Ramaphosa puts infrastructure at centre of GNU

[Lindsey Schutters] President Cyril Ramaphosa's made a renewed commitment to infrastructure development…

Western Cape uses #CapeStorm to call for decentralised emergency housing fund

[Lindsey Schutters] Western Cape provincial minister of infrastructure calls for decentralisation of emergency housing fund…

Macpherson pledges to redirect funds to ‘building SA’

[Lindsey Schutters] Dean Macpherson unveils vision for public works and infrastructure in South Africa…

With e-toll saga closed, infrastructure projects gain momentum

[Lindsey Schutters] Sanral is accelerating the roll-out of projects by creating a healthy pipeline of projects for 2024/25 fiscal…

#SIDSSA24: ISA tackles infrastructure lag, eyes private investment

[Lindsey Schutters] Infrastructure South Africa head Mameetse Masemola explains strategy, how they pick projects, and the importance of partnerships...

#SIDSSA24: Infrastructure symposium emphasises transformation

[Lindsey Schutters] The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium features the launch of the Construction Book and the top 12 priority infrastructure projects...

#BudgetSpeech2024: R943bn for infrastructure and major reforms

[Lindsey Schutters] The 2024 budget speech unveiled ambitious plans to overhaul the country's infrastructure financing and delivery system...

Infrastructure investment is the key to reigniting economic growth

[Roelof van den Berg] Reason for optimism as SA infrastructure lays the foundation for future growth...

Cape Town heritage building balcony collapses, injuring 20

[Lindsey Schutters] The balcony on the Castle Street side of The Athletic & Social Club gave way, injuring 20 people who were transported to nearby hospitals...

How load shedding is threatening South Africa's water security

[Sindy Peters] Ongoing load shedding is adding to our water woes, impacting the country's water infrastructure...

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

[Jason McNeil] Despite the large impact mines have on the environment, mining is a significant contributor to the local economy from both a financial and employment perspective...

Could Antarctic icebergs be the solution to Cape Town's water crisis?

[Sindy Peters] The extensive drought in SA has brought to the fore many a creative solution...

Cape Town's 'green' map reveals water usage per household

[Andy Walker] The City of Cape Town has this week made spying on friends, family or even neighbours' water usage habits even easier...

Does South Africa's renewable energy plan signify progress or regression?

[Siyabonga Mbanjwa] The energy industry breathed a huge sigh of relief recently when energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy from bid windows 3.5 and 4 will be signed by the end of October 2017...

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

[Sindy Peters] Marius Oosthuizen, a lecturer in strategic foresight at GIBS, unpacked some of the trends shaping the future of utilities...

#AUW2017: Why utilities need to build better brands

[Sindy Peters] The ever-vibrant and inspirational brand and reputation expert Thebe Ikalafeng delivered one of the keynote talks at the recently concluded 2017 African Utility Week...

[African Utility Week] Delivering energy solutions for African economies

[Nicci Botha] The golden thread stitching together the keynote presentations on the second day of African Utility Week was undoubtedly the need to tap into Africa's vastly underutilised renewable energy resources to support the potential for economic growth and social upliftment...

[African Utility Week] Africa is open for business...

[Nicci Botha] Africa has the potential of becoming the energy powerhouse of the future and thereby going a long way to alleviating the poverty on the continent...

[African Utility Week] Eskom hopes to keep the lights on this winter

[Nicci Botha] Eskom hopes to maintain its unbroken record over the years of not having to implement loadshedding during the winter months...