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Africa’s richest city needs R221bn to fix infrastructure

By: Bloomberg 6th August 2024 Johannesburg, billed as Africa’s richest city because of its concentration of businesses and millionaires, needs R221-billion to catch up on maintenance and overdue upgrades across its collapsing road, power and water networks. The city council discussed the shortfall late last month and detailed... →

Eskom releases names of transformer suppliers amid rising localisation pressures

By: Terence Creamer 5th August 2024 Eskom has released the names to Engineering News of the five transformer companies appointed to a panel of suppliers that will compete for upcoming contracts for a total of 101 large-scale transformers to be installed as part of the National Transmission Company South Africa’s (NTCSA’s)... →

NTCSA to make own application to Nersa in bid to secure dedicated revenue to maintain and expand grid

By: Terence Creamer 2nd August 2024 National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) interim CEO Segomoco Scheppers has confirmed that the newly operationalised entity is making an allowable revenue application to the regulator that is distinct from that of Eskom as it seeks to secure the finances it requires for its operations... →

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NTCSA interim CEO Segomoco Scheppers

Africa could see 3.3m new jobs across 12 green sectors by 2030 – report

By: Schalk Burger 2nd August 2024 An estimated 3.3-million new, direct jobs could be created across 12 green subsectors in Africa by 2030, a report published by staffing specialist company Shortlist and development agency FSD Africa, with analysis from consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found. The 'Forecasting... →

Sizeable land crane being launched in Netherlands

By: Halima Frost 2nd August 2024 The behemoth SK6000 land crane being manufactured by heavy lifting and transport specialists Mammoet at its Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands will be launched later this month. The company says the SK6000 ring crane will “redefine modular construction methodologies” across the heavy lifting... →

The SK6000 land crane being developed by Mammoet in Netherlands make out of structural steel and painted Red

MAMMOTH MOVER The land crane being launched by Mammoet later this month will be able to lift higher and heavier components

Steel giant sees first demand ‘green shoots’ in years as GNU prioritises infrastructure and localisation

By: Terence Creamer 1st August 2024 Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which has been bemoaning weak domestic demand conditions for several years, reports that it is witnessing signs of “green shoots” in manufacturing and has also expressed cautious optimism over a potential for a recovery in energy-, construction-... →

Infrastructure refurbishment investment alone could provide R100bn/y manufacturing stimulus

By: Darren Parker 31st July 2024 South Africa’s decaying water, electricity and logistics infrastructure presents a R100-billion a year repair and refurbishment investment opportunity that could provide much-needed stimulus for the declining manufacturing sector, Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa COO... →

Infrastructure refurbishment investment alone could provide R100bn/y manufacturing stimulus

Transnet says reforms advancing to enable third-party rail access

By: Terence Creamer 30th July 2024 State-owned freight logistics group Transnet reports that the vertical separation of its rail business is on track and that the operating models and organisational designs for the rail operating company and infrastructure manager respectively will be finalised in the first quarter of 2025. In an... →

Ramokgopa announces electricity tariff review amid affordability ‘crisis’ for poor households

By: Terence Creamer 29th July 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a review of South Africa’s electricity pricing policy will be launched with the aim of addressing a rising affordability “crisis”, which is undermining electricity access for a growing number of poor consumers. The review would... →

Tender pricing practices must safeguard quality of engineering for projects

By: Schalk Burger 26th July 2024 Industry organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) calls for commitment to equitable tender pricing in the engineering sector to safeguard the quality and integrity of engineering projects across South Africa. Fair compensation that reflects the true value of... →

Saice chairperson Andrew Clothier and CEO Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane

Macpherson asks DBSA for bi-weekly updates on National Assembly reconstruction

By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th July 2024 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has instructed the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to provide his office with bi-weekly updates on the progress of the National Assembly building’s reconstruction. The updates will include a monthly cost schedule, which will be... →

DPWI Minister Dean Macpherson

South Africa’s 2030 decarbonisation target at risk, climate commission warns

By: Terence Creamer 25th July 2024 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is cautioning that South Africa may miss its 2030 decarbonisation target in light of a decision to further delay the decommissioning of three aged coal power stations and if new clean sources are not introduced in line with the country’s electricity... →

