Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) introduced its 2014 theme to the media this morning: sustaining consulting engineering key to growing the economy. Naren Bhojaram, CESA’s past president identified five key sustainabilityfactors in 2013:...
With the 2014 presidential elections approaching, the National Development Plan (NDP) could take a backseat during the ANC’s election campaign. Control Risks sub-Saharan Africa analyst Simiso Velempini says the NDP has been a second consideration...
The National Development Plan of the Angolan government has prioritised outcomes of the main projects in the energy and water sector by 2017. This was announced by the minister of Former Combatants and Motherland Veterans, Kundi Paihama, when...
President Jacob Zuma says African heads of state are committed to tackling the infrastructure bottlenecks that are blocking intra-Africa trade and investment. Zuma was speaking at the Bloomberg “Africa: Economic Outlook and Opportunities”...
The African National Congress (ANC) has been launched its 2014 election manifesto in Nelspruit on Saturday around South Africa, with President Jacob Zuma delivering the keynote address. Focussing on infrastructure and corruption, a number of...
Pretoria – The implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) will be on the agenda for South Africa’s ministerial delegation to this week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. At the annual gathering starting on...
Jacob Zuma has a tough job. It is election year and, under a cloud of controversy, it is up to him to carry the ANC’s message of jobs, housing and discipline. In his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement on President Zuma’s administration last year,...
Following the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between South Africa and Zambia conditions will be created for the emergence of viable and quality African air transport that meets the integration imperatives of the continent, enhanced connectivity,...
“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...
