The Eskom manager who brought Majuba back to operation after the silo collapse is replacing Roman Crookes as Medupi’s project director with immediate effect. Eskom on Monday appointed Phillip Dukashe to replace Crookes to run Medupi power...
There is too much transformation window dressing in the construction sector and too many entities come up with solutions that satisfy scrutiny, but do not offer real change, according to Frans Pienaar, chair of Inyatsi Construction. “Very few...
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) says it is currently responding to the summons of 22 December 2015 in which airline Skywise claims damages due to a breach of contract. ACSA says it will comply fully with all ensuing legal processes. In a...
Zimbabwe is getting a 300 MW energy boost from Eskom, as the country suffers a power crunch amid reduced capacity caused by falling water levels at the Kariba dam. This comes as China has reportedly agreed to release US$1.2billion for the...
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is continuing to invest in the transformation of the built environement by awarding bursaries to 2015 matriculants interested in careers in the built industry. Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi, will award 40...
A new waterless toilet soon to be trialled in Africa may not start a feminist revolution, but it will go a long way to addressing some urgent and practical needs of women and girls – and for all the international conferences and commitments...
Cape Town intensified water restrictions as South Africa’s worst drought in more than two decades left the city’s dam levels lower than normal. Users are required to cut water consumption by 20% from 10%, the City of Cape Town municipality said in...
As the country battles the worst drought in over two decades, Operation Hydrate says some communities in the Free State have resorted to drinking sewage water. The NGO, together with Mango Airlines, Shoprite and Proudly South African, aims to...
The second phase of the modernisation and expansion works of the port of Nacala in Mozambique may start this year. Preparatory work is underway to launch tenders for the project, provincial governor of Nampula, Victor Borges says. This work,...
