CONSTRUCTION company Group Five is concerned that a shortage of skills in the construction industry may negatively affect the massive infrastructure roll-out planned in SA over the next few years.

South Africa's most ambitious infrastructural project to date will move a step closer to reality this morning

The might of Transnet brings value to the 'Centre of Africa'.

Rail utility Spoornet is set to increase its freight capacity 30% over the next five years while at the same time reducing the cost of doing business in SA, President Thabo Mbeki told Parliament on Friday.

SA Port Operations (Sapo), which made a positive contribution to Transnet's results, has shown what an attractive investment some of its business units might be for the private sector.

The port of Durban, responsible for 70% of Africa's container traffic, is the busiest harbour in the southern hemisphere.

Transnet's retirement fund has awarded the management of its Gauteng property portfolio to a company led mostly by women.

Despite the oversupply of office space, rising vacancies and the well-publicised exodus from the CBD, Braamfontein is holding its own.

Private-public partnerships key to state strategy

The V&A Waterfront companies have been restructured, returning equity in Cape Town's mixed-use commercial property development to Transnet