Construction, Energy and Infrastructure (1449)
The building of the R120m Nkosi Dalibhunga Mandela Legacy Bridge outside Butterworth in the Eastern Cape is on schedule and will officially be opened on May 10 to commemorate the…
South Africa’s only rapid rail system, the Gautrain, is proving popular with passenger demand increasing by 60% since a year ago.
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South African construction companies wait with baited breath for government to get a move on with its many promised infrastructure projects
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Cape Town International Airport is rated the best in Africa for the third year in a row
Murray & Roberts' return to profitability, after two years of losses, comes amid the completion of projects that have caused the company major pain.
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The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) welcomes the approval by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) of the 8% annual increase for electricity.
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The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted power parastatal Eskom an 8% tariff increase over the course of the next five years of the Multi-Year Price Determination period…
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Financing of R827 billion on infrastructure projects over the next three years, to be drawn from the fiscus and state-owned enterprises, is in place
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Despite predictions that 2013 will restore some of the local construction sector’s profitability, the situation is as precarious as ever.
President Jacob Zuma has in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday highlighted various infrastructure projects that have already kicked off and also announced several new measures to speed…
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PROVIDER of energy-saving solutions to the market, Rawlyn LED Lights, has assisted voestalpine VAE SA to reduce its annual energy bill significantly
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Cape Town renewable energy company Solar Capital won a R13 billion South African energy deal to supply the South African energy grid with electricity generated from a 75 megawatt photovoltaic…
Transit Orientated Development (TOD) is an urban design method of linking transit infrastructure to property development in a sustainable way.
The tariff increase was necessary to maintain revenue as well as to cover operating costs and the financial stability of Eskom.
The recent introduction of independent power producers in South Africa is essential for the government to be able to “keep the lights on” and avoid the rolling blackouts of a…
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"Businesses are leaving the zoned business areas and starting to trade in the residential areas illegally to survive," he told a hearing of the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa)…
The City of Cape Town, trade unions and a host of civil society organisations opposed Eskom’s request for an average annual increase of 16 percent over five years at Nersa’s…
After hitting a 4 yr. high of 42 index points in 3Q2012, the FNB/BER construction confidence index fell to 36 in 4Q2012.
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Artisan training institutes and South African corporates in general need to seize the opportunity presented by the government’s large capital infrastructure investments worth more than R1-trillion in the next decade…
In today’s economy, tighter budgets mean that the demands around projects are more intense than ever before. To this end, the specialised skills of a project manager are extremely valuable…
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