Standard Bank backs 500-MW-worth of decentralised electricity projects post reforms

By: Terence Creamer 24th July 2024 Standard Bank reports that it has provided funding to South African decentralised electricity projects with a combined capacity of more than 500 MW over the past two years, following regulatory changes allowing such projects to proceed without a licence. Operation Vulindela, which oversaw the... →

Standard Bank head of power Rentia van Tonder

SOEs to report to line departments while reform unit oversees creation of Holdco

By: Terence Creamer 24th July 2024 The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) that were previously under the stewardship of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) will report to their respective line departments in terms of policy and regulatory matters, President Cyril Ramaphosa told lawmakers on Wednesday. Replying to the debate on... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Port of Richards Bay moves to diversify beyond bulk exports while bolstering climate resilience

By: Terence Creamer 24th July 2024 The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal, is progressing with planning for infrastructure and terminal investments aimed at consolidating its position as a bulk export hub for key minerals such as coal and chrome, while also diversifying its activities to include more containers, as well as the... →

The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal

Macpherson commits to transparent DPWI, cooperation for infrastructure-led development

By: Schalk Burger 23rd July 2024 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson, in an address to the National Council of Provinces on July 23, committed to ensuring that his department would be transparent so as to build public trust and be held accountable to deliver infrastructure-led development. "We want to bring... →

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson

Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme

By: Terence Creamer 23rd July 2024 Eskom will replace its declining coal capacity with clean-energy options in line with country policy and the Just Energy Transition, Eskom GM for primary energy Dan Mashigo told participants at a conference on coal and the energy transition. Speaking on behalf of Eskom CEO Dan Marokane, Mashigo... →

Ramaphosa signs legislation establishing single public procurement framework

By: Terence Creamer 23rd July 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Public Procurement Bill, which aims to create a single framework for the procurement of goods and services by all organs of state in a manner that facilitates preferential procurement and reduces the risk of corruption. The Public Procurement Act will be... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Infrastructure resilience also about adapting current systems – Cesa

By: Schalk Burger 22nd July 2024 Proactive measures are needed to ensure the safety and sustainability of communities, and building resilient infrastructure is not just about new projects, but maintaining and adapting current systems to ensure they can cope with future demands, says industry organisation Consulting Engineers... →

A portion of road washed away during the 2022 floods in KwaZulu-Natal

Cape Town’s Atlantis SEZ aiming to become green-industry heartland

By: Rebecca Campbell 19th July 2024 This month, July, will see the Greentech-focused Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) mark two milestones, namely the breaking of ground for the first new factory to be built there, and the start of refurbishment of the site’s one pre-existing factory (which is owned by the ASEZ company). Civil... →

Vulindlela 2.0, green industrialisation, infrastructure at centre of GNU’s growth vision

By: Terence Creamer 18th July 2024 A second round of economic reforms under Operation Vulindlela, together with green industrialisation and scaled-up infrastructure development have been placed at the centre of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU’s) agenda for driving inclusive growth and job creation, which President Cyril... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his opening of Parliament address

Eskom makes shock objection to issuance of trading licences

By: Terence Creamer 18th July 2024 Eskom has lodged a surprise objection to the issuance of licences to private traders in areas where its distribution entity currently holds a licence, arguing that the current rules of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) prohibit two or more licensees supplying the same area.... →

Macpherson highlights the work of Infrastructure South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 17th July 2024 The work of Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has been hailed by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson. He was delivering the keynote address, on Tuesday, at the Infrastructure Africa 2024 Conference, being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. ISA is an agency... →

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson

Treasury to sign agreements in transport and water sectors aimed at fast-tracking private investment

By: Terence Creamer 17th July 2024 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reports that the National Treasury is working on signing memoranda of agreement in the transport and water sectors with the goal of fast-tracking private sector participation. Delivering his Budget Vote, the Minister said that the agreements would be similar to... →

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Localisation to be used to create early-stage demand in targeted sectors - Tau

