Fuzile Felix Fongoqa, executive chairman of NAKO Group, provides insight into the newly established group. How will NAKO Group contribute to realising the benefits of infrastructure development in Africa? NAKO Group is an African-owned and operated...
Addressing the 4th European Union-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged African governments to accelerate reforms that will encourage more private sector investment in infrastructure projects. Citing...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s strong growth over the past decade has highlighted the importance of infrastructure development. As Central African countries seek new sources of financing for infrastructure, policymakers will have to avoid high indebtedness,...
Approximately 30 million litres of acid mine drainage (AMD) is spilling out to the surface in the West Rand every day owing to the recent heavy rains. Mintails Mogale Gold general manager of operations Jan Jacobs says the conversion of a nearby...
The steady growth in the volume of sludge generated by water treatment is linked to both demographic changes and an increase in urban sprawl. This situation puts additional stresses on municipalities and can lead to tighter constraints within the...
It covers 370 square kilometres, holds almost uncountable amounts of water, provides irrigation, electricity and water for drinking and sanitation and draws tourists from all over the country and beyond. The Gariep Dam is many things to many people...
Nigeria’s first green building will soon be constructed in Lagos, promising a substantial energy use reduction and environmentally friendly approaches. The Heritage Place is the first commercial building to achieve the Leadership in Energy &...
482 houses in the initial phase at the Cornubia mixed development have been completed and handed over to residents. Once complete, Cornubia will be a mixed-use development of housing, commercial and industrial sites. The settlement, which is...
The levels of human excrement and disease-causing pathogens in rivers around Stellenbosch are unacceptable and unsanitary. People who use the rivers for sport and recreation stand a chance of contracting diseases such as diarrhoea, food poisoning...
