The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) has expressed its support for an immediate full review of school buildings […]
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The Federal government of Nigeria is set to use US $274.6m Sukuk bond to construct 642.69 km of roads across in the […]
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has confirmed that expenditure worth R32.4-billion will be reprioritised over the coming three years in line with government’s […]
The Infrastructure Specialist Group (ISG) has announced the sale of clay brick manufacturer Ocon Brick to Willem Pienaar and his […]
Gauteng Finance MEC Barbara Creecyon Thursday raised her concerns about the negative impact on the quality of public facilities and job creation caused […]
The KwaZulu-Natal government is rolling out a massive infrastructure programme which will change the face of the province for many […]
Mexico-based building materials multinational, CEMEX, is to supply around 0.76 million t of cement, as well as 0.5 million m3 […]
The construction process of building schools, clinics or libraries will be monitored by the use of a drone, thanks to […]
The World Bank said on Thursday it had given Kenya a $1-billion concessional loan for energy, transport and waterinfrastructureprojects in poorer regions in its north and northeast. […]
Infrastructure development is a key driver of South Africa's growth prospects, with rail and water infrastructure focal areas.
Ageing water infrastructure in cities throughout Gauteng is leading to a loss of millions of litres of potable water, while sewerage leaks silently contaminate […]
Economic growth in Africa picked up steam last year and is set to accelerate strongly in 2018, but “massive investments” […]
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is realising it’s vision to become a prosperous province and a gateway to Africa and the world.
Durban is currently scoring top marks when it comes to providing attractive infrastructure and boasts the lowest transportation costs per province in South Africa.
Government has set aside a cumulative budget of $139 million for rail, road and air projects to improve and rehabilitate […]
South African minister of water and sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, on Tuesday urged the business community to invest in the country’s water security in a bid to prevent the collapse […]
Kenya on Wednesday signed a $620-million agreement to build a 530 km highway from its east coast to the centre of the country, […]
eThekwini Municipality has set aside R576 million to repair infrastructure damaged by the mega storm which swept through the province earlier […]
The new Discovery global headquarters in Sandton Central has become the largest new build project to receive a 5 Star Green Star
The CSIR continues to research innovations and initiatives to transform the local construction industry said CSIR Principal Researcher Llewellyn van Wyk at […]
Ethically obtained aggregates key to sustainability Green building cannot truly be sustainable unless the aggregates used in these construction projects […]
The government of Nigeria has announced the award of a $5.8 billion contract to build the largest power plant in the country. […]
Now in its 5th year, the Cape Construction Expo has become the Must Attend building and construction show for the Western Cape’s built environment industry.
Africa’s multibillion-dollar infrastructure deficit is not only severely hampering seamless regional integration, industrialisation and efficiencies, but is also detrimental to the overarching competitiveness of the emerging continent.
The New Development Bank (NDB) set up by the Brics group of emerging economies plans to lend $1.5-billion to South Africa for infrastructure projects over the next eighteen months.
Zuma presided over the official launch of the bank’s Sandton branch. President Jacob Zuma has described the opening the Brics Bank as a […]
Global engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Aurecon has appointed Ben Stapleton as MD of Infrastructure. “The appointment reflects Aurecon’s commitment to providing user-focused, innovative solutions to government and private sector clients […]
The 2017 SAPOA Convention & Property Exhibition that took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre was a huge […]
As infrastructure construction specialist Inyatsi Group Holdings undergoes an internal revamp and succession drive, new acting CEO Tommy Strydom is confident of the future of the company […]
With South Africa finding itself in a technical recession shrouded by sovereign downgrades, Gauteng, as the country’s economic engine, needs to step […]
Gauteng needs R1.8-trillion over the next 15 years to deliver the infrastructure required to support the economic development of South Africa’s economic […]
Engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV South Africa was awarded the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) Durban branch’s prestigious technical excellence award last month for […]
Now in its 5th year, the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo has truly become the Must Attend Show for the Built Environment professional.
