President Jacob Zuma says well-functioning infrastructure is critical for Africa to achieve its full potential in terms of economic growth. The African Union (AU) has identified meeting the demand for infrastructure as a priority. African leaders...
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi says the country’s infrastructure deficit is the result of the absence of long-term low-interest financing. According to Sanusi, countries worldwide usually provide this...
African Union (AU) Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Elham Mahmoud Ibrahim is appreciative of the infrastructure developments China is carrying out in Africa. “The cooperation between China and Africa is very clear in the area of...
From the 4th to the seventh of February, the city of Johannesburg will host the c40cities climate leadership Conference. Waste management is one of the topics that will be discussed at this gathering where mayors from different cities all over the...
South Africa’s plastic pipe industry facilitator, the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE). According to...
Amendments have been made to the Infrastructure Development Bill following the process of public consultation. Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel told the economic development portfolio committee that his department had taken into account...
Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has announced multimillion rand water projects for Colesberg in the Northern Cape. The projects will include upgrading the old water infrastructure, which was initially designed to supply water to small...
African heads of state have put their support behind the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) new Africa50 initiative. The continent’s leaders met at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation...
An environmentally-friendly floating raft mussel culture farm has been expanded in Saldanha Bay using high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes. The Cape Agency for Sustainable Integrated Development in Rural Areas (CASIDRA), which is a project...
