State-owned electricity utility Eskom has provided some additional detail regarding the decision to continue operating 17 coal units across five power stations beyond their original decommissioning... 

A newly released report by technology and lifecycle solutions provider Wärtsilä shows that an area the size of Europe will need to be covered with renewable power to reach a clean energy future... 

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has reported that the aircraft refuelling system at OR Tambo International Airport, the country’s number one airport, located east of Johannesburg, has been... 

While South Africa is starting to see the fruits of energy sector reforms, it still has a long way to go to fix the water, and transport and logistics sectors despite recent progress, says business... 

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) has released the first tranche of four of its $1-billion loan to State-owned Transnet as part of a financing arrangement to... 

The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Commission have formalised a partnership with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) at the NEF’s... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the key themes that emerged during a briefing by Eskom and the National Transmission Company South Africa to lawmakers this week. The briefing... 

The National Prosecuting Authority announced that it has successfully concluded dispute resolution with McKinsey South Africa, in which McKinsey will pay about R1.1-billion into South Africa's... 

Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mmakgoshi Lekhethe, a senior official from the National Treasury, as the first woman CEO of the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).... 

Private- and public-sector representatives have, this week, emphasised that there are potential solutions to South Africa's logistics problems and bottlenecks, that funding is limited and that... 

Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane has outlined an “aspirational” and largely unfunded new generation project pipeline to progressively replace its aged and polluting coal fleet. Having previously... 

South Africa’s High Court upheld a legal challenge to the government’s plan to procure 1 500 megawatts of new coal-fired power, ruling that it was unlawful because of the potential impact on public... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has told lawmakers that a “step change” will be needed in the delivery of new grid infrastructure if 14 500 km of new powerlines and 133 000... 

Power utility Eskom has appointed Alfred Seema as group executive for strategic delivery. He joins the utility from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of VP for gas sourcing and business... 

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has suffered a major ransomware cyber-attack, resulting in critical IT systems going down, Engineering News has learned. This is not the first time the... 

Dr Beyers Naude local municipality (DBNLM) in the Eastern Cape has, to date, achieved all of the goals of the municipality’s electricity programme. This was noted during a visit by Electricity and... 

In Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke's report on the performance of national government entities and an assessment of the underlying performance of the public sector released during the final... 

Africa’s energy transition presents one of the most significant investment opportunities globally as the continent strives to improve electricity access while prioritising decarbonisation.... 

Indian power generation company NTPC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African State-owned utility Eskom to exchange knowledge and collaborate on research and development... 

South Africa’s State airline is being approached by banks keen to discuss lending the carrier money, aided by a turnaround in the company’s finances, interim Chief Executive Officer John Lamola... 

The motor vessel United Heavy Lift Fresh berthed at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 1 last week to deliver the first nine of 16 Liebherr rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) component batches.... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) on November 25 celebrated the seventieth anniversary of the Umhlanga Rocks lighthouse, with the State-owned entity first having lit up the structure on... 

A trial to use articulated skips instead of traditional skips in the chrome loading operation at the Maydon Wharf Terminal, in KwaZulu-Natal, has set an efficiency record of more than 50%,... 

The head of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed that the entity’s board will insist that any independent transmission projects (ITPs) procured in the coming years... 

The Bombela Operating Company (BOC) has highlighted its works in ensuring an effective, efficient and safe Gautrain operation, while also pursuing sustainability at a broader level, as it aims to... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy Minister Narend Singh has launched the 2023/24 National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER), which highlights improvements in... 

Railway safety incidents, such as pedestrian and vehicle collisions at level crossings, are not only tragic but are severely undermining South Africa’s rail recovery plans, Transnet Freight Rail... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramakgopa has confirmed that an independent technical assessment of the R6.1-billion billing dispute between State-owned utility Eskom and the City of... 

“The clarity of vision” provided by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy on what success in terms of logistics reforms looks like and what needs to be done to make progress in dealing with the... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published State-owned utility Eskom’s proposed Retail Tariff Plan for public consultation, detailing changes to its tariff charges and... 

The Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency (MGCA), in partnership with the Mpumalanga provincial government and supported by the Just Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa, Old Mutual,... 

Gauteng’s e-Government Department and technology-driven surveillance solutions provider Vumacam have highlighted the success, thus far, of their public-private partnership (PPP) of using technology... 

With climate change perceived as one of the critical challenges threatening the viability of businesses, infrastructure and natural ecosystems, industry bodies Minerals Council South Africa and... 

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) made progress during the 2023/24 financial year against its strategic objectives, but more still needs to be done to bolster this, the organisation highlighted... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published a request for information (RfI) for a strategic pilot project to use green and cleaner fuels for its selected diesel-operated... 

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) has scooped the 2024 Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (MIKE) South Africa Gold Award. The award recognises GMA’s efforts in harnessing its collective... 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to reject Eskom’s latest revenue application, which Outa says “displays a cavalier...