While 2017 saw reduced capital expenditure by public sector institutions the latest report by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that significant amounts were spent on service delivery. The findings of the 2017 Capital Expenditure (Capex) by...
The City of Cape Town has started with the preparatory work for the construction of two MyCiTi bus depots in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha. The depots form part of the roll-out of Phase 2A of the City’s MyCiTi bus service which will serve 1,4...
A total of 122 criminal cases have been opened against home builders, who have contravened the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act 95 of 1998 (HCPMA). According to the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) the offences include...
The recent amendment to the gazetted Code of Good Practice on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) is set to open up new opportunities for the industry. This is the view of Kwakho Mpepho, Education, Training and Transformation Manager at...
While the Amended B-BBEE Construction Sector Codes carry the promise of effective transformation experts fear that limited awareness on the code could hinder the sectors empowerment. Vash Singh, Managing Director of Xcelerate Verification Agency, a...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has set aside R15 million for a project to overhaul sidewalks and install traffic calming measures across five wards in Region B. As part of the City’s Community Based Projects, a site inspection of Wards 69, 86, 99,...
The Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements has set aside over R25 million for the development of housing settlements in Keiskamahoek. The department has already spent approximately R 6 million on the implementation of the project...
The Laúca Hydropower Plant recently commissioned a third power generation group making it Angola’s largest hydropower plant. With a current installed power of over 1 000 MW and three generation groups, out of a total of six, in full operation Laúca...
The R90 million Road D670 rehabilitation project between Bronkhorstspruit and Ekangala, east of Tshwane was unveiled by Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, this week. The 19km road project, which was wholly funded by the department,...
