Eskom says it is not on the brink of bankruptcy and will cooperate with ratings agencies to avoid downgrades. The state-owned utility faces a serious liquidity crunch and has had to implement frequent power cuts to prevent the grid from being...
Eskom needs to find an additional 3 000 Megawatts of power in order to maintain power plants without implementing load shedding, according to the utility’s newly appointed acting CEO Brian Molefe. Moefe said this when the Eskom Board, led by acting...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, will meet with her counterpart in Botswana this weekend to discuss furthering the programme on shared watercourses. The meeting forms part of the department’s efforts to harness its relationship...
The proposed legislation to restrict freight vehicles during peak hours will not reduce road carnage says Gavin Kelly, spokesperson of the Road Freight Association (RFA). Conversely, Kelly believes the restrictions will create greater congestion...
Ministers from governments across Africa have renewed their call for a strong, new universal climate change agreement and increased flows of funds, through market and finance opportunities, sufficient to fulfill Africa’s development aspirations....
Over 40 professional bodies, institutes and associations have provided input and support to the inaugural two-day Indutec conference to be presented alongside this year’s SA Industry and Technology Fair (Indutec). Aimed at addressing challenges and...
Mexican researchers have designed new software that detects leaks in water, gas or oil distribution networks. Cristina Verde Rodarte, researcher at the Institute of Engineering, from the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM), designed a...
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says the improved public awareness of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is due to the value it adds in the communities. EPWP is a flagship programme to fight poverty and unemployment through the provision...
Mozambique will this year import 70 train carriages to minimise the problem of passenger transport in the country, the Minister of Transport and Communications said Monday. In a parliamentary hearing on the Economic and Social Plan, organised by...
