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...
Mar 31, 2015
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...
The current Northern Aqueduct reached capacity on various sections of the trunk mains because of growing demand. As a result, there is not sufficient network capacity to deliver it to areas that need it most. Construction of R250 million worth of...
Since SONA 2015 and the last week’s budget, infrastructure has been put in lead as the sector to lead South Africa’s economic recovery. Most economists agree on this point, and National Government is steadily increasing its ability to coordinate...
R840 million will be allocated to historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs) from the development grant over the next two financial years. This emerged during a meeting in Parliament on Wednesday, where the Portfolio Committee on Higher...
Transnet National Ports Authority announced on Monday 26 January, that it will invest R9.65 billion in infrastructure projects at Saldanha Bay on the West Coast of South Africa. The projects are aimed at improving the port’s ability to service the...
Funding for the expansion works at the second container terminal at the Port of Mombasa will be supplied by the Japanese government to the tune of $270Â million. National Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich said the financing will be used for...
