Role players within the sphere of infrastructure delivery and construction should expect the parameters in which they have operated over the last three years to remain as certain as death and taxes during 2013, writes Richard Jansen van Vuuren. The...
The first annual ECA (SA) Presidential Awards programme was a great success. The Awards programme consisted of a two-day event filled with golfing fun, an exciting Awards Banquet to announce the category winners and a valuable industry conference....
According to BDLive’s columnists Ron Derby, the rand’s tilt towards the R9/$ mark appears to coincide with the deadline for renewable energy contractors to hedge their purchases for South Africa’s R100bn renewable energy...
Due to increased investment in the African continent, there are numerous new infrastructure development projects being undertaken to boost transportation. East African countries in particular are in for some positive changes and developments with...
Photo: Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba SOUTH Africa needs to diversify its economy and invest in infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurship, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday. “The structure of the South...
“Ingula is a significant part of our massive infrastructure development programme,” said President Jacob Zuma on visiting the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, located in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, recently. Construction of the 1.368 MW scheme is...
Caption: Aveng chairman Angus Band About 100 000 jobs had been lost in the civil construction industry in South Africa since its peak in 2008, Aveng said yesterday. It stressed that the medium-term outlook for the construction sector would be...
While the financial crisis deepens in other parts of the world, the African growth story has just begun, but it’s not clear what role SA will play. The narrative on South Africa has been souring rapidly and when The Economist displayed the...
Dealing with issues of globilisation and urbanisation Business Unity South Africa Vice President Dean Mogale says that the country cannot afford the mistakes that it is making in terms of the infrastructure challenges. “The construction industry is...
