The City of Cape Town has unveiled the first ‘green’ transport facility in South Africa that generates its own electricity, enabling it to operate off the electricity grid. The Wallacedene taxi rank is the first public transport facility in the...
The South African government and the Water Research Commission have been offered a €1.3 million (R18.4 million) grant by the African Water Facility (AWF) to improve water delivery services. This initiative will be supported and driven by the...
A new R45 million UD Truck dealership has opened in KwaZulu-Natal. The new Combined Motor Holdings (CMH) facility in Pinetown offers UD Trucks customers in the region a proverbial one-stop-shop with complete sales, service, parts and finance...
A R180 million order by Ngululu Bulk Carriers (NBC) for 133 new DAF XF105.460 FTT 6×4 truck tractors, makes this the biggest single order to date for Babcock. The order placed in March 2014 sees the trucks being delivered to NBC’s Steelpoort...
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has expressed concerns over the possible flouting of building regulations at Meyersdal Eco Estate in Gauteng. Part of a luxury house under construction in the Meyersdal Eco Estate collapsed last week...
Progress is being made in terms of establishing ten Special Economic Zones. This is according to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and following a briefing from the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). The Committee was informed that all...
The Government has decided to impose a total travel ban for all non-citizens traveling from identified high risk countries to limit the spread of Ebola to South Africa. Unless the travel is considered absolutely essential. Aaron Motsoaledi , Health...
A R1.4 billion contract has been awarded to Durban-based Southern African Shipyards, for nine state-of-the-art tugboats. Tau Morwe, TNPA Chief Executive says, “This contract rates as the largest single contract awarded by TNPA to a South African...
President Jacob Zuma has told ministers, premiers and mayors, who are part of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) that they must jointly attend to delivery matters with speed and a problem-solving culture. Zuma was...
