Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is set to welcome the ultralarge container vessel MSC Nicola Mastro to berth at the Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT), a milestone for the terminal and the Eastern Cape... 

While the Government of National Unity (GNU) has made headway in several key areas, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has voiced concern over the lack of progress on improving... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator to fund, design, develop, construct, operate, maintain and... 

Much interest is being shown in relation to the opening of the freight logistics system to private sector participation. But there is also an urgent need for immediate investment. Engineering News... 

Lanseria International Airport, in Gauteng, is undergoing a period of transformation and forward-looking development, which will see several major upgrades to the airport’s infrastructure and... 

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of this year decreased by 2.6% year-on-year, with economist Dr Roelof Botha stating that the reading is an accurate reflection of... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has underlined the importance of the National Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure in helping Transnet to fund the near-term rail and port investments... 

Asset manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and UK’s development finance institution and impact investor British International Investment (BII) have signed a memorandum of understanding... 

South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9, 2023, have been released and are back in South Africa, their families confirmed... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) exceeded its targets in May for the arrival, berthing and departure of vessels in line with its shipping agreements across three of its five container terminals. The... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George says his first year in office under the Government of National Unity has laid the foundation for a greener, more inclusive and more... 

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... 

In this letter to Engineering News, Katharine McKenzie calls on the Department of Transport to provide more accurate information on the number of passengers that make use of the Passenger Rail... 

Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power stations, including Komati, which has already... 

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has said she was “astounded” to see news last week of State-owned Transnet's capitulation to unions’ strike threats, eventually agreeing to give... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Coega Development Corporation (Coega), which is responsible for managing the Coega Special Economic Zone, in the Nelson Mandela Bay... 

After declining for eight consecutive months to reach a revised index level of 113.5 in January, the lowest level since December 2022, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) increased in each... 

The conclusion of the independent investigation into State-owned South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) by private contractor TSU International – the investigative arm of international security... 

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... 

The City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) electricity utility City Power has called on all qualifying indigent households across Johannesburg to register for the free basic electricity (FBE) programme –... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses big changes in the electricity sector, linked to the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act; the vertical separation of the transmission business... 

The Port of Durban has completed its handling of the nearly 400-m-long, 19 437 twenty-foot-equivalent-unit-capacity container ship MSC Rifaya. The MSC Rifaya, which is the largest container ship to... 

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... 

New gazetted rules that enable government departments to procure their IT services without having to rely on the State Information Technology Agency (Sita), despite strong initial opposition from... 

The indication by State-owned utility Eskom that virtual wheeling is not yet available to licensed electricity traders is “surprising and disappointing”, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland... 

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... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has issued a Ministerial order to the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) board to engage in a mediation process with Airports Coordination Services (ACS).... 

South African agricultural exports rose 10% in the first quarter to $3.36-billion from a year earlier as port performance improved and shipments to the US climbed, an industry body said. The 14%... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has withdrawn the approval decision for the Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IndWTMP), published on March 20, 2024. This is to... 

The financial state of the country’s municipalities is concerning and a considerable constraint on economic growth, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso warns in... 

State-owned utility Eskom and South Korean State-owned company Korea Plant Service and Engineering (Kepco KPS) have formed a strategic partnership focused on non-commercial research, technical... 

RISE Mzansi is calling for urgency in a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation into Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo, who has been placed on special leave, with immediate... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the government authorisation of a R51-billion guarantee facility for State-owned Transnet, and the progress... 

National Treasury has issued a new tender for a structured debt adviser to strengthen and modernise the RSA Retail Bonds programme, inviting qualified and experienced service providers to submit... 

The City of Johannesburg’s Economic Development MMC Nomoya Mnisi unveiled the Orlando eKhaya and Power Park Housing projects, in Soweto, on May 23. Originally launched in 2001 under then-Mayor Amos... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has indicated that he wants the newly launched South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) to play a central role in reviving domestic... 

State-owned freight utility Transnet will sell its residential properties through an auction process using independent auctioneers in the coming weeks. This follows the utility garnering approval...