ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has thrown his weight behind fracking as a means to meet South Africa’s growing energy needs. At a breakfast meeting of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) in Johannesburg, Mantashe...
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has issued its first request for proposals for funding from the Infrastructure Investment Programme for South Africa (IIPSA). The IIPSA is a €100 million (R1.5 billion) ground-breaking programme to...
The November 2013 United Nations climate change conference identified human actions as the dominant cause of global warming and highlighted anurgent need to reduce carbon emissions by at least 4% per annum in order to stay within the global carbon...
The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi has launched the War on Waste project in Butterworth, in the Mnquma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The War on Waste project was launched to showcase the work of the...
As Transnet accelerates its skills development drive to meet its ambitious growth objectives the first group of trainees graduated from the company’s Maritime School of Excellence. The group of 83 trainees qualified as Cargo Operators (38),...
The new port and coal terminal at Nacala-a-Velha, in the northern province of Nampula, and the railway linking it to the Moatize coal basin, will be concluded by December of this year. Gabriel Muthisse, Mozambican Transport Minister, saysonce...
The first ever Civilution Congress concluded last night (8 April 2014) in high spirits and with a common verdict: a great success. With opening day speakers such as Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and Minister in the Presidency, National Planning...
Members of the built environment industry recently heard about some of the construction-related World Design Capital (WDC) Cape Town 2014 projects lined up for the year. The professionals were invited by the Master Builders Association of the...
Holcim and Lafarge have announced their intention to merge to create the most advanced group in the building materials industry. The merger of equals was unanimously approved by their respective Boards of Directors and fully supported by the core...
