In this opinion article, International Finance Corporation (IFC) regional industry director for the infrastructure and natural resources sector in Africa Sarvesh Suri underlines the importance of... 

The Talisman Hire Kitwe City branch – a joint venture (JV) between industrial and mining solutions company Dickinson Group of Companies Africa (DGC Africa) and construction and industrial equipment... 

In an effort to accommodate the demands of population growth, climate change and urbanisation, industry body for civil engineering professionals the South African Institution of Civil Engineering... 

The Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards – to be hosted by industry body Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) – takes place on August 14, 2025, at the... 

The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) is moving ahead with preliminary designs for a so-called Centralised Interim Storage Facility (CISF) at the Vaalputs site in the Northern... 

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has reported a significant milestone in the city's commitment to robust infrastructure development, confirming a capital injection of R2.8-billion over the next... 

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has welcomed its contractor LoneRock Construction resuming rehabilitation works along the Golden Highway, or R553, after protest action led to a... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is encouraging all South Africans to submit their comments on the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI’s) Integrated Social... 

South Africa has been selected alongside six other developing countries to participate in a new $1-billion global investment programme that will provide concessional finance for projects that... 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has shared what its R500-million investment on Free State roads will entail over the next year.   Having started with projects in the... 

More civil and design engineers should specify the use of galvanised steel structures and hot-dip galvanised reinforcing steel for road and bridge infrastructure, says industry organisation... 

Carefully coordinated efforts are required to sufficiently address South Africa’s bridge infrastructure challenges and this encompasses regular maintenance, innovative construction techniques and... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again underlined the industrialisation potential of green hydrogen, and has stressed that South Africa will use its G20 Presidency as well as its participation in the... 

South Africa has requested that the US refrain from raising tariffs above the prevailing 10% level should negotiations on a new trade framework not be concluded by July 9, when a 90-day pause on... 

The World Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan to support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa’s infrastructure. The Washington-based lender said in a statement the operation will... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city has approached the Constitutional Court to invalidate the Public Procurement Act. The city previously warned that the Bill would slow down local... 

South African independent power producer (IPP) Mulilo has emerged as a leading battery storage project sponsor following three public procurement bidding rounds. It is participating in 12 of the 18... 

JSE-listed international engineering-led contractor Aveng has warned shareholders that it is likely to report a loss for the financial year ending June 30, mainly as a result of challenges with the... 

South Africa’s Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has confirmed that it is undertaking a comprehensive review of the country’s public procurement framework for independent power producers... 

Through its advanced bulk vehicle fleets, integrated supply chain and transport logistics provider Cargo Carriers continues to serve as a “trusted partner for some of the nation’s leading cement... 

Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) is currently preparing and packaging 34 projects with an estimated capital value of R259-billion, says ISA acting head Mameetse Masemola, with these projects... 

Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has unveiled the seven projects it has selected under Bid Window 1 for priority project preparation. The list was announced at the Sustainable Infrastructure... 

As government prepares to spend more than R1-trillion on infrastructure over the next three years, President Cyril Ramaphosa wants the private sector to quadruple that to R4-trillion. “I want... 

Several construction projects that form part of the multibillion-rand rollout of the newest MyCiTi bus route in Cape Town are on track for completion from this year to 2027. Cape Town Mayor Geordin... 

On May 6, 2024, the Neo Victoria project – a residential building that was still under construction in George, in the Western Cape – collapsed without warning, claiming the lives of 34 of the 62... 

The 2025 Fulton Awards mark 45 years of celebrating concrete excellence and innovation in concrete within Southern Africa, with this year’s edition including a special retrospective category titled... 

With sub-Saharan Africa experiencing an increase in infrastructure development, the increased demand for cement necessitates precise monitoring to ensure that the storage and transportation thereof... 

African governments should turn to an estimated $4-trillion in capital held by domestic institutions like pension funds to develop much-needed local infrastructure as external funding sources wane,... 

The Department of Transport (DoT) reports that it received 162 formal responses to a request for information (RFI) launched by Minister Barbara Creecy in March to test the market appetite for... 

The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of the Gauteng province and an agency of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), has officially launched the Enterprise Building 3 (EB3)... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), responsible for the operation of South Africa’s eight commercial ports, has announced that it has started a six-month rehabilitation project for Bayhead... 

While defending the controversial launch of a R100-billion Transformation Fund, Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi has also urged lawmakers not to view the proposed... 

Passenger numbers in Cape Town reached 53 000 people a day in April last year, says Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. With the reopening of Philippi and Nolungile stations, this number has now... 

New standards and efficiencies are being reached in harbour crane technologies, owing to the re-engineering of the DX series’ electrohydraulic disc brakes, developed by couplings and freewheel... 

Maintaining comfortable temperatures and humidity levels as well as clean air quality aid employee and consumer comfort, while controlling the levels of moisture reduces the risk of mould or water...