“Think big but act small in the early stages,” said Arup director Damane Hlalele at the Captains of Construction and […]
In the wake of the recently announced new T20 Global League,Cricket South Africa (CSA) has earmarked more than R350 million to […]
The newly reopened heavy structural mill (HSM) at Highveld Steel, in Mpumalanga, is expected to ramp up to its 18 000 […]
To examine challenges posed by, and find possible solutions to, Africa’s urban infrastructure deficit as a result of rapid urban growth, international law firm Pinsent Masons has launched […]
To promote engineering as a career of choice, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and its Young Professionals Forum (YPF) has […]
An investigation report received by the Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, shows that the roof over the entrance foyer […]
The number of African projects financed by Chinese money doubled between 2015 and 2016, and China became the single largest […]
Engineering News – Major reform of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) regulations, which came into effect last month, […]
The Gauteng Provincial Government will over the next three years invest more than R44 billion in infrastructure development, while provincial […]
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the Agence Française de Développe-ment (AFD) in March signed a $100-million loan agreement […]
Public Works Minister Nathi Nhleko says public private sector partnerships are critical to unlock infrastructure bottlenecks, as well as creating […]
Zimbabwe bank-Infrastructure Development Bank (IDBZ) has set aside $30m to cater for housing development across the country. Last year, their request […]
The Tshwane municipality has allocated R1.3-billion to maintain and repair infrastructure, which will be the backbone of Tshwane’s developmental agenda. At a post-budget media briefing, […]
The newly black-owned construction company conceived from a R314-million sale agreement between engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) and black-empowered Southern Palace Group aims to build on […]
Public Works Minister Nathi Nhleko, delivering his departmental Policy Statement and Budget Vote Speech, said: “The focused outcomes of infrastructure […]
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) will invest R6.9-billion on major new infrastructure developments at local universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges in […]
The African Export Import Bank(Afreximbank) will invest up to $500-million in Gambia, its president said, an economic boost to the impoverished […]
The already high risk of non-payment in the local construction industry is set to escalate further, owing to South Africa’s recent downgrades by […]
JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) on Monday confirmed that it would exit the Middle East by the end of 2017 and said the “costly” […]
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) has committed to spending R5-billion during the 2017/18 financial year on development of social infrastructure […]
The European Union (EU) is engaging with key stakeholders in Africa to ascertain the development pipeline and to identify the constraints to […]
Cape Town Mayor Councillor Patricia De Lille will deliver the keynote address at the FIDICGAMA 2017 Conference to be held […]
The Gauteng provincial government will spend R46-billion on infrastructure over the next three years, Premier David Makhura said on Thursday. Delivering the keynote address […]
The Kenyan Government recently announced plans to speed up its long awaited slum upgrading programme. This is in a bid to improve […]
Pan-African infrastructure group Consolidated Infrastructure Group (CIG) on Monday posted revenue growth of 29% to R2.7-billion for the six months to February 28, owing […]
The Pan-African infrastructure investment platform Africa50, which is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has appointed Kenyan-born Carole Wamuyu Wainaina as CEO. She will lead […]
In the USA the economic worth of natural aggregates has been illustrated with a study suggesting that the industry in […]
As infrastructureconstruction specialist Inyatsi Group Holdings undergoes an internal revamp and succession drive, new acting CEO Tommy Strydom is confident of the future of the company […]
Localisation is an important policy tool for industrial development in South Africa and will assist in growing the economy and the manufacturing sector, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob […]
Transnet is the largest freight logistics chain in South Africa and the custodian of ports, rail, infrastructure, pipelines and investment. […]
JSE-listed infrastructure investment holding company GAIA InfrastructureCapital has appetite for further funds for investments into energy, transport, as well as […]
The Competition Commission has approved the sale of Murray and Roberts’ (M&R’s) infrastructure and building
South Africa’s National Department of Human Settlements announces its support of the 5th annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo that […]
As government moves to strengthen its budget execution and improve in-year monitoring, while also bolstering infrastructure development, National Treasury has proposed establishing a […]
This will be the year of the railway – perhaps mimicking 1899, when the current railway reached Nairobi. By then, […]
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Murray & Roberts Infrastructure’s 1.3 million LTI free hours on wind farm projects[/caption]
Murray & Roberts Infrastructure’s 1.3 million LTI free hours on wind farm projects[/caption]Murray & Roberts Infrastructure’s Loeriesfontein Wind Farm and Khobab Wind Farm projects passed the 1.3 million LTI Free man hours milestone in January 2017, significantly up from 1 million LTI Free man hours in September 2016.
