Aveng believes the continued underperformance of its South African and rest of Africa construction and engineering division is a function of stagnant infrastructure spending. The group reports in its 2013 annual report that marginal real growth was...
The African Development Bank Group (AdDB) has approved a grant for an assessment study of a water supply and sanitation program for 11 small and medium-sized towns in South Sudan. The USD 5.4 million grant, extended from the Fragile States...
It is with exasperation that the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) learnt of Minister Edna Molewa of Water and Environmental Affairs’ signing of an agreement with her Cuban counterpart to pave the way for 34 Cuban engineers to...
Interim results for Transnet SOC Ltd shows an increase in revenue by 14,3% in the six months ended 30 September 2013 to R28,5 billion, driving profit higher by 71,2% while investing R11,2 billion on rejuvenating and expanding infrastructure. This...
The prestigious SAICE Awards gala event for the Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievements for 2012/2013 was held at Emperors Palace in Gauteng on 17 October. This year SAICE received 35 project entries from across the country – a new record...
The Bridge City Station and Rail Link Project is a significant public transport intervention in Kwazulu-Natal. The construction of a multibillion-rand high-speed rail link is expected to cut transport times dramatically. The government of...
Much has been written about the unacceptably high non-revenue water losses suffered by most municipalities and it is common knowledge that there are few water supply authorities that can claim a water loss of less than 30% of their purified water...
Mining, energy and infrastructure yield big opportunities for growth In November this year, South African construction and engineering company Murray & Roberts will add Mozambique to the list of African countries where it has a permanent...
Unpacking AIMS 2050, the African Integrated Maritime Strategy will be unpacked at the inaugural Africa Maritime Indaba taking place at the IDC conference centre in Sandton, Johannesburg on 24 and 25 October 2013. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma,...
