Transnet Engineering ships final rolling-stock units to Moz, Malawi clients

The final seven units that make up a $20-million contract to supply rolling stock to Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN) and Central East African Railways (CEAR), which operate railway... 

Funding, regulatory environment holding back infrastructure development

Despite all infrastructure being interdependent in a “developmental State” such as South Africa, a variety of funding and regulatory dispensations made it extremely difficult to find common ground,... 

Allsome Brands JV opens multimillion-rand rice packing plant

Willowton Group, South Africa’s largest sunflower seed crusher and producer of cooking oil, margarine, candles and soap, and global commodities giant, Louis Dreyfus, on Wednesday, launched a... 

Transnet Engineering ships final units of $20m CDN contract

The final seven units that make up a $20-million contract to supply rolling stock to Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN) and Central East African Railways (CEAR), which operate railway... 

Solar module manufacturing plant opens in KZN

South Africa’s first locally owned photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, ART Solar, officially opened its Durban manufacturing plant in May. The plant, which Department of Energy deputy... 

ART Solar boosts local solar PV module manufacturing capacity

South Africa’s first locally owned photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, ART Solar, officially opened its Durban manufacturing plant on Thursday. The plant, which Department of Energy deputy... 

Inaugural KZN funding fair to showcase R10bn worth of projects

R10-billion worth of finance applications will be presented to a plethora of funders as part of a provincial funding fair orchestrated through a public–private partnership between the KwaZulu-Natal... 

New Brics Business Council calls for deeper economic ties

The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) bloc and Africa will forge a closer partnership for development integration and industrialisation, with Brics countries actively supporting... 

Brics fibre-optic cable viable, i3 Africa asserts

A marine cable connecting Brazil, Russia, India and China with 21 countries in Africa, valued at an estimated $800 000 to $1.5-billion, is a viable project that would position the Brics countries... 

Dube TradePort, Indian group propose new R2bn KZN industrial park

The Dube TradePort Corporation (DTPC) and Indian conglomerate Action Group on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of a R2-billion industrial park. Described by... 

Chinese resources group eyes SA investment prospects

Chinese State-owned China Nonferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC) could invest at least R14-billion in South Africa in the next two to three years, creating more than 13 000 jobs, president and GM... 

Congo launches infrastructure initiative ahead of 2015 Brazzaville games

Republic of Congo President and member of the African Union infrastructure committee Denis Sassou N’Guesso used last week’s Brics summit, held in Durban on its fifth yearly interation, as a... 

Inaugural KZN funding fair to showcase R10bn worth of projects

R10-billion worth of finance applications will be presented to a plethora of funders as part of a provincial funding fair orchestrated through a public–private partnership between the KwaZulu-Natal... 

Republic of Congo launches infrastructure initiative ahead of 2015 African Games

Republic of Congo President and member of the African Union infrastructure committee Denis Sassou N’Guesso used last week’s Brics summit, held in Durban on its fifth yearly interation, as a... 

CNMC mulls R14bn SA investment

Chinese State-owned China Nonferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC) could invest at least R14-billion in South Africa in the next two to three years, creating more than 13 000 jobs, president and GM... 

New Brics Business Council calls for deeper economic ties

The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) bloc and Africa will forge a closer partnership for development integration and industrialisation, with Brics countries actively supporting... 

Brics fibre-optic cable viable – i3 Africa

A marine cable connecting Brazil, Russia, India and China with 21 countries in Africa, valued at an estimated $800 000 to $1.5-billion, is a viable project that would position the Brics countries... 

Dube TradePort, Indian group propose new R2bn KZN industrial park

The Dube TradePort Corporation (DTPC) and Indian conglomerate Action Group on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of a R2-billion industrial park. Described by... 

Panel warns against high expectations of Brics Summit outcomes

Stakeholders, participants and observers at the fifth yearly Brics Summit, currently under way in Durban, need to manage their expectations and guard against placing a disproportionate amount of... 

The ups and downs of producing electricity from a landfill site

Electricity sales alone cannot sustain the Durban landfill gas to electricity project, and without the sale of carbon credits it would not be financially viable.  

Construction of fuel-infrastructure terminals on track for completion this year

Construction of the two terminals that complete the first phase of freight logistics group Transnet's New Multi Product Pipeline (NMPP) is on track, with the mechanical, electrical, instrumentation...