Kenya had the highest number of mega infrastructure projects in East Africa in 2016, Deloitte has said, noting it helped the country […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has set aside R216 million for the renovation of five industrial parks. The […]
Over 30 000 jobs have been created by the Business Process Services (BPS) Incentive Scheme since its inception in 2011, the […]
Two new green buildings have recently been developed in Waterfall, both setting new benchmarks for sustainable development in the area. […]
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New financing models needed for infrastructure[/caption]
New financing models needed for infrastructure[/caption]Global leaders and representatives of Canada, France, Switzerland, China, South Africa and the US on Tuesday, questioned the ability of public sectors across the globe to develop proper infrastructure ecosystems.
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Ethiopia Parliament approves China loan agreements for infrastructure - [http://cynthiaburnham.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/handshake.87122244_std.jpg][/caption]Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday approved three loan agreements worth over US$380 million made with the Chinese government and the Export-Import Bank of China to finance major infrastructure constructions in Ethiopia.
Urbanisation is irreversible. South Africa’s population is urbanised at a rate of 60% to 64%. With infrastructure demands in most […]
South Africa’s struggling economy has increased the pressure on engineering firms to underbid on larger projects, says Arup Southern Africa leader Poya Rasekhi. This, however, often […]
South Africa continues to account for the most infrastructure and capital project activity in Southern Africa, at 48.2%, followed by […]
Building on the success of our recent move to the new more dynamic Gallagher Convention Centre, the 2017 Totally Construction […]
Accelerate Property Fund reported distribution growth of 8.1% year-on-year for the six months ended September 30, translating into a distribution […]
According to Engineering News – Global software developer, Bentley Systems’ 2016 Infrastructure 500 list, which ranks the top owners of infrastructure worldwide from both the public […]
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Infrastructure - [http://www.ceebusinessportal.eu/documents/10180/470540/Real-Estate-Construction-and-Infrastructure1.png/547fc323-1303-4ef8-a1af-f21f899986a7?t=1412584220114][/caption]
Infrastructure - [http://www.ceebusinessportal.eu/documents/10180/470540/Real-Estate-Construction-and-Infrastructure1.png/547fc323-1303-4ef8-a1af-f21f899986a7?t=1412584220114][/caption]In line with the National Development Plan, investment in infrastructure remains a policy priority with public-sector infrastructure investment plans totalling R987.4 billion over the medium term.
Africa’s MEGA infrastructure show - the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo - returns to the Gallagher Convention Centre
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CESA Annual Infrastructure Indaba[/caption]
CESA Annual Infrastructure Indaba[/caption]Under the theme “Working towards improved delivery of infrastructure and engineering services,” Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) will be hosting its Annual Infrastructure Indaba, 7-8 November 2016 at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel, in Durban.
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Power and Infrastructure [/caption]Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA), US overseas development financier Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and diversified community-based financial services company Wells Fargo Bank have announced a US$300-million facility to fund power and infrastructure projects in Africa.
South Africa has slightly improved its competitiveness score and ranking in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). The […]
The Africa Smart Buildings Summit 2016 provided key insights into emerging trends as well as the best practice approaches needed […]
Stressing that Africa is not risky for investment in transboundary infrastructure, ECA’s Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, said on Monday in […]
Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Arup held the first in a series of workshops on African cities at their Johannesburg offices last week. The workshop presented recently […]
The latest Dubai mega-development is to be a 47 million square foot mixed – use district called Jumeirah Central with […]
Engineering News, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abetold African leaders on Saturday that his country will commit $30-billion in public and private […]
Analysis released by global consulting firm PwC predicts that global spending on capital projects and infrastructure (CP&I) will grow by 5% a year within four years, doubling the […]
According to Engineering News, despite talk that the Chinese economy was in trouble and that China’s investment in Africa had […]
The time is ripe to invest in Africa and Canadian investors should look for long-term opportunities on the continent
A recent Trimetricreport has indicated that the construction industry in Nigeria is expected to expand from 2016 to 2020 with its output […]
China will have to spend $1 trillion over the next five years to alleviate the environmental stress brought by the […]
Some $70-billion would head to African shores over the next seven years for infrastructure development as a Chinese development fund […]
Infrastructure sharing can greatly assist in developing African countries and can also save billions of dollars in costs, African Union […]
According to Engineering News, Coega Development Corporation (CDC), the state-owned company for the development of 11 500 ha of industrial […]
Concrete.TV interviewed one of the African Construction and Totally Concrete Gold Sponsors, PPC Cement at Africa’s largest Infrastructure showcase.
As CIO of cement company PPC, Kgomotso Molefe is bringing fresh technologies to this seemingly low-tech product.
