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We all feel a lot better about South Africa, says construction group WBHO boss
27th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) is currently in “a good space”, says CEO Wolfgang Neff. “We all feel a whole lot better about South Africa.” 


Sanral awards R1.4bn Eastern Cape contracts, R3.8bn pending
27th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has awarded 12 road infrastructure contracts to the value of R1.4-billion in the Eastern Cape since the start of the 2024/25 financial year,... 


Powerlines
Upcoming mini-Budget to include details on Independent Power Transmission pilot project
26th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Details on the approach South Africa will be taking to piloting Independent Power Transmission (IPT) projects as part of a strategy to accelerate the expansion of its electricity grid will be... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson, AGSA commit to working together to iron out DPWI financial mismanagement
25th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Following a meeting between Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on September 25, the two parties have committed to working... 


railway tracks
AFC signs concession agreements with Angola, Zambia to advance Lobito rail project
25th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Infrastructure financier Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed concession agreements with the governments of Angola and Zambia for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the... 


The intake options being investigated for the proposed desalination site
Cape Town to wrap up desalination plant feasibility study in 2025, first water possible in 2030
25th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has started the feasibility study on the proposed Paarden Island desalination plant, says CoCT Water and Sanitation MMC Zahid Badroodien. The study is being undertaken... 


Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa executive officer Jaco Human
Don’t conflate Eskom-Sasol bilateral on LNG with ‘national strategy’ needed to avert gas cliff – IGUA-SA
25th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has welcomed the attention that South Africa’s impending “gas cliff” is finally enjoying from government through Electricity and... 


ArcelorMittal South Africa CEO Kobus Verster says there is more positive outlook for the country.
South Africa’s coalition government triggers wave of investment
23rd September 2024 By: Bloomberg

The formation of South Africa’s business-friendly coalition government has triggered a wave of investment announcements and positive sentiment not seen in years, spurring hope that Africa’s biggest... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi presents a slide on the gas cliff during a briefing at Megawatt Park, while Eskom CEO Dan Marokane and Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (seated at far right) listen.
Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’
20th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to replace natural gas imports from southern Mozambique,... 


ND Engineering executives
ND Engineering announced the overall winner at this year’s Stainless Steel Awards
20th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has announced the winners of its Stainless Steel Awards after a five-year hiatus, with ND Engineering having been awarded the... 


GIC raises R616m for public infrastructure development
20th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Social infrastructure developer Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) has successfully raised R616-million in private investment to accelerate the country’s social and public infrastructure... 


RMB infrastructure sector solutions head Judy Kobus
RMB funded renewables projects worth R50bn last year and is gearing up for private grid prospects
19th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Corporate and investment bank RMB reports that it financed renewable-energy investments worth R50-billion over the past year and is expecting ongoing high levels of renewables funding this year,... 


Wind and solar
South Africa’s first Just Transition perception survey highlights low awareness and concern over impacts
18th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

A new South Africa-wide survey shows that, while 62% of respondents support the shift from coal to renewable energy, a striking 65% have never heard of the term ‘Just Transition’. In addition, the... 


Raubex to report up to 55% y/y increase in interim HEPS, EPS
18th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Specialist infrastructure development group Raubex expects to report a "solid set" of financial results for the six months ended August 31, noting that its construction materials, roads and... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy addressing a Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa conference in Ekurhuleni
Creecy sets year-end deadline for rail Network Statement amid ‘complicated tariff balancing act’
17th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says that, despite Transnet’s turnaround progress, the State-owned enterprise is not able to meet the target of increasing South Africa’s yearly rail volumes to... 


Eskom's Duvha power station
Eskom completes first phase of host community housing renovations
16th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned power utility Eskom has completed the Masibambisane Air Quality Offset (AQO) project at low-income households in the Ezamokuhle community, in Amersfoort, Mpumalanga. The project has... 


BRICS Business Council working groups offer updates on work in the year-to-date
13th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

The BRICS Business Council has provided an update on its work thus far this year, reflecting on progress made and the challenges posed by the inclusion of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab... 


Image of CoCT's study areas for its LSDF
Cape Town proposes new CBD spatial plan; expects up to 50 000 new inner-city residents by 2040
13th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has invited the public to comment on its 2040 local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the central business district (CBD). The LSDF will guide decisions about... 


