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The World Bank Group has approved $350-million, or about R5.6-billion, to capitalise South Africa’s new credit guarantee vehicle (CGV), which is being established to mobilise private finance for...
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will spent an estimated R11.3-billion to upgrade and expand the Cape Town International Airport (CTIA). The infrastructure programme forms part of the...
South Africa has an installed solar PV capacity of 10.2 GW, 72 GW of renewable-energy projects at an advanced stage of development and a pipeline of 220 GW of renewable-energy projects. However,...
The Building Confidence Index, published by financial services firm FNB and research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), remained relatively stable in the first quarter of the...
Construction has started on Lyra Energy’s inaugural 255 MW Thakadu solar PV plant, located on the border of South Africa’s Free State and North West provinces, after the R4-billion project reached...
Leading South African independent power producer Anthem has announced that its giant 475 MWac (620 MWdc) Notsi solar PV project in the Free State has advanced to financial close after concluding...
Despite progress in South Africa’s rail reform policy and regulation, outdated financial frameworks and unresolved structural legislative imbalances hamper rail infrastructure development in South...
Recent regulatory developments and proposed reforms in South Africa’s freight rail sector are having a meaningful influence on investor confidence by unlocking new opportunities while also...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says government is “moving with urgency” to ensure security of gas supply to avert a looming “industrial cliff-edge”. Addressing a forum on...
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reports that it has not yet received any indication of additional berthing requests from shipping lines in the wake of the US-Israel attack...
The north- and south-bound Smit street interchange on- and offramps on the M1 will be closed from 09:00 to 15:00 on March 7, 8 and 9 to allow the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) to undertake...
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero on March 3 said the death toll in the collapse of a two-storey building under construction in Ormonde had increased to nine, while the process to identify the owners...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his "deep condolences" to the families of reportedly six people who died when a building collapsed in Ormonde, Johannesburg, on March 2. "The President’s...
In his newsletter on March 2, commenting on the Budget delivered the week before, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that R19.2-billion will be reallocated over the medium term to the reform of...
Updated public–private partnership (PPP) regulations have reshaped the framework within which South Africa’s steel industry operates and they are expected to increase steel demand across...
A study has been launched to assess South Africa’s existing railways manufacturing capacity and capability and to make recommendations on how policy and procurement can be leveraged to bolster...
UK group Xwatch Safety Solutions and Israeli company RodRadar have developed what they describe as the earthmoving equipment industry’s first safety-grade solution for preventing underground...
Turnkey engineering, procurement and construction and information and communications technology company Pythagoras Infrastructure Group has completed the installation of seven offgrid smart poles...
Infrastructure and contract mining group Aveng has reported higher gross earnings of A$69.4-million for the six months ended December 31, compared with the prior half-year's gross earnings of...
JSE-listed financial services company Alexforbes Investments has committed R500-million to renewable assets investment management firm the Revego Africa Energy Fund through its recently launched AF...
Technical capacity within municipalities play a central role in addressing service delivery and infrastructure challenges, says the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA),...
Renewable-energy company Anthem has energised the Gamma B main transmission substation (MTS), which was built over 20 months on behalf of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA). The...
The multiyear slide in South Africa’s metals and engineering sector, which makes up about 25% of South Africa’s manufacturing sector and 5% of GDP, continued last year, the Steel and Engineering...
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy reports that Transnet is preparing to release request for proposal (RFP) documents for three large private sector participation (PSP) projects in 2026, including...
Financial solutions company Fedgroup has concluded a senior debt refinancing facility in excess of R1-billion to support the continued expansion and finalisation of Seaton and Lalela Estates on...
Multidisciplinary construction group Stefanutti Stocks has advised in a market update that its current order book stands at R15.3-billion, compared with R13.2-billion in August last year and...
Various organisations in the electricity sector are anticipating the start of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) this year as a step towards phasing in a liberalised market, in...
South Africa stands at a pivotal moment to redefine infrastructure as a vehicle for climate-resilient development, economic inclusion and measurable environmental impact, as nations and industries...
Eskom has raised a slew of legal and technical issues with the draft trading rules being considered for approval by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and has indicated that it...
Black women-owned engineering and energy infrastructure firm Kulani Energy has acquired key assets from Optipower that historically operated as a division of Murray & Roberts Limited, which is in...
A cold recycling road rehabilitation train, which can mill, mix and pave old asphalt in a single pass, has been deployed on the Schoemanskloof stretch of the N4 road by construction contractor Tau...
JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint has launched the new R26-million Sandton Drive Link Bridge as part of a larger effort to enhance safety, accessibility and walkability for...
While South Africa has made progress since forming the Government of National Unity (GNU) in 2024, particularly in electricity and logistics reform, these incomplete achievements fall short of...
The head of Discovery Green, the renewable-energy trading unit of JSE-listed Discovery, is forecasting that trader‑led wheeling will become the dominant commercial model in the South African...
Transnet CEO Advocate Michelle Phillips insists there will be no turning back from current yearly railed volume levels of above 160-million tons. But she has also reiterated that private sector...
The current phase of refurbishment at the OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng, is focusing on high-impact passenger areas, namely refurbishing escalators and travelators, installing...
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