WorleyParsons, one of the world’s largest EPCM businesses, has moved into its new South African headquarters in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, consolidating its local project delivery capabilities under one roof. This development effectively...
Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, says that the engineering profession is a scarce skills domain, and lacks the numbers required to create sustainable economic and social infrastructure. “There is a clear link between engineering...
Charlize Theron is many things. She’s a high-profile South African who’s done her nation proud and has even managed to get Afrikaans heard for the first time on Saturday Night Live. Beyond her beauty she’s ridiculously multi-talented (okay – she...
The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements plans to fund R141 620Â 000 worth of infrastructure developmental projects as well as create job opportunities in this financial year. Social infrastructure development will be...
The South African government and the Water Research Commission have been offered a €1.3 million (R18.4 million) grant by the African Water Facility (AWF) to improve water delivery services. This initiative will be supported and driven by the...
President Jacob Zuma has told ministers, premiers and mayors, who are part of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) that they must jointly attend to delivery matters with speed and a problem-solving culture. Zuma was...
A draft declaration on regional infrastructure development has been presented at the SADC Summit. The SADC Council of Ministers meeting, held in Zimbabwe, was attended by ministers from all Southern African Development Community (SADC) member...
The launch a new UK infrastructure venture will tackle the skills gap that stops deals from being done in emerging markets. The G7 summit in Brussels decided to help developing countries negotiate complex contracts such as public-private...
The United States has committed to invest several billions of dollars in Africa. This will particularly be focused on President Barack Obama’s Power Africa —  an initiative which aims to add more than 10 000 MW of clean, efficient electricity...
