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Image of construction work on the Msikaba bridge on the N2
Sanral announces start of new R2.2bn phase on the N2 Wild Coast Road project
16th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Reginald Demana has announced the start of Package 4 of the N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) project in the Eastern Cape. The R2.2-billion phase... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa withdraws 2.5 GW nuclear-procurement determination citing lack of public consultation
16th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has withdrawn a Ministerial determination for the procurement of 2 500 MW of new nuclear capacity, which was being contested legally, having... 


Necom's focus, Transnet's recovery and the future of Operation Vulindlela make headlines
Necom's focus, Transnet's recovery and the future of Operation Vulindlela make headlines
16th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the key outcomes of the first meeting between Cabinet member and business leaders since the formation of the Government of National Unity.   


An image of Angelin Maharaj
Facility continues to aid green economy transition
16th August 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

Hydrogen fuel cell generator producer CHEM Energy SA continues to contribute to South Africa’s transition to a greener economy, with it having completed the construction of its latest hydrogen fuel... 


Transnet freight train
Transnet’s recovery plan lacks the ambition needed for higher growth, government and business warn
15th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Government and business are urging Transnet to show greater ambition in its plans to recover freight volumes, describing the current recovery plan as falling well short of what is required to... 


Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay
‘Necom 2.0’ to focus on system-wide constraints to electricity security and affordability
14th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Amid waning loadshedding, government and business have agreed to begin “repurposing” the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) to shift focus from interventions aimed at arresting the... 


Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo
DBSA urged to play leading role in fixing municipalities during next phase of Operation Vulindlela
13th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has called on the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which is a major lender to local government, to play a leading role in supporting the Government... 


Markings painted on a road
South Africa's infrastructure spend plans soar as energy woes ease
13th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

The value of South Africa’s planned investment projects increased sharply in the first half of 2024, boosted by sustained electricity supply, easing logistical constraints and slowing inflation,... 


Three farm dams collapse in South Africa, displacing hundreds
12th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Three farm dams collapsed in South Africa’s Western Cape province, displacing hundreds of people, and the authorities are monitoring a fourth facility for potential failure. Retention walls on the... 


Image of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
Cape Town to launch constitutional challenge if Public Procurement Bill is gazetted
12th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to gazette the new Public Procurement Bill into law, as the city believes it will slow down local service delivery and... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Expanded pilot project planned to help munis pay Eskom as arrear debt continues to rise
12th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a new pilot project is being prepared to further “stress test” an initiative aimed at ensuring that municipalities settle their... 


Aon South Africa CEO Dr Nolwandle Mgoqi
Strategic partnerships key to advancing infrastructure development – Cesa
8th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

In today's rapidly evolving infrastructure landscape, industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) says strategic partnerships have emerged as a cornerstone for advancing... 


Infrastructure repair can support large-scale industrialisation, says Seifsa
8th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Infrastructure investment can unlock demand for the metals and engineering (M&E) sector, which has markets in the mining, agriculture, construction, automotive, logistics, water and the energy... 


(From top left) Vertiv MD for Africa Wojtek Piorko, Collaboretix MD Nils Gerstle, Swakop Electrical CEO Jaco Duvenhage, and Vertiv Technical Director for Africa Jonathan Duncan
Powering Africa’s industrial future with Vertiv industrial solutions
7th August 2024

A recent industrial solutions focused webinar, hosted by global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions Vertiv, provided valuable insights into the challenges faced by,... 


Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency Rudi Dicks
$613m in JET-IP grants have been allocated to projects, Presidency reports
7th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The Presidency has released new details showing that $613-million of the $821-million in grants pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) have now been... 


AIIM's final close of infrastructure-focused AIIF4 fund exceeds $748m target
6th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Infrastructure equity management company African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has achieved the final close of its fourth pan-African infrastructure fund African Infrastructure... 


Powerlines
Securing ringfenced revenue for NTCSA seen as key first step for tackling R390bn grid backlog
6th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Ringfencing revenue for the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) is regarded as a crucial short-term step for ensuring that the newly operationalised Eskom Holdings subsidiary is... 


An iron-ore mine owned by Afrimat
Afrimat optimistic of improved second-half performance
6th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat reports that steady progress is being made with the integration of the Lafarge business, which it acquired earlier this year, and that the suspension... 


