South Africa’s water infrastructure challenges are well known and documented, and it is critical that initiatives such as public-private partnerships (PPPs) and new technologies and funding models... 

Local steel consumption needs to be ramped up significantly through the execution of mooted infrastructure projects, by both the public and private sectors, Hot Dip Galvanizers Association of... 

South Africa, with the help of the World Bank, has a $3-billion plan to reverse the decline in services and infrastructure in eight of its biggest cities. It will use a $1-billion loan from the... 

Recent amendments to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulatory framework, introduced on February 26, are expected to have significant implications for African exporters. The... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has signed a partnership agreement with industry regulator the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) to... 

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could play a crucial role in addressing key sustainable development challenges in Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 2025... 

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter and 2.5% year-on-year – the third successive quarter of improvements. This is the first time... 

State-owned power utility Eskom added the Kusile power station’s final unit – Unit 6 – to the national grid on Sunday afternoon, a key milestone in Eskom’s strategic objective of adding 2 500 MW of... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has launched an online request for information (RFI) process to test market appetite for potential private sector participation (PSP) investments in selected rail... 

The building and civil engineering market in Gauteng continues to soften, but Cape Town is still offering “huge opportunities”, says WBHO CEO Wolfgang Neff. Announcing the construction giant’s... 

In a speech delivered in Upington in the Northern Cape province, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has committed himself to reforming the country’s Expanded Public Works... 

Business Unity South Africa CEO Khulekani Mathe is not very optimistic about government realising R1-trillion of investment in infrastructure over the next three years, as set out in the National... 

South Africa has shifted from a water-stressed to a water-scarce country over the years and faces several water infrastructure challenges; however, there are initiatives and opportunties to... 

China Civil Engineering Construction Corp (CCECC) will invest more than $1.4-billion to revitalize a Mao-era railway line connecting copper mines in Zambia to Tanzania’s biggest port. Negotiations... 

Infrastructure development is crucial for South Africa to realise economic growth. In turn, proper procurement processes are needed to ensure projects are executed sustainably, speakers highlighted... 

In the spirit of “engineering the future we want” Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) president David Leukes opened this year’s Cesa Infrastructure Indaba by emphasising the importance of... 

Off-grid sanitation technology is now operational at two pilot sites in Strandfontein and Macassar, with three new sites to be added by the end of June, says the City of Cape Town (CoCT). The city... 

A 75 MW solar PV project being developed near De Aar in the Northern Cape to supply an energy aggregator has advanced to financial close. The Du Plessis Dam Solar PV2 facility is being built by... 

To create growth, South Africa needs to invest in infrastructure and infrastructure must be front and centre in the debate over the Budget, says business formation Business Leadership South Africa... 

The newly established Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) has confirmed that it received 98 applications for slots being made available across the network to private train operating... 

Hoërskool Stellenbosch has opened its new multimillion-rand World Athletics Class 2 certified track, built with funding from the Athletics Cycling Education (ACE) Trust. Architect Sam Pellissier... 

While Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that additional guarantees will be considered to refinance Transnet’s maturing debt and its capital investment programme, no equity support was... 

A credit guarantee vehicle to mobilise private sector capital by derisking projects will be launched in 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his delayed Budget speech. He confirmed... 

Industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) will host its yearly Infrastructure Indaba at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, north of Johannesburg, on March 18 and 19 under the theme... 

National Treasury has invited national, provincial and municipal spheres of government, as well as public entities, to apply for funding under the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) that was... 

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has initiated a process to appoint a private operator for the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf precinct. A request... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CEO Jabu Mdaki believes the steady flow of new equipment, together with improved relations with key original equipment and part suppliers as well as shipping lines,... 

The Western Cape provincial government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Business Initiative (NBi) on Thursday afternoon, to establish a new climate and economic... 

The Presidency has confirmed that it has been formally informed that the US has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), to which it had initially pledged more than... 

Although the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) continues to face numerous challenges, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has noted that there are visible... 

The building and civil engineering market in Gauteng continues to soften, but Cape Town is still offering “huge opportunities”, says WBHO CEO Wolfgang Neff. Announcing the construction giant’s... 

While government has made progress in improving policies affecting the built environment, such as the Public Procurement Act, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Chris Campbell warns that... 

South African multi-disciplinary engineering consulting company GIBB Holdings has confirmed the appointment of Vishaal Lutchman as its new CEO. A registered professional engineer with the... 

In response to the World Bank’s recent recommendation that South Africa relax its increasingly stringent and highly prescriptive broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) laws to attract... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has expressed his desire for the Port of Cape Town to be included in an upcoming national government initiative to test the appetite of private companies to...