The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) recently launched a series of building guidelines that are set to make a […]
African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo 2016 hosted more than 6000 participants from 25 African countries! This included Director Generals,Ministers, Cabinet […]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has presented investments in the infrastructure and ICT sectors in South Africa and Africa
Johannesburg, 10 May. Top-level executives and heads from Africa’s leading infrastructure and construction companies and institutions met to discuss strategies to […]
An alternative approach to infrastructure project development in Africa would be needed to address the significant infrastructure gap on the […]
Concrete.TV, the official media partner to the Captains of Construction Forum will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre on […]
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Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies[/caption]
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies[/caption]Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says government’s incentives have helped to leverage R57 billion in investments over the past year.
Concrete.TV recently did a skype interview with Dr. Gerhard Breitschaft, President, DIBt – Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik, Germany. He […]
The bulk of eThekwini Municipality’s budget was expected to be spent on infrastructure and dealing with service delivery backlogs, municipal […]
Italy’s Eni plans to invest about €20-billion ($22.5-billion) in Africa over the next four years, mostly in oil and gas, […]
The rail projects planned or under way in Africa are enough to connect Cape Town to Copenhagen. On the outskirts of a national wildlife park in Kenya,
The Executive Insider Briefing: DRC series took place at the Memling Hotel in Kinshasa on the 5 April 2016. This […]
Infrastructure development is critical to stimulate economic growth during the prevailing turbulent economic conditions, where competition is rife, the Steel […]
Expanding Africa’s power and electricity infrastructure remains a viable prospect for investors and businesses, with numerous investment opportunities available owing […]
With Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan calling for greater public–private partnerships, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) on Friday reaffirmed its commitment […]
Government and state-owned companies (SOCs) are set to spend R865.4 billion on public sector infrastructure in housing, roads, rail, public transport, water,
South Africa attracted R64.3 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first three quarters of the current financial year, […]
The global construction equipment market is expected to improve some 3.6% this year, with growth expected to continue for the […]
President Jacob Zuma says R7 billion has been committed to new port facilities. This follows the adoption of a Public- Private-Partnership model
Power, transport and information and communication technology infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have received additional commitment from the Development […]
Site clearing and earthworks for the R1-billion Dunnottar train manufacturing facility, in Ekurhuleni, which is being developed by the Alstom-led (61%) Gibela consortium,
Gabon has signed agreements with the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) for loans on two major infrastructure projects […]
Chinese state-owned rail giant China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has signed agreements together worth approximately $2.7bn
Malls in Africa has become the new catch word and new frontier for many global commercial enterprises given Africa’s expanding middle class […]
All measures should be taken by Government to ensure specifiers and engineers insist on quality assured building products sourced from […]
Fifty-six per cent of engineering professionals surveyed in PPS’s latest survey indicate that there are not enough job opportunities for […]
African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo is hosting its 4th annual edition in 2016. The 2nd annualHousing for Africa forum in 2016 is […]
The DRC government now hopes to launch the construction of long-delayed Inga 3 hydroelectric project and hopes work can start […]
The concept of solar power generating roads got another boost recently when French infrastructure company Colas unveiled its photovoltaic surfacing […]
Demand for cement will be driven by building of infrastructure and housing development, Executive Director, BUA Group, Kabiru Rabiu has […]
Investment and construction in Africa’s transport sector continues to grow apace as the continent looks to the importance of ports, […]
As Government gears up to spend R813 billion on infrastructure development over the next three years the Aggregate and Sand […]
After delivering his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma said government and all sectors have
The South African government will use instruments such as tariff hikes to protect jobs in sectors threatened by imports, Economic […]
In 2013, the V&A Waterfront announced its R 500m philanthropic undertaking in the conversion of the historic Grain Silo complex into […]
The South African government has been ranked thirty-third out of this year’s top 500 global infrastructure owners, up two places […]
The 2nd annual Totally Concrete East Africa attracted over 400 participants this year and was rated as an excellent networking […]
The World Economic Forum’s annual summit on the global agenda running in Abu Dhabi until Tuesday brings together more than […]
Africa should press ahead with plans to develop its transport and energy networks despite a recent slowdown in GDP growth […]
South Africa is investing R1.4 trillion into infrastructure projects, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, […]
