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... 

State-owned Transnet and labour union the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) have signed a three-year wage agreement for increases of 6% in the first two years and a 5.5%... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says all available data project that exports are in line with the five-year average, which means there will be... 

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... 

Grindrod will roll out an R8-billion multiyear programme to scale up its business in South Africa and Mozambique. This comes amid a softening in the global commodity cycle, as well as social... 

Johannesburg- and London-listed Thungela Resources delivered a resilient performance for the financial year ended December 31, 2024. The company reports that full-year export saleable production... 

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... 

Economists have widely recognised the efforts of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the Budget tabled on March 12 to balance fiscal sustainability and economic growth. Standard Bank South Africa... 

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... 

Following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s delivery of the national Budget speech on March 12, Minerals Council South Africa says the mining sector’s employees will be impacted on in various... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 

The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) declined for eight consecutive months to reach an index level of 112.8 in January, the lowest level since December 2022. This decline resembles... 

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... 

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,... 

Boosting local rail infrastructure through government and private-sector collaboration – in the form of public–private partnerships (PPPs) – while harnessing complementary assistance from... 

Professional body for inland ports Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA) has embraced State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement, which it describes as a “landmark development”... 

State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement offers private-sector players the opportunity to take the leading role in recovering the national rail sector and infrastructure, thereby... 

The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to line ministries can no longer... 

If the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources decides to use the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) Petroleum Pipelines System tariffs as proxy for the cost of transporting... 

Grindrod will roll out an R8-billion multiyear programme to scale up its business in South Africa and Mozambique. This comes amid a softening in the global commodity cycle, as well as social... 

Africa’s transport industry is a critical enabler of trade, economic growth, and regional integration, comprising road, rail, maritime and air transport that support domestic and international... 

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... 

Rail and ports operator Transnet has appointed Bessie Mabunda as Transnet Engineering (TE) CE and Moshe Motlohi as Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) CE, with effect from March 1. These... 

The Durban Container Terminals (DCT) has announced that it will take delivery of more than 100 pieces of new cargo handling equipment over the course of this year. The equipment, which includes 20... 

Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has announced its annual Infrastructure Indaba, where industry stakeholders will gather to address national development priorities under the theme... 

Building long-term resilience in South Africa’s mining sector requires a multifaceted approach that includes the integration of new technologies, enhanced safety standards, adequate fit-for purpose... 

The concurrent use of coal and renewable energy has been identified as a tenable strategy for development of emerging players in South Africa’s mining sector, says midtier coal miner Ndalamo... 

More opportunities are likely to emerge in the manganese value chain in future, following anticipated growth in demand for manganese ore and its products including ferromanganese. “This is being... 

It may have been 60 years ago, but Bob Dylan’s 1964 hit perhaps best describes conditions in last year’s automotive market – The Times They Are A-Changin’ 2024 was the year in which the dominance... 

The Department of Transport and State-owned Transnet will, in the next two months, engage the market on private sector participation (PSP) projects in several areas, Finance Minister Enoch... 

South Africa’s Transnet is taking measures to overcome strong winds at the Cape Town Container Terminal that have dented its performance during a peak season for fruit exports. The State-owned... 

By: Roman Mornau - General Manager at MetalPlus, ACTOM Welding technologies can play an increasingly vital role in optimising resource utilisation and enhancing sustainability for capital-intensive... 

In this article, Standard Bank Group Head of South Africa Macroeconomic Research Dr Elna Moolman writes about the backdrop against which the 2025 Budget speech is being delivered and the key areas... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has installed a new marine excavator on the Italeni – a grab hopper dredger it uses to maintain the promulgated depth of port berths, basins and... 

Anglo American subsidiary Kumba Iron Ore has reported a 17% lower total dividend for the year ended December 31, on the back of steel market and iron-ore pricing dynamics. The company’s total... 

South Africa must take bold steps to ease a suffocating debt burden and boost economic growth, said the International Monetary Fund. “What we are recommending is a fiscal adjustment of 1% of gross... 

The forthcoming Budget Speech, on February 19, will be a test of the Government of National Unity’s ability to set coherent spending priorities that put the country ahead of party politics, says... 

The Water Research Commission (WRC) and WildTrust have jointly funded a study and the development of a socioecological system (SES) model to provide a comprehensive analysis of the... 

South Africa's mining production decreased by 2.4% year-on-year in December, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative contributions. PGM production decreased by... 

Pinpoint Stewards will be hosting the 4th Annual Women and Leadership in Engineering, Infrastructure and Innovation conference, on 12-13 March, NH Collection Hotel, Sandton. The conference is... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the private sector participation framework being developed for the transmission sector will be unveiled within five weeks, while...