, solar and...
Civilution Congress 2014 – Engineers in Revolution is a time to bring back engineering excellence, ethical business practice and sustainable solutions, says South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) CEO Manglin Pillay. Pillay says the...
Deon Pagel, the new managing director of Tosas, shares his plans for taking a company that once was the industry leader back to number one position. Q. When where you officially appointed as managing director of Tosas and what are your primary...
Expanding a key commercial corridor, China Railway Seventh Group Botswana is upgrading one of Botswana’s most important road networks, with a Cat RM300 rotary mixer responsible for the cement stabilisation works. REPRESENTING AN investment of...
Lack of skills, energy poverty and regional interconnection should be high on the agenda of African leaders. National governments and regional institutions in Africa are seeing stronger interest in energy efficiency, and are taking actions, in...
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson is leading a call to action on sanitation. Speaking at the General Assembly thematic debate on “Water, Sanitation and Sustainable Energy in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” in New York,...
Engineer Rob Young, appointed by Gralio Precast (Pty) Ltd to investigate the collapse of the Tongaat Mall, says there were serious problems with the previous engineer’s design plans. Speaking at the Department of Labour’s commission of inquiry into...
