Air transport infrastructure in South Africa was recently ranked as 10th best in the world. This was according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017. The report looked at 138 countries and analysed factors that...
A Frost & Sullivan analysis indicates that approximately US$174 billion is invested into transport and logistics infrastructure development in sub-Saharan Africa every year. Bongani Mankewu, CEO of the Rail Road Association of South Africa,...
Inadequate infrastructure and sanitation facilities will ultimately impact on the matric pass rate, says Equal Education, a non-profit organisation striving for quality education for all. A number of schools around South Africa which have been...
The private equity industry is playing an increasingly critical role in funding the infrastructure deficit in Africa. This is according to the latest figures from the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) 2016...
Joburg’s financial health is in such a good state, international rating agencies such as Fitch and Moody’s have given the city a positive review. Unveiling Joburg’s 2014/2015 annual report last week, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance,...
A Gauteng property development and sanitation company is looking forward to business opportunities in the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) upcoming Outward Selling and Investment Mission (OSIM) to Ghana and Nigeria. Taking place from 17 to...
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange announced on June 3 of this year that a new collaboration with global index provider FTSE Russell will see its environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure indicators align with FTSE Russell’s advanced ESG...
Government has set aside over a trillion rand to address infrastructure backlogs. This was announced at an infrastructure conference on Friday. Various projects that have been lagging will receive urgent attention now that the private sector has...
There has been significant coverage in the media recently about the desperate need to improve the country’s infrastructure. To achieve this more engineers are needed in the private and public sector, mentions Jan Palm, an experienced engineer in...
