The City of Cape Town is investing R1 million to improve the facilities at the Station Deck taxi rank in the city’s central business district. The taxi rank will be closed for six days from Friday 24 April 2015, for urgent maintenance and repairs...
Construction on the 86-megawatt (MW) Prieska solar power plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province began on Monday. The project, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016, represents the third solar power plant constructed by...
The benefits of trenchless technologies must be considered very broadly in order to understand how to assess the value of using the technologies as it relates to cost. Digging up a road using hammers and drills has cost implications far beyond the...
With over 90 years on the African continent, born from legacy African businesses, AECOM’s footprint grows from project to project. Dede Bukasa, head of civil operations, takes this month’s Hot Seat to discuss AECOM’s vision for the future of...
KPMM’s national infrastructure projects range from Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal to Giyani in Limpopo. From the onset of trading in June 2001, KPMM Construction’s (KPMM’s) core specialisation has been in roads and bridges, followed by an evolution...
Another South African municipality has joined the fight against illegal dumping. Nelson Mandela Bay is implementing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate illegal dumping. According to the municipality there are currently19 formal waste transfer...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has announced its plans to refurbish Port Elizabeth’s landmark Shark Rock Pier. The refurbishment project started shortly after the Splash Festival ended on 7 April 2015. The upgrade which is expected to...
People may consider organic waste a liability: it’s smelly, soggy, attracts flies, and potentially generates methane gas in landfills. A feasibility study carried out by the City of Cape Town during 2013 asks whether households can successfully...
The World Bank has backed SA’s focus on infrastructure investment, rather than consumption, to grow its economy. World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, said ahead of the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings that the...
