The state and safety of South Africa’s decades-old passenger trains came under the spotlight at Parliament on Tuesday. “Metrorail trains fail in all respects to meet international standards, except their heating system,” Passenger Rail Agency...
According to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Cape Town International Airport needs a rail link to the city. Prasa CEO Lucky Montana said that 12 million tourists pass through Cape Town International Airport every year, which is a...
Large corporations who have been buying up vast stretches of African farmland in recent years, whether based in Dubai or London, understand that it’s the access to water that they get from the land deals, which they often get for free and...
It’s safe to say that SA’s water infrastructure is in the same position that the energy sector was in a decade ago. Without huge investment to rehabilitate and replace ageing infrastructure, supply and quality are under threat....
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has been tasked with fixing South Africa’s lumbering parastatals. Although he has held the position for more than 18 months, eight of the major public entities do not have a permanent CEO. Among...
SANRAL will probably need another government bailout later this year if the Gauteng tolling dispute continues. “The minister of finance has indicated that another appropriation bill may be necessary,” said Andrew Donaldson, the National Treasury’s...
At least R5 billion worth of new infrastructure and property projects are on the cards for Mogale City on the West Rand (Gauteng), which is aiming to become one of the top economic growth areas nationally. And the residential property market in the...
The chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa), Wayne Duvenage, has resigned from Avis. Duvenage’s last day at Avis is 31 July. “Yes I can confirm that but I will continue in my role as chairman of Outa,” he said in a telephonic...
The Gauteng MEC of Economic Development, Qedani Mahlangu, delivered her budget speech on 8 June 2012 and outlined some exciting plans for tourism in the province in 2012/2013. The most exciting is the planned launch of Gauteng’s first hop-on...
