Infrastructure, industrial growth central to Economic Recovery Plan . President Cyril Ramaphosa has earmarked infrastructure development as one of the first and most important parts of the country’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.

Considering that infrastruc...

Independent grid and market operator ‘required’ to attract much-needed generation investment – De Ruyter . Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has drawn a direct link between securing the investment required to address South Africa’s growth-sapping electricity supply gaps – including some R100-billion to further deve...

Ramaphosa promises rapid power build, but two-year timeframe for solving crisis ambitious . President Cyril Ramaphosa listed the rapid expansion of South Africa’s electricity generation, primarily through the building of additional renewable-energy capacity, as a key priority in government’s ...

Bus, rail shunned in favour of cars, taxis, reveals Gauteng travel survey . Low capacity transport modes, such as minibus taxis and private cars, have become the backbone of the transport network in the Gauteng province, as opposed to high-capacity modes, such as rail and buse...

Southern Africa’s green hydrogen buy-in exceeding expectations – Sacreee . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Southern Africa’s buy-in into the green hydrogen economy concept is exceeding expectations, Southern African Development Community (SADC) Centre for Renewable Energy &...

Sanral signs MoU with Safcec to prioritise small contractor development . The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors (Safcec), with the aim of prioritis...

Cartrack reports profit growth, despite Covid-19 disrupting its growth ambitions . Covid-19 was like getting a puncture when you are driving really fast on the highway, says Cartrack CEO Zak Calisto.

“We were ready to grow in the 2021 financial year, and we still got growth, but no...

United Heavy Industries upgrades KZN steel mill, plans larger steel investment . Diversified industrial firm United Heavy Industries has announced a R350-million investment in its recently acquired steel mill at Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal, which will more than double the plant’s produc...

Concessioning best option to revive urban rail, says former Gauteng Transport MEC . Metrorail has little chance to revive its rail services in Gauteng, says University of Johannesburg senior research associate Dr Ismail Vadi.

He is also the former Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC.

Solar ‘new king’ of electricity, but shift to net zero will require ‘unwavering efforts from all’ . The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared solar the “new king” of electricity, arguing that, while renewables technologies as a whole are poised for rapid growth over the coming several decade...