The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved an equity participation of up to USD 25 million in the Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund 2 (PAIDF 2). PAIDF2 is a private equity fund that will invest in projects...
“The next 5 to 10 years will see South Africa continue to focus on redressing economic infrastructure backlogs and inadequacies with a view to stimulating growth and employment and reducing poverty and inequality,” says Dave Lewis, technical...
Collaboration and innovation is critical to improving the country’s GDP, according to Dr Beverley Waugh, executive director of the South African Shippers Council. The South African Shippers Council recently surveyed the industry to find out what...
A study on the transport and infrastructure in northern Mozambique was recently undertaken and is soon to be published by the South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). Simon Foulds spoke to Dr Sören Scholvin about the study he...
The Lebombo/Ressano Garcia border post is approaching the busiest time of the year and traffic flows along the corridor are increasing on a daily basis. The border authorities face some challenges at a border post with infrastructure which is...
At the 24th annual general meeting of the Road Freight Association the deputy minister of transport Sindiwse Lydia Chikunga congratulated the association on its achievements and successes. Chikunga said, “The RFA is a key stakeholder and the...
Dunkeld traffic flow was being hampered by a burst water pipe along Jan Smuts Avenue. Thousands of litres of water spurted from the pipe this morning (Saturday, 30 November). Johannesburg Water has since closed the leak. Burst pipes are a regular...
Infrastructure-focused engineering consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff, part of the Balfour Beatty group, which has been active in South Africa’s energy and mining sectors for three decades, is aiming to diversify into the domestic railways market,...
What are the advantages of containerised modular systems? MO: The modular system, as the name implies, is supplied either as prebuilt and package-type plants or built on-site out of concrete (or steel) in such a way that further modules may be...
