South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)’s CEO, Nazir Alli, has resigned. This surprising development comes a week after Judge Bill Prinsloo put the brakes on the controversial e-tolling system being rolled out on Gauteng’s highways....
The prestigious WISA 2012 conference is about to get underway, taking place in Cape Town from 6 to 10 May. Debbie Besseling speaks to the conference’s chairperson Dana Grobler about what delegates can expect from this year’s event. The idea behind...
It’s been almost a week since the landmark court ruling postponing the implementation of e-tolling in Gauteng. Joe Public has won a battle but perhaps not the war. The South African government and its agency, the South African National Roads Agency...
Shocking illegal disposal statistics calls for urgent paradigm shift Waste management in developing countries performs poorly and the disposal issues surrounding South Africa’s medical waste industry is no exception. The one reason why waste...
With the continuing economic crisis in Europe, South Africa’s shipping industry is taking strain. So says Safmarine’s CEO, Grant Daly. This, the high cost of oil and the growing piracy scourge, has cost the global shipping trade more than $9bn a...
Gautrain’s much publicised tunnel route between Johannesburg’s Park Station and Rosebank will remain closed until a second revised tunnel rectification plan has been submitted and approved. The first rectification plan failed. “Water flowing into...
The recent Conference of Parties, COP 17, meeting in Durban was its usual rollercoaster ride, ending with a surprise commitment by most of the 200 countries which took part to continue the Kyoto Protocol, along with a draft of other climate change...
South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) intends maximising on the enormous growth market represented by Africa, by forming partnerships with other African ports and promoting the country as a regional hub for the rest of the...
Due to increasing water demands, Umgeni Water has decided to augment the capacity of the ’61 pipeline system that feeds the greater Edendale area and the Outer West area of eThekwini Municipality. The augmentation will also accommodate future...
