The City of Cape Town was named top municipality in the African Utility Week Awards. The continent’s leading utility and energy professionals and projects were honoured and successes in the industry throughout 2013 were celebrated. More than 5000...
A new wind farm in Kenya will add to Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing wind energy capacity, which is being driven by solid economic growth and an increasing population. Aurecon has been appointed as owner’s engineer by the project company, Kinangop...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $1 billion loan for the Angola Power Sector Reform Support Program in support of the Angolan government’s of efforts to reform the power sector. The reform support program aims to promote...
South Africa’s toll road tariffs should be coming down and not being increased, says the Cape Chamber Commerce and Industry. The Chamber was responding to an announcement by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) that all toll fees,...
Too many people still lack a basic level of drinking water and sanitation, says Dr Maria Neira, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director for Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. A new report released by WHO and UNICEF...
A modern railway line in East Africa is in the pipeline after Kenya and China signed a financial agreement committing the two countries to the Sh327 billion mega project. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang led regional heads of...
Gulfstream Energy has successfully completed its first fuel deliveries to the ports of Richards Bay, Durban, East London and Saldanha. As one of nine companies collectively awarded the R 15.5bn Transnet fuel contract at the end of 2013, the...
Disappointing sales affected the local truck industry during April. According to the latest combined results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor Holdings (AMH) and Amalgamated...
As part of a drive by the Eastern Cape government to upgrade rural schools from mud to solid structures and provide water, sanitation and electricity, consulting engineering firm GIBB has provided electricity to 49 schools. The company was enlisted...
