The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has applauded and embraced President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inaugural State of the Nation (SONA) address after the newly elected president highlighted the importance of the sector for the...
The African Development Bank recently approved $100 million for the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) in a bid to help reduce the huge infrastructure financing gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a $325-365m million debt raise, the EAIF...
The Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Zandile Gumede, recently launched a R120 million housing development in oThongathi in the north of Durban. Â The multi-million rand Emona Sunhill housing development will benefit a total of 1082 families from...
The collapse of the Geldenhuys Pedestrian Bridge, over the N3 on the 9th of August 2017 was caused by an impact force on the pier in the median of the highway an investigation by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has established....
Over R650 million will be redirected from the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) to the country’s five metropolitan municipalities following a decision by the forum of Minister and MECs of Human Settlements (MINMEC). According to the...
Communities which will be disrupted during Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) need to a have buy-in, says the Department of Water and Sanitation. The department along with the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA)...
A new infrastructure fund has been launched in an effort to unlock Africa’s investment potential and boost infrastructure growth across the continent. Africa has long been considered an appealing investment destination as it boasts untapped growth...
R20 million will be invested into maintaining and upgrading bridges across Johannesburg. This will be undertaken by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and forms part of its maintenance plans for the city’s transport infrastructure. The funds will...
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has plans to go ahead with a multibillion-rand modernisation and recapitalisation programme, however the country’s recent sovereign credit ratings downgrade might impact this. At the recent launch of Prasa’s...
