The slow pace of economic growth along with government delays in awarding tenders continue to limit the recovery of the local infrastructure and construction sector. The downturn may have given some respite to the scarce skills shortage. However,...
Drought in some parts of the world has hurt global grain production and contributed to food price spikes virtually every other year since 2007, highlighting the need to transform the way water is used – and wasted – throughout the...
Last month, Rwanda marked three years since it was welcomed into the East African Community (EAC) Customs Union, in 2009. While a lot has happened in terms of benefits from the region, its full potential in terms of trade with partners is yet to be...
Royal HaskoningDHV (formerly SSI Engineers and Environmental Consultants) recently completed a contract to optimise the hydraulic efficiency of the Amanzimtoti Waste Water Treatment Works. The project was initiated in the wake of several large new...
Infrastructure development is an important part of raising South Africa’s potential growth rate while at the same time, it should not be seen as an easy way to make money out of government, Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says....
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi recently appointed a task team to investigate matters that have prompted the North West Provincial Government to consider placing Madibeng Local Municipality under Section 139...
Africa plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the only major sticking point is likely to be harmonising rules of origin, the three blocs have said. In recent...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), in partnership with Interwaste, the Accredited Training Provider, have concluded their first accredited training of 271 employees from Durban Solid Waste (DSW). The accredited training...
Private investment in infrastructure should not be viewed as a quick way to make money, Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Tuesday. “Infrastructure development should not be seen as any easy way to make money out of government,” he told...
