Following thorough investigations of a range of options for the separation of New Zealand-based infrastructure construction company McConnell Dowell, JSE-listed construction and engineering company... 

Making headway in the Namibian energy sector, renewable-energy solutions provider Sustainable Power Solutions’ (SPS’s) latest project – the 10 MW Maxwell solar power plant – is a wheeling project... 

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 

South Africa’s infrastructure recovery will continue to stall unless government, industry and professional bodies shift from problem-identification to concrete implementation, engineering... 

Private railways company Traxtion expects to begin operating on South Africa’s mainline network by the third quarter of 2026 after concluding a R3.4-billion rolling stock investment programme. The... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has reported that it has successfully completed the rehabilitation of Bayhead road at the Port of Durban a month ahead of schedule. The utility... 

The National Treasury has launched a new infrastructure and development finance bond, which will be issued to the market under government’s domestic borrowing programme. This is part of a suite of... 

State-owned utility Eskom has confirmed the successful resolution of a long-standing commercial dispute that began in 2022, with the Stefanutti Stocks Basil Read (SSBR) joint venture (JV) relating... 

Multilateral finance institution the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) development finance arm EIB Global has extended a €350-million loan to State-owned transport and logistics company Transnet.... 

N4 concessionaire Trans African Concessions (TRAC) has warned travellers ahead of the festive season that several major upgrade and rehabilitation projects are still ongoing on the toll route... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots as part of the new south–east route expansion that will link Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain with Claremont... 

Leaders of several major international organisations are set to sign a manifesto on the advancement of African business on November 21, Italian management consulting firm and international think... 

Construction and building information modelling software developer RIB Software is transforming the way in which large-scale projects are managed in South Africa’s construction industry. As the... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) is investing R280-million to upgrade its Wildevoëlvlei wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in Kommetjie. Constructed in 1977, the Wildevoëlvlei WWTW services Fish Hoek,... 

Raising gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to between 18% and 20% of GDP is key to lifting growth to the 3% target, The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks argues. While also... 

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has called for South Africa’s Transmission Development Plan (TDP) to be complemented by a “regional TDP” to support the development of the grid infrastructure required to... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has raised concern about ongoing systemic problems in South Africa’s contractor-development programmes, warning that fewer than 36% of... 

South African pension funds should be used more aggressively to finance local construction, Oceans Umhlanga Development chairperson and developer Vivian Reddy has said, arguing that current... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots on the corner of Spine road and Mew way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain and is progressing with its... 

The construction works for the upgrade of the N2 and N3 freeways in KwaZulu-Natal – worth R19-billion for the N2 and R33-billion for the N3 – are on track for completion in 2032, says SANRAL... 

The South African engineering and construction industry should seek to increase the uptake of refined zinc and zinc coatings, resulting in the reduction of substantial capital costs and financial... 

Africa’s youth are its greatest resource – with over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, this generation is the youngest, largest and arguably the most climate-conscious in... 

It is possible to bridge South Africa’s engineering and construction sector capacity gaps through education and training initiatives that provide a strong foundation for future infrastructure... 

The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) is a first-of-its-kind tool created by international engineering body Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in partnership with global safety charity... 

The inaugural Women in Project Management Summit 2025 – held in August this year and hosted by Project Managers Africa – showcased women who contribute positively to the South African industrial... 

Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says the announcement of a R2-billion Credit Guarantee Vehicle specifically for the expansion of South Africa’s... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s strategic shift in government spending during his address at the 2025 National Construction Summit in Ekurhuleni, on November 13, promising the... 

Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has welcomed the commitment to infrastructure development as outlined in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. However, CEO Chris Campbell says... 

The City of Cape Town says it has approved building plans to the value of R7.8-billion in the first quarter of the current financial year. Up to 4 733 building plans were submitted to the city’s... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has touted significant progress in cracking down on the “construction mafia”, with hundreds of arrests and convictions helping to stabilise... 

Nigeria's Dangote Group will invest at least $1-billion in a pipeline, power generation and cement plant in Zimbabwe, its founder and CEO Aliko Dangote said on Wednesday. Dangote, Africa's richest... 

The Industrial Gas Users Association–South Africa (IGUA-SA) is calling for the creation of a new structure under The Presidency to coordinate the actions needed to avert the ‘gas cliff’ faced by... 

Murray & Roberts (M&R) Holdings has announced the resignation of Daniel Grobler as a director, with effect from November 11. His resignation follows the announcement last month that the Gauteng... 

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that the “Age of Electricity is here” in its latest World Energy Outlook, which again underlines that electricity demand will grow much faster... 

In marking a significant step in South Africa’s industrial development journey and turning eastern Gauteng into an aerotropolis, FNB Gauteng Business and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency...