President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, as South Africa’s new Minister of Electricity. Ramaphosa state that Dr Ramokgopo’s main objective will beto prioritise the government’s efforts to urgently decrease the...
Senzo Mchunu, Minister of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), addressed delegates at the Biennial WISA Conference 2022. Going forward, he maintains that a larger focus must be placed on assisting municipalities with the delivery of water...
Some of governments’ top responsibilities are to provide people with access to fresh, drinkable water, and to basic infrastructure such as sanitation, roads, and housing. With this in mind, the construction industry hopes to see government release...
South Africa urgently needs to accelerate its infrastructure project pipeline and ensure sufficient technical capacity at the municipal level. This is the message from Darrin Green, Africa MD of globally trusted infrastructure firm AECOM. While...
Leading consulting engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Zutari celebrated its 90th anniversary during special client and alumni events in Tshwane and Cape Town in November last year. These events also had displays of engineering technology...
2023 is a year of opportunity for the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) to actively raise the relevance or value of the engineering professional, as perceived in the public sector; as well as its own relevance as a ‘thought...
It has been a long and arduous road to recovery for the construction industry from the serious downswing brought about by the pandemic. According to statistics aggregator Trading Economics, South Africa’s construction industry contracted by as much...
Construction development in South Africa is speedily moving away from the traditional graph paper and pencil towards the digital. Most companies have already adopted laptops, mobile tablets, electronic measuring tools, and drones to simplify a...
The biggest takeaway from COP26 is South Africa’s commitment to ensure a just transition from coal fired power stations with approximately $8.5 bn pledged into resolving the energy crisis. However, power cuts have almost become a norm in South...
