We cannot imagine a world without good roads. Roads allow land-locked farmers to access global markets. It enables regional neighbours to trade seamlessly across borders. It connects cities hungry for expansion. By Willem Davel Zutari believes in...
As we gear up for the holidays, the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) assures us that our roads are good to go. However, there’s a serious word of caution from authorities. Holidays often bring more accidents and sadly, even...
Sanlam Investments, one of South Africa’s largest black-owned asset managers in South Africa, reaffirms its commitment to sustainable investing through a new R46 million sustainable infrastructure deal. The Sanlam Investments Sustainable...
Rand Water is deeply concerned over the escalating debts caused by municipalities’ failure to honour their bulk water purchase agreements and debt settlement arrangements with Rand Water. This situation highly destabilizes Rand Water’s...
In keeping with the nautical theme of the WISA’s previous two conferences – ‘all hands on deck’ and ‘navigating the course’ in 2020 and 2022 respectively – WISA has chosen ‘turning the tide’ for its upcoming conference in 2024. By Dr Lester...
Sixteen innovators from eight African countries, including Botswana for the first time, have been shortlisted for the 10th Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa Prize, launched in 2014 by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering,...
International Partners Group IPG has officially announced an augmentation in its financial commitment to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), raising the total financing from $8.5 billion to $9.3 billion. The...
A landmark loan agreement promises to enhance South Africa’s sustainable infrastructure development. In a significant move towards advancing South Africa’s sustainable infrastructure projects, the New Development Bank (NDB) and the...
Globally each day, roughly 1 043 000 tonnes of human waste is produced and more than 300 million people manage their period. This vast amount of human waste, and its safe management, has an economic value. The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)...
