The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is disappointed by the Department of Water Affairs’s (DWA) response to its report on water and sanitation. The SAHRC recently released its Report on the Right to Access Sufficient Water and Decent...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is discussing opportunities for private sector financing in water and sanitation. To date, the AfDB has focussed its lending exclusively on public sector entities. However, AfDB head of water Mohamed El Azizi...
Four ship-to-shore cranes and 18 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes at R744 million has been delivered to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT). Karl Socikwa, CEO at TPT, says, “This acquisition demonstrates that we are serious about delivering on our...
A R1.5 Billion programme to provide grant funding in support of loans for essential infrastructure projects in South and Southern Africa has been launched by the European Union (EU) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Patrick...
By Abbas Jamie, Aurecon’s recently appointed Transport Industry Leader for Africa and Middle East Transport corridors will be the core facilitators of Africa’s ongoing strong growth over the next decade, with many large regional rail, port and road...
For every engineer in South Africa there are 3 000 people, says SAICE CEO Manglin Pillay. Pillay highlighted South Africa’s shortage of civil engineers while addressing engineering students at the University of the Witwatersrand. He pointed out the...
Improved maintenance and upgrades has helped the City of Cape Town keep its water demand below the peak level recorded in 2001. Cape Town mayoral committee member for utility services, Ernest Sonnenberg, announced that through careful management,...
In a media statement Transnet states it has noted with concern the misleading and mischievous reports over the weekend intended to cast aspersions on the integrity and vigour of the process the company followed in awarding contracts for the supply...
A leading name in the sale and rental of welding, rigging and construction-related equipment recently concluded a turnkey project for Sappi’s Ngodwana Mill ‘GoCell’ Project. The expansion project consisted of a complete new fibre line for the...
