Over 4 000 delegates who include heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives are meeting in Nairobi at the third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to discuss ways of curbing pollution. The assembly...
The City of Cape Town has drafted a Green Procurement Action Plan with the aim of supporting and sustaining green industries and solutions in the city. The plan, which will appear before council for deliberation in 2018, will initially focus on...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has called on the private sector to invest in the country’s water industry to help address some of the challenges currently being experienced in this space. Speaking at the Water Infrastructure...
South Africa’s 2017 truck sales are much weaker than expected with the local truck market lagging 2.9% behind the sales recorded during the corresponding period last year.   This is according to the latest results released by the National...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) recently completed the R6.2 million rehabilitation of the Belgrave Bridge in Bryanston just in time for the rainy season. The project, which was initiated after flooding in January 2017, forms part of the JRA’s...
Smart Cities have and are being implemented globally, offering efficient management of municipal infrastructure. InfrastructureNe.ws talks to Dr Pieter Crous from Smec about the possibilities in Africa.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $300 million loan agreement for the development of the Nacala Corridor. The development, which consists of the construction of a 912 km railway and a port meant, is meant to unlock the Western region...
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has kicked off salary and wage negotiations by requesting that all municipal workers earn a minimum wage of R10Â 000. The negotiations between SAMWU and the South African Local Government...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has postponed its decision on Eskom’s controversial tariff hike application to next week. The regulator was due to announce its decision on the power utility’s request on Thursday but postponed...
