President Jacob Zuma revealed plans that are in motion to deal with the country’s electricity challenges, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening. He delivered his speech as Eskom’s power grid remains constrained, with the...
Government has set aside a total of R2.1 billion to revitalise distressed mining towns in the country, President Jacob Zuma said during his State of the Nation Address on Thursday. He said R290 million had been approved for informal settlement...
Infrastructure development was a focal point of President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday night. He noted that the National Infrastructure Development programme continues to be a key job driver and catalyst for economic...
President Jacob Zuma says the National Infrastructure Development programme continues to be a key job driver and catalyst for economic growth. “Water is a critical resource for economic growth and a better life. Several projects aimed at providing...
Bombardier Transportation South Africa has awarded a contract to power and automation technology company, ABB, to supply traction transformers and associated products for Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR) new fleet, which includes 240 freight...
A further 500 Johannesburg families will move into their new homes in November 2015 as the multibillion rand Lufhereng housing development, the biggest integrated housing development initiative undertaken by the City of Johannesburg (COJ) to...
The Nigerian Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TBEA Co Ltd of China for the development of transmission lines and substations in Nigeria. Minister of State Power, Mohammed Wakil who signed on behalf of the...
Mining companies can play a key role in harnessing Africa’s abundant clean sources of energy to overcome the lack of electricity which affects at least one in three Africans, says a new World Bank report released at this year’s Mining Indaba, in...
Construction on the first 463 rental apartments as part of the City of Cape Town’s Langa Hostel Transformation Programme, is progressing well with most of the blocks having reached the third and fourth floor-stage of the build programme. The City...