Concrete.TV recently spoke to Alistair Rendall, Managing Director, ARG Design-CommuniTgrow about the new future development of the Wescape project taking place […]
As advanced economies continue to dominate the use of scarce long-term funding, emerging and developing countries are struggling to mobilise […]
Green buildings outperform their conventional counterparts by almost 30%; the IPD South Africa Annual Green Property Indicators 2014 report shows The […]
The effort of constructing power plants in Kenya has started paying off following a drop in imported electricity from Uganda, […]
The National Treasury in Kenya has approved plans for a road and railway master project aimed at decongesting Nairobi. The […]
South African firms should shift their expansionary strategies northwards, targeting the growing economies of sub-Saharan Africa that were increasingly buttressed […]
Concrete.TV interviewed Rashiq Fataar, Founder of Our Future Cities NPO, to discuss the urban development, design and spaces within the city […]
African equity exchange-traded funds have soared over the past year, as the resource-rich continent is growing fast, with low debt […]
The development of rural road infrastructure and public transport services remains critical to the delivery of South Africa’s – and […]
To fast-track high-level private sector investment in Africa’s regional infrastructure, top global and African CEOs launched the Continental Business Network […]
By the end of 2014, government had spent R1 trillion on developing the country’s infrastructure. “The expenditure was in areas […]
Infrastructure investment spending in South Africa had increased and was being taken seriously as Africa was receiving a growing share […]
Jacyntha Twynam, Head of Wesgro research, discusses business opportunities in West Africa. Twynam states that “Business opportunities in West Africa […]
Totally Concrete East Africa brings you 3 new ways to capitalise on the demand for increased cement production in East Africa […]
African leaders are working together on major infrastructure projects on the continent, helped by business and political leaders, including former […]
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has appointed three consultants for work packages as part of Phase 2 of the […]
The 8th Annual South African Construction Awards are your chance to come together as a community to network, learn and […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given Madagascar a €300-million ($333-million) loan to rehabilitate roads, power and energy infrastructure. The […]
South Africa has possibly the largest infrastructure build programme on the African continent, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said. He said […]
The Ministry of Urbanization and Housing (MINUHA) in Angola and the International IC Events company have co-organised the 2nd Forum […]
WorleyParsons, one of South Africa’s largest engineering firms, has completed a contract awarded by the South African National Roads Agency […]
China has announced it will finance construction of a 60,000 capacity stadium in Ivory Coast in readiness for the 2021 […]
In a bid to curb the power shortage in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has announced plans to construct […]
The republic of Korea has signed an agreement with the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the GS E&D and Samsung […]
Power represents Africa’s largest infrastructure challenge, a new report argues.Titled ‘Foundations for Growth – Infrastructure Investment in Emerging Markets’, the […]
Ethiopia has decided to spend US$ 240m on three new road projects in the country, which will fully be funded […]
The African Development Bank Group has approved a US$140m (£95m) loan towards the expansion of Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh airport. The […]
The African Development Bank Group has approved a US$140m (£95m) loan towards the expansion of Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh airport. The […]
To better manage, maintain and improve Limpopo’s ailing road infrastructure, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed […]
Global investment banking, securities and investment management firm Goldman Sachs is bullish on South Africa, which it regards as a […]
South Energyx Nigeria Ltd, the developer and city planning company for Eko Atlantic City has unveiled the development plan for […]
The majority of airports in Africa are undergoing expansion in a bid to cater for rapidly growing passenger and cargo […]
China and Africa face “historic opportunities” as the Chinese market for basic industrial materials is saturated while less-developed African countries […]
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $123.77-million loan to Angola to finance the country’s Institutional and Sustainability […]
The Gauteng Human Settlements Department will officially launch the Mega Housing Projects, which will see an unprecedented radical transformation in […]
Egypt’s Minister of Housing Mostafa Madbouly has discussed cooperation in construction of roads and airports by Egyptian companies with the […]
US$630mn has been allocated by Johannesburg Water to replace sections of sewerage networks in Ivory Park Region A that are […]
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) will develop an oil and gas service facility at the Saldanha Bay port (the deepest […]
Construction of Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia, which commenced in April 2011, is set for completion in July 2017. About […]
Last night, Corrie Meintjes, senior partner of Jeffares & Green Engineering and Environmental Consulting, was honoured with the prestigious Branch […]
Group Five says its lawyers have advised it that there are “evidentiary hurdles” in two cases of alleged collusion referred […]
Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) officials have signed a US$40m agreement to renovate and modernise the airport to increase the […]
The Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has announced plans to inject over R5-billion into the rehabilitation and upgrade of the N1N4 […]
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to spend R1.6-billion in the 2014/15 fiscal period on the upgrade of […]
Africa has been included for the first time in the 36-year history of advisory firm PwC and nonprofit organisation Urban […]
The ‘Into Africa – the continent’s cities of opportunity’ report by PwC investigating Africa’s most “dynamic” and “future-focused” cities has […]
The construction industry is growing in Tanzania, with both local and foreign contractors involved in new construction projects across the […]
Construction work on the dangerous R573 Moloto road linking Pretoria to Mpumalanga and Limpopo province is set to begin after […]
The City of Johannesburg has started awarding some R1-billion in municipal work contracts to community-based enterprises as part of its […]
South Africa’s Business Confidence Index (BCI), as measured by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), […]
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has allocated R12.060 billion to spend on various infrastructure projects during the 2015/16 financial year and […]
Africa’s economy is projected to continue growing at between 2% and 3% above the global average over the next five […]
The body responsible for building stadiums and infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar has unveiled the design for […]
Lafarge Africa Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange that Nigerian Cement Holdings B.V.(NCH), 50% affiliate of Large Africa has […]
President Jacob Zuma says the country’s provinces and municipalities must do much more to implement the National Development Plan (NDP). […]
Road infrastructure development in Africa will require US$90 billion annually in the next decade to sustain economic growth and development. […]
The Tongaat mall was always going to collapse, even if the concrete had the required strength and steel bars, chief […]
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has announced that the country would construct a railway line to link Casamance region to the […]
HeidelbergCement AG, the world’s third-biggest cement maker, is considering adding South African and Mozambique production capacity as the German company […]
Construction work on the Abuja City Centre in Nigeria will commence in May and cost up to US$3.5b, says the […]
Eagle Hill is planning to invest US$80 billion in the construction of a new city near Cairo, in Egypt, a […]
National Housing Enterprise (NHE) Chief Executive Officer Vinson Hailulu says no free houses should be provided in the country because […]
Lafarge will buy out the remaining 45% interest held by Socam Development in Lafarge Shui On Cement, subject to the […]
The Gauteng government has set aside R10-billion of its R95.3-billion 2015/16 budget to fund its five development corridors across the […]
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), through its Infrastructure Delivery division, has signed memorandums of agreement with the South African […]
Ash Resources, South Africa’s leading manufacturer and supplier of fly ash products, has appointed Mayibongwe Geqeza as its new Financial […]
Algeria government has set aside over US$5 billion to construct ten new hospitals and rehabilitate others that are in bad […]
Construction of a multimillion coal power plant in Lamu, Kenya will commence in October, Amu Power a consortium of Centum […]
The Gauteng Provincial Government has outlined plans to develop “mega” human settlements. Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Friday: “We […]
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) was committed to spending R17-billion on infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Durban by […]
The Richards Bay coal and magnetite terminal is set to be upgraded from its 3.2 million tons a year to […]
Anglo American has recently been ranked as South Africa’s leading company in Corporate Social Investment (CSI) by Trialogue, for the […]
Murray & Roberts’ (M&R’s) order book decreased to R37.8-billion in the six months to December 31, compared with R44.9-billion as […]
Murray & Roberts (M&R) has indicated that it will fast-track internationalising its Australia-based oil and gas unit Clough because of […]
The proposed tropical ecosystem will be within a dome at Damac Property’s Akoya Oxygen development. The Dubai Rainforest is due […]
SANRAL has said its proposed R5.3-billion De Beers Expressway would significantly relieve congestion on the Van Reenen’s Pass route. Sanral […]
The Mali government has entered into a US$11-bn contract with Chinese companies to boost Mali’s economy and service delivery to […]
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will be conducting public consulting roadshows from 2 to 25 March 2015 to […]
Prioritising spending on “economic” infrastructure such as roads and transport, electricity, and water and sanitation, the 2015 National Budget has […]
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a meagre 1.5% in 2014, lower than the 2.2% growth of 2013 […]
There are substantial benefits for the Chryso Southern Africa Group following the acquisition of Chryso from its French parent company, […]
PPC has partnered with the National Department of Environmental Affairs, Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers, Mathews & Associates (M&A) in […]
Moderate growth across all Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) business segments has resulted in an 11%, or R14.7-billion, increase in revenue from […]
JSE-listed construction company Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) on Monday reiterated the non-referral of two of the five cases in which […]