The Johannesburg skyline
Africa’s richest city needs R221bn to fix infrastructure
6th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Johannesburg, billed as Africa’s richest city because of its concentration of businesses and millionaires, needs R221-billion to catch up on maintenance and overdue upgrades across its collapsing... 


Substation and powerline
Eskom releases names of transformer suppliers amid rising localisation pressures
5th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has released the names to Engineering News of the five transformer companies appointed to a panel of suppliers that will compete for upcoming contracts for a total of 101 large-scale... 


NTCSA interim CEO Segomoco Scheppers
NTCSA to make own application to Nersa in bid to secure dedicated revenue to maintain and expand grid
2nd August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) interim CEO Segomoco Scheppers has confirmed that the newly operationalised entity is making an allowable revenue application to the regulator... 


Rows of solar panels
Africa could see 3.3m new jobs across 12 green sectors by 2030 – report
2nd August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

An estimated 3.3-million new, direct jobs could be created across 12 green subsectors in Africa by 2030, a report published by staffing specialist company Shortlist and development agency FSD... 


The SK6000 land crane being developed by Mammoet in Netherlands make out of structural steel and painted Red
Sizeable land crane being launched in Netherlands
2nd August 2024 By: Halima Frost

The behemoth SK6000 land crane being manufactured by heavy lifting and transport specialists Mammoet at its Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands will be launched later this month. The company says... 


Steel production
Steel giant sees first demand ‘green shoots’ in years as GNU prioritises infrastructure and localisation
1st August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which has been bemoaning weak domestic demand conditions for several years, reports that it is witnessing signs of “green shoots” in manufacturing... 


Infrastructure refurbishment investment alone could provide R100bn/y manufacturing stimulus
Infrastructure refurbishment investment alone could provide R100bn/y manufacturing stimulus
31st July 2024 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s decaying water, electricity and logistics infrastructure presents a R100-billion a year repair and refurbishment investment opportunity that could provide much-needed stimulus for... 


Transnet says reforms advancing to enable third-party rail access
Transnet says reforms advancing to enable third-party rail access
30th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet reports that the vertical separation of its rail business is on track and that the operating models and organisational designs for the rail operating... 


Power lines over an informal settlement
Ramokgopa announces electricity tariff review amid affordability ‘crisis’ for poor households
29th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a review of South Africa’s electricity pricing policy will be launched with the aim of addressing a rising affordability... 


Saice chairperson Andrew Clothier and CEO Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane
Tender pricing practices must safeguard quality of engineering for projects
26th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) calls for commitment to equitable tender pricing in the engineering sector to safeguard the quality and integrity of... 


DPWI Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson asks DBSA for bi-weekly updates on National Assembly reconstruction
26th July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has instructed the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to provide his office with bi-weekly updates on the progress of the National... 


Coal station
South Africa’s 2030 decarbonisation target at risk, climate commission warns
25th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is cautioning that South Africa may miss its 2030 decarbonisation target in light of a decision to further delay the decommissioning of three aged coal... 


Standard Bank head of power Rentia van Tonder
Standard Bank backs 500-MW-worth of decentralised electricity projects post reforms
24th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Standard Bank reports that it has provided funding to South African decentralised electricity projects with a combined capacity of more than 500 MW over the past two years, following regulatory... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
SOEs to report to line departments while reform unit oversees creation of Holdco
24th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) that were previously under the stewardship of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) will report to their respective line departments in terms of policy and... 


The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal
Port of Richards Bay moves to diversify beyond bulk exports while bolstering climate resilience
24th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal, is progressing with planning for infrastructure and terminal investments aimed at consolidating its position as a bulk export hub for key minerals such... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson commits to transparent DPWI, cooperation for infrastructure-led development
23rd July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson, in an address to the National Council of Provinces on July 23, committed to ensuring that his department would be transparent so as to... 


Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
23rd July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom will replace its declining coal capacity with clean-energy options in line with country policy and the Just Energy Transition, Eskom GM for primary energy Dan Mashigo told participants at a... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa signs legislation establishing single public procurement framework
23rd July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Public Procurement Bill, which aims to create a single framework for the procurement of goods and services by all organs of state in a manner that... 


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