R217-billion investment set to transform eThekwini
13th September 2024

The eThekwini municipality aims to propel the city into a new era of prosperity through a R217-billion investment in development projects, which is expected to create 300 000 jobs. On August 14,... 


Expansion of Infrastructure SA central to DPWI’s strategy, Telkom Towers deal to be probed – Macpherson
13th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The expansion and capacitation of Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) is central to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI’s) strategy for increased infrastructure investment, says... 


R50-billion in tenders out to market, another R1.8bn to follow – Sanral
13th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it is currently evaluating 96 tenders worth R35-billion, while 86 contracts worth R15-billion have already been awarded since the start... 


NDB approves $1bn loan for SA, inks deal for more billions with Transnet
13th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The board of directors of the New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a loan of up to $1-billion for the development of water and sanitation infrastructure in South Africa under government’s... 


New impetus needed if South Africa is to begin meeting R&D investment goals
New impetus needed if South Africa is to begin meeting R&D investment goals
13th September 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

In the drive for economic advancement and global competitiveness, innovation stands as a pivotal force, with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) highlighting that a... 


An image of a Rea Vaya bus station
Agency refines project implementation processes
13th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

The City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) implementing agency, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), is focused on enhancing its project implementation unit and refining its project delivery model,... 


An image of the N2 following its repair
Road reconstruction completed ahead of schedule
13th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Multidisciplinary professional engineering firm Zimile Consulting Engineers completed reconstruction of the N2 highway, between Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, and Cape Town, in the Western Cape, a month... 


M&R CE Henry Laas
M&R positive about profitable returns from FY25 as rightsizing bears fruit
12th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Engineering and contracting services company Murray & Roberts (M&R) has said the voluntary administration of its Australian businesses from December 2022, continued to impact it throughout the... 


Generic image of road construction
N2 Cape Town to get R2bn upgrade, R7bn to be spent on N1, Huguenot Tunnel – Sanral
12th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has a number of multibillion-rand projects in the pipeline in its Western Region, which includes the Western and Northern Cape. On a... 


Afrimat Construction Index bounces back in second quarter
Afrimat Construction Index bounces back in second quarter
12th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) has managed to bounce back in the second quarter of this year. The ACI is a composite index of the level of activity within the building and construction... 


JDA appoints new board members
11th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has appointed a new chairperson Julias Maputla, new non-executive directors and new members of its independent audit committee. The new board members bring... 


M&R's Bedfordview offices
M&R's attributable loss narrows to R138m
11th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering and contracting services company Murray & Roberts (M&R) has substantially narrowed its attributable loss to R138-million for the financial year ended June 30, from the loss of... 


European Investment Bank VP Ambroise Fayolle
EIB, DBSA increase funding for private renewables projects to R11.9bn
11th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved another €100-million (R1.98-billion) loan in support of the Development Bank of Southern Africa’s (DBSA’s) Embedded Generation Investment Programme,... 


Wolfgang Neff
We all feel a lot better about South Africa, says WBHO boss
11th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) is currently in “a good space”, says CEO Wolfgang Neff. “We all feel a whole lot better about South Africa.” 


European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson at a briefing in Pretoria
R628m in EU grants to support South Africa’s goal of building green-hydrogen ecosystem
9th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The EU has announced R628-million (€32-million) in grant funding to support the development of South Africa’s nascent green-hydrogen industry, as well as to facilitate net-zero-related investments... 


Image of construction work on the N2 Wild Coast project
Sanral awards R1.4bn in contracts in the Eastern Cape; another R3.8bn to follow
9th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has awarded 12 road infrastructure contracts to the value of R1.4-billion in the Eastern Cape since the start of the 2024/25 financial year,... 


Business Unity South Africa CEO Cas Coovadia
Business calls for soul searching on Nedlac’s future amid big socio-economic shifts
6th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

While reaffirming its commitment to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), organised business has again questioned whether the structure’s current composition and... 


Macpherson signs two declarations of intent with Chinese groups
6th September 2024 By: Irma Venter

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson concluded his visit to China this week by signing two declarations of intent with the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), as... 


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