For more than 100 years, the world has been discarding its unwanted waste in landfill sites but according to experts landfill mining may be the next big thing in dealing with this issue. While landfill remediation measures are costly and...
Kobus Verster, the chief executive officer, of South African construction firm Aveng will resign with immediate effect after the company reported a wider full-year loss the firm announced on Tuesday. “Eric Diack, current Executive Chairman, will...
The South African Government and Cuba have extended the SA-Cuba cooperation agreement in the field of water resource management and water supply to 2023. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Pamela Tshwete signed the agreement with Cuba’s...
Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown has instructed Eskom to begin legal action against consultancy firms McKinsey and Trillian Capital Partners over their involvement in disputed contracts at the country’s state-owned electricity company....
The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) took a dip in the second quarter of 2017 but prospects seem poised to improve says renowned economist Dr Roelof Botha. After reaching an eight-quarter high of 127 in the fourth quarter of last year, the ACI has...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed a $150 million loan agreement with BMW South Africa help build local capacity and support a stronger, diversified local economy. The IFC financing is part of R6 billion investment in a BMW...
The NEPAD Agency officially launched its 5% Agenda initiative which aims to bridge Africa’s $68 billion infrastructure finance gap. The launch took place five years after a January 2012 African Union Summit adopted the Programme for Infrastructure...
Transnet’s controversial purchase of seven port cranes from a Chinese company has been described as “the most expensive crane sale of its type ever recorded” by an industry expert. Amabhungane and Scorpio reported on Monday that an agreement signed...
Eskom is due to begin bulk power interruptions in the Free State, Northern Cape and Limpopo this week. The power utility is expected to start cutting the power in several municipalities in the Northern Cape, including Douglas and Griekwastad in the...
