Investment in transport (road, bridges and railway) construction in Africa is set for rapid growth from $47.1bn in 2019 to $69bn in 2020. This is based on projects being tracked by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s...
SAICE welcomes President Ramaphosa’s announcement that the state has set aside R100 billion to start an infrastructure fund. The fund will be administered by the state-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa. Speaking at the SONA last month,...
DigiYard, conceptualised for an internal Arup ideas competition, will be a digital platform that looks to facilitate the flow of usable construction waste and surplus building material from construction sites to informal settlement upgrading...
The City of Johannesburg will release abandoned factories to the private sector, in order for them to turn them into affordable housing. This is in addition to the 84 buildings being awarded to developers across the inner city, which are expected...
Integrated infrastructure delivery company AECOM has launched its Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide 2019/20 in conjunction with its strategic partner, the Bureau of Economic Research (BER) at the University of Stellenbosch. The Cost...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the R100 billion Seed Fund for infrastructure development. Chris Campbell, CESA CEO states, “We are hopeful that between the Development Bank of SA...
As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday, the Presidency announced that he would also announce further measures to support Eskom’s efforts at recovery and operational stability. Ramaphosa,...
Patricia de Lille says her appointment as minister of public works and infrastructure is a “great opportunity” to address spatial justice in all towns and cities across South Africa. She said she would work with all three spheres of government to...
The Alex Shutdown movement will march to the City of Johannesburg regional offices in Sandton on Wednesday morning, to hand over another memorandum with their demands. A large contingent of SAPS officers were deployed to parts of Alexandra ahead of...