There are unlimited investment opportunities for South African businesses in Tanzania, says Louis Accaro, director of membership services at the […]
The Sub-Saharan Regional Pipeline Corporation, Ltd. (SSRPC) recently selected Louis Berger to provide $7.6 million in consultancy services for the […]
Zurich-based ABB Power Company has been awarded a US$24m contract by Kenya Power Lighting Co. to upgrade the 50-year-old Juja […]
The acting director of Tanzania’s port authority has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations he violated procurement procedures. The […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said that Nigeria was the West African’s largest market with great potential to be a […]
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power and emerging market private equity firm Actis have launched a Pan-African renewable-energy […]
Ethiopian Airport Enterprise (EAE) is planning to build a US$ 2.4bn airport 70 km South East of Addis Ababa in […]
Emira Property Fund has installed a R6 million solar farm on the roof of its Epsom Downs Shopping Centre in […]
An MOU has been signed between the Anambra State Government in Nigeria and the Nigerian Bukham Group to construct 20,000 […]
The 2014 CIDB report on Construction Industry Indicators (CIIs), found that infrastructure clients were dissatisfied with ±16% of the work […]
Construction works on three new South African wind farms are set to begin this month. The three projects, mainly located […]
Government has entered into a second-generation social contract with corporate South Africa and civil society to accelerate the provision of […]
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has welcomed the positive tone of the State of Nation Address […]
Former Eskom FD and the current head of Africa’s largest steel group, Paul O’Flaherty, has described the latest round of […]
Traffic flow through Midrand will soon be less chaotic because a new R160-million highway overpass bridge is being built by […]
The 542-km natural gas pipeline under construction in Tanzania, from Madinda in Mtwara to Dar es Salaam is now 99% […]
Audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG Global Africa Practice has launched a platform to arm businesses and investors with […]
Governor of Meru Peter Munya has said this week that the county will benefit from the planned governments’ annuity roads […]
Engineering and construction group Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) has warned of lower earnings for the six months to December 31, […]
Supporting a development approach aimed at achieving Africa’s socioeconomic transformation by 2063, the African Union (AU) has officially adopted Africa’s […]
China, which currently boasts the world’s largest building (the New Century Global Center), and soon the world’s tallest pair of […]
Nigeria has more than halved capital expenditure to less than 10% of 2015 spending, axing badly needed infrastructure investment due […]
In its slowest start to the year since 1997, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index […]
President Jacob Zuma says infrastructure is the way to go towards sustainable development and Africa is on the right track. […]
Gauteng will spend over R94 billion on social and economic infrastructure projects over the next three years, Finance MEC Barbara […]
PwC has released a report indicating good growth in South Africa’s construction industry, making it even more balanced to support infrastructure development in the country.
Tenders are being prepared for two major oil-services infrastructure projects, collectively valued at around R10-billion, for the deep-water Port of Saldanha,
Hanley Wood has announced that the Peña Boulevard Paving Project at the Denver International Airport has won the 2015 Triad […]
The modernisation of public transport infrastructure is one of the top priorities for Gauteng and forms part of the provincial […]
South Africa remains open for business and is an attractive destination for investments despite the current energy challenges, says President Jacob Zuma.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked South Africans for their views on the upcoming Budget Speech and the general state of the economy.
While significant growth is forecast for five African countries that form part of the top-ten biggest growing economies in the […]
The high growth, but low levels of infrastructure, means African cement demand will be high until 2050
The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Infrastructure has announced plans to rehabilitate and pave more roads across the […]
Over 10,000 people are expected to be employed directly and indirectly at the Dangote Mtwara cement factory, slated to commence production in August.
Nairda Limited has been awarded a US$219.85m contract to construct ship building and dockyard facilities in Nigeria.The company will be […]
Cement sales in South Africa reportedly grew 4.6% in 3Q14, having contracted through the first half of the year. Cement […]
The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto on Monday commissioned the first phase of the construction of the multi-billion dollar […]
The Nyumba Ya Akiba Cement project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a loan agreement for US$135 million, […]
A delegation of 10 US companies met local investors in a bid to build investment networks in energy, infrastructure and agribusiness. The delegation was led by
In an effort to accelerate transport planning in South Africa, Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters officially launched the National Transport […]
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over $5.7 billion (N430.5 billion) for the construction of 17 roads and bridges […]
The African continent continues to attract the interest of global investors, developers and operators searching for growth.
