The ongoing success of the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) has led to its accreditation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) being extended for another three and a half years. “This is a...
Leading data and analytics company GlobalData has revised its construction output growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2020 to 3.6%, down from the previous projection of 6% (Q4 2019 update). The company’s latest report, ‘Global...
With Eskom announcing the possibility of load shedding over the next 18 months in February this year, it’s no revelation that South Africa’s energy situation is precarious. By Janine Espin, Managing Director at EDS Because Eskom alone cannot supply...
The economy’s descent into recession has added pressure on the government to throw a lifeline to businesses constrained by Eskom’s load shedding. Moody’s has forecast GDP growth of 0.7% in 2020, down from a previous forecast of 1.5% growth, partly...