Construction on the first 463 rental apartments as part of the City of Cape Town’s Langa Hostel Transformation Programme, is progressing well with most of the blocks having reached the third and fourth floor-stage of the build programme. The City...
Energy efficiency – the ‘hidden fuel’ – makes a contribution to the energy sector that is comparable to any supply-side resource. As a clean, domestic energy source it provides multiple benefits including improved energy security, economic...
Amid the intense debate surrounding the future of electricity supply in South Africa is there an answer to South Africa’s power resource conundrum? While many media and political commentators are quick to recommend overseas energy models for South...
Aurecon recently announced that it has become an Organisational Stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the first major, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy to do so. The GRI promotes the use of sustainability reporting as a...
A hoax statement alleging that Eskom notified government that the main grid could possibly crash and plunge the country into darkness for two weeks, has been dismissed by government. Government reached out to assured South Africans that the...
Construction of the $100 million Mall of Zimbabwe complex and surrounding developments in Borrowdale, Harare, is still on hold awaiting the Environmental Management Agency’s (EMA) approval permit. EMA has since carried out an Environmental...
Mining hostels at Khuma Township are set to be demolished to make way for decent family units for the hostel dwellers, according to the North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements. Addressing hostel dwellers during a meeting...
Managing director of Arandis Power plant, Ezio Vernetti has called on Nampower to resume negotiations on the establishment of the 120-megawatt (MW) Hybrid solar project. Arandis Power spent N$40 million (approximately R39 million) to complete the...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterated its commitment to mobilise additional resources for the Kigali Action Plan, at high level event in Addis Ababa last month. This Plan aims to provide clean water and sanitation to 5 million people in...
