The Nairobi City County government has objected to the Kenyan national governments’ 0.5 % charge levied on construction, arguing that it will scare away investors. In a letter addressed to Charity Ngilu, the Cabinet Secretary for lands, housing and...
A panel is to be set up to review the impact of e-tolls in Gauteng. According to the Gauteng Premier David Makhura the people’s voice must be heard on all the issues that affect the province. He was speaking during his first State of the Province...
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the City of Tshwane on Thursday signed a R1.6 billion long-term loan facility to support the City’s capital expenditure programme. This facility aims to accelerate the eradication of backlogs in...
The African Development Bank (ADB) has granted Mozambique a credit line of around US$60 million for 2014 to develop its infrastructure. According to the ADB half will be provided as a donation and the other half as interest-free loans, noting that...
The Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) 2014 has confirmed its speaker-line-up and it includes leading names in the industry who boast years of experience and rank highly in their fields. Taking place between July 7 – 10, 2014, SATC...
“First, build infrastructure—energy, roads, and technology grids. These are the foundations of any strong and durable edifice.” This means closing Africa’s infrastructure gap, says Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary...
Johannesburg’s R47 billion 2014/15 budget makes provision for significant investments in new and upgraded infrastructure as well as housing development. The budget ranks as the biggest ever delivered by a South African municipality. Member of...
Between 12 and 21 June the railway line between Komatipoort and Mpangeni will be closed for the annual line closure. The purpose of the shut down is to catch up on maintenance backlog and to replace obsolete, problematic infrastructure and upgrades...
At the end of the African Development Bank’s 49th Annual meeting, bank leaders pledged to rally efforts towards building an Africa that is more inclusive, integrated, and with better infrastructure. Among other priorities for the Bank in the...