By: Terence Creamer 16th July 2024 While proclaiming industrial policy to be the “centre piece” of the government of national unity’s economic development strategy, new Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau indicated he would be leaning on local procurement to create early-stage demand in targeted sectors. In his... →

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau

Zambian Minister stresses importance of infrastructure development and the role of PPPs

By: Rebecca Campbell 16th July 2024 Zambian Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Lubasi Milupi, himself an engineer, has highlighted the importance of infrastructure development for his country and for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). He was speaking at the Infrastructure Africa 2024... →

Public Works Minister determined to accelerate South African infrastructure development

By: Rebecca Campbell 16th July 2024 National Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson announced on Tuesday that he was establishing an Infrastructure Advisory Committee, in his office, to help drive forward infrastructure development in the country, which was urgently needed. He was delivering the keynote address at... →

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson

Nuclear Regulator grants Eskom permission to extend life of Koeberg Unit 1 to July 2044

By: Terence Creamer 15th July 2024 South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1, but has deferred a decision on the nuclear power station’s Unit 2 until late 2025, owing to the fact that an assessment of the second reactor’s safety case is still ongoing. The... →

Koeberg nuclear power station

Carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable - Ramaphosa

By: Terence Creamer 15th July 2024 The carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable, President Cyril Ramaphosa writes in his latest weekly newsletter, published ahead of his address to a climate finance symposium being hosted jointly by the National Treasury and the Presidential Climate Commission. Ramaphosa notes that... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Cesa, Aon state need for infrastructure resilience as Engineering Excellence Award finalists are announced

By: Schalk Burger 12th July 2024 Industry organisations Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) and professional services and management consulting firm Aon South Africa have announced the finalists for the Cesa Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2024. The organisations also highlight the critical importance of engineering... →

An infrastructure project under construction

Railway functionality hinges on fasteners

12th July 2024 Railway infrastructure stands as a testament to human ingenuity, connecting cities, nations and continents, says local fastener manufacturer and distributor Swagefast, adding that beneath the seemingly simple tracks lies a complex network of components that ensure the safety and efficiency of... →

STAYING ON TRACK The bolts and fasteners supplied by Swagefast to teh rail sector are specially designed for the rigours of continuous use

Cape Town consultancy launches community engagement platform for large-scale projects

By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th July 2024 Cape Town-based sustainability consultancy Cultiver Group has launched a community engagement platform called ENGAGE!, which is aimed at helping ensure inclusivity and lower social risk for infrastructure projects. The company had been undertaking pilot implementations for one year to test the... →

Ivory Park capital development on track following oversight visit, CoJ says

By: Darren Parker 8th July 2024 City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning councillor Eunice Mgcina, along with Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) CEO Themba Mathibe, conducted an oversight visit to two capital infrastructure projects in Ivory Park, Region A, last week. The aim... →

Saice to work with Cabinet to address South Africa's infrastructure challenges

By: Schalk Burger 5th July 2024 Industry organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) says it is committed to collaborating with government to address the nation's infrastructure challenges and foster economic growth by so doing. Saice acknowledges the vital role that infrastructure plays in advancing... →

Provider expands international footprint

By: Simone Liedtke 5th July 2024 Water storage solutions provider and manufacturer Damsak Reservoirs has expanded into international markets, the move underscoring the company’s commitment to addressing global water scarcity and infrastructure challenges, particularly in the manufacturing, mining and engineering sectors. Central... →

FOCUSED ENGINEERING Damsak’s water storage bladders are engineered with a focus on reliability, durability, and ease of installation and transportation

Consistent pipeline all that is needed to resuscitate SA construction

By: Schalk Burger 5th July 2024 A consistent and predictable pipeline of construction and infrastructure development projects, which must be underpinned by political support and leadership, is all that is necessary to accelerate construction and development in South Africa. Once there is sufficient clarity on projects, the... →

Coega secures approval for first-ever public sector limited recourse capital transaction

By: Marleny Arnoldi 4th July 2024 In support of special economic zone (SEZ) operator Coega Development Corporation’s ambitious renewable energy programme, the National Treasury has approved a limited recourse capital transaction – a first for the public sector. The transaction will finance the Coega solar rooftop programme,... →

Coega SEZ

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