Power cuts slow South African private sector activity in March – PMI. Activity in South Africa's private sector contracted sharply in March, a survey showed on Wednesday, with firms citing electricity blackouts as the main drag on business. IHS Markit's Purchasing Man...

Nkwinti announces changes to water dept’s procurement processes. Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti on Tuesday announced a revamp of the procurement and project management processes for infrastructure projects within the Department of Water and Sanitation ...

Ford adopts dual-port strategy, moves exports through Durban, PE. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has expanded its vehicle export operations by adding Port Elizabeth to Durban as a vehicle departure point. This multiport strategy has already seen the...

TMH Africa unveils rolling stock factory in Boksburg. Railway engineering company TMH Africa on Tuesday unveiled its 45000 m2 rolling stock manufacturing facility, in Boksburg, Gauteng. The facility was acquired from DCD Rolling Stock, which closed do...

Gauteng paves way for a Gauteng Transport Authority. The Gauteng provincial government has adopted the Gauteng Transport Authority (GTA) Bill. The Bill provides for the creation of a transport authority across the Gauteng city region, incorporating th...

NDB, DBSA sign loan agreement for renewable energy projects in South Africa. The New Development Bank (NDB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have signed a $300-million loan agreement for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction and Energy Sector Development proj...

Eskom signs $180m loan agreement with NDB for renewables project. The New Development Bank (NDB) and Eskom on Monday signed a $180-million loan agreement for the Renewable Energy Integration and Transmission Augmentation project. The loan agreement was signed by N...

30 March 2019. Welcome to the daily audio edition of Creamer Media's Engineering News. Starting with today's top story. Corporatisation the next step for minibus industry, suggests MEC Vadi. The next step in the evolution of South Africa’s minibus taxi industry should be corporatisation, says Gauteng Roads and Transpor...

Absa Towers Main at the heart of Joburg inner city rejuvenation. Located at the centre of banking group Absa’s campus in downtown Johannesburg, Absa Towers Main stands in stark contrast to the rest of the complex. Currently stripped out and vacant, the 30-storey bui...

Cabinet mulls further financial support for Eskom. Cabinet this week discussed Eskom's financial woes and is looking at ways of giving further support to the troubled power utility, according to a statement released on Friday. "Cabinet also dealt wi...