Lesotho’s political and security crisis this year has contributed to slowing economic growth substantially, according to an International Monetary Fund […]
Although the year had started off with a lot of promise, the 2014 financial year had proved to be a […]
The aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has called on its members to help eradicate the scourge […]
Group Five says its strategy is strongly focused on expansion in Africa, with selected projects in Russia and Northern America also possibly on the horizon, Engineering News reports.
The bypass round the city of Tartu is a large-scale infrastructure project now under construction. In terms of formwork engineering, […]
Arab Contractors (AC), Egypt’s leading construction firm is planning to double its business ventures in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria to […]
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) secured R1.84-billion in ten new investments in the 2013/14 financial year, becoming the first industrial […]
The City Council of Harare unveiled an annual budget worth US$$272.7m, much going towards roads and water infrastructure development. Infrastructure […]
A central theme of the inaugural African Economic Expansion Summit, in Durban, on Tuesday was that economic consolidation is essential […]
The South African government has been ranked 35th out of this year’s top 500 global infrastructure owners, with its infrastructure […]
Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina has invited Chinese business to invest in South Africa, while embracing the country’s […]
Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) collaboration has become one […]
Tanzania and China have signed investment deals to build a $1-billion satellite city and $500-million financial centre in Dar es […]
Black Rhino, a company backed by Blackstone, recently announced a JV with Dangote that will see the two entities invest […]
Government aimed to fast-track certain “fast-growing” infrastructure programmes, despite cutting back on expenditure over the next few years, Finance’s 2014 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) revealed on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s status as Africa’s largest economy has underlined the need to expedite infrastructure development in the country to meet the needs […]
The Norwegian African Business Association (NABA) will host the fourth Norwegian-African Business Summit on October 30 in Oslo, aimed at […]
The Gauteng government will invest more than R1 billion to build and improve infrastructure for township economies in the next […]
African countries should consider innovative solutions to finance infrastructure development that would enable the continent to unlock quality growth, the […]
The private sector in Tanzania has a received a US$185m grant from the World Bank. The funds were released by […]
Nigerian financial services firm the ARM Infrastructure Fund is close to raising $250-million, much of it coming from pension funds,
The Infrastructure Development Act, meant to fast-track infrastructure implementation, came into effect on Tuesday following a proclamation signed by President […]
The World Bank will lend Kenya $4-billion over the next four years to help finance new infrastructure and other areas […]
The UK government has opened the way for massive Chinese investment in major infrastructure projects after signing a series of […]
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the City of Tshwane signed a R1.6-billion long-term loan facility on Thursday […]
The request for proposals (RFP) for preliminary design of four possible expansion routes to the 80-km Gautrain system closed on […]
A high perception of risk is one of the major challenges for infrastructure investment in African countries, and much focus […]
A new business association has been formally launched to link foreign suppliers of equipment to State-owned companies (SoCs) with large […]
Upfront investment costs will and should remain a critical consideration as South Africa moves to upscale and accelerate its infrastructure […]
South Africa’s infrastructure investment and roll-out ambitions face capacity challenges as local government lacks architects, engineers, project managers and financial […]
A formal process has been initiated in an effort to rebuild trust that had been “catastrophically” destroyed between government and […]
The head of Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), CEO Ketso Gordhan called for a reform of South Africa’s infrastructure procurement processes […]
The South Africa-Angola Housing Initiative (SAAHI), created in 2008, will be reactivated this year, after the signing this Friday, of […]
The South Africa-Angola Housing Initiative (SAAHI), created in 2008, will be reactivated this year, after the signing this Friday, of […]
To stimulate use of nonmotorised transport (NMT) and reduce the province’s overall carbon emissions, the Gauteng Roads and Transport Department […]
To stimulate use of nonmotorised transport (NMT) and reduce the province’s overall carbon emissions, the Gauteng Roads and Transport Department […]
The European Union (EU) has appointed the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) as its fund manager for a €100-million […]
The European Union (EU) has appointed the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) as its fund manager for a €100-million […]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reaffirmed the State’s commitment to national infrastructure development in his 2014 Budget, noting that R847-billion would […]
Africa’s economic growth prospects remain “relatively robust” and are expected to be supported by improvements in the global economic and […]
Retail property was expected to deliver better results to investors this year, while the office sector would continue to experience […]
