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As South Africaβs construction sector navigates mounting delivery pressures, tighter margins and rising expectations around sustainability and accountability, independent...
South Africa is edging closer to a pivotal moment in its transport evolution, as government prepares to issue a request for proposals for new high-speed rail corridors li...
Across the global mining industry, the conversation has shifted. Productivity, safety, compliance and cost control are no longer treated as separate ambitions but as inte...
The Middle East, Africa and South Asia are experiencing a profound transformation in their built environments, with over nine trillion dollars in active projects undersco...
Sanlam Investments has renewed its sponsorship for Africaβs Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026, marking the firmβs third consecutive year of partnership. The event, which t...
In a year defined by climate urgency and economic reinvention, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is stepping up to help Africa transform its climate ambitio...
Africaβs biggest stage for future transport is set to return in 2025. The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit (SMA) will once again take over Johannesburgβs Sandton Convention...
The Carbon Markets Africa Summit, set to take place in Johannesburg from 22 to 23 October, is poised to bring together the continentβs most influential carbon market play...
In a bold move to revitalise South Africa’s ageing road network and bolster economic resilience, the New Development Bank (NDB) has signed a ZAR7 billion loan agree...
Africa’s carbon future is hurtling into focus, and come October, Johannesburg will take centre stage. From 21 to 23 October 2025, the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (...
South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector is gearing up for a landmark event as Big 5 Construct South Africa and the South Africa Infrastructure & W...
As the electric revolution surges forward, cities across the globe are shifting gears to keep up with the growing fleet of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs). At the heart of thi...
Building South Africa’s Future at Big 5 Construct and Infrastructure & Water Expo South Africa’s construction industry is entering a new era. With the sec...
Mining Indaba 2025, one of the most prestigious gatherings in the African mining industry, will host Rokbak, the Scottish manufacturer of articulated dump trucks (ADTs),...
In a bold step towards enhancing South Africaβs freight and rail infrastructure, the New Development Bank (NDB) has inked a R5 billion (US$266 Million) loan agreement wit...
Situated along the only east-west route between South Africa, Mozambique, and Botswana, Montrose Interchange is part of the N4 corridor and critical freight transport rou...
The countdown is on for the Smarter Mobility Africa (SMA) summit, an annual event that gathers leading experts, government officials, global mobility influencers, and tra...
With just under two months remaining until South Africaβs annual October Transport Month (OTM), a month full of celebration and assessing progress made in transport, the...
The Africa Rally is an adventurous, exciting and beautiful charity rally event starting in Sparrowhawk Lodge, by Hartbeespoort (South Africa), and ends to the west of Kis...
The economy of Southern Africa is rapidly developing, driving a growing demand for electricity. Efficiently meeting this demand will require balancing social, economic, g...
A South African fleet operator has seen its business transformed after adopting UK fuel technology which has dramatically improved the efficiency of its vehicles. Johanne...
Innovation is paramount to ensuring continuing market relevance and customer satisfaction.Β AutoStem™ Technology is a world leader in the research, development, and...
SkyJacks, South Africaβs premier suspended access and aerial work platforms provider, has implemented Point of Rentalβs Syrinx software in all their branches as of 1 July...
Point of Rental is expanding in South Africa with a new home and team members at Waterfall in the heart of Midrand, South Africa. Kelly Hoffman, Point of Rentalβs Busines...
The South African Department of Science and Innovation together with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research are hard at work on an experimental project that w...
SANRAL is ramping up its investment in road infrastructure back to familiar levels through its R70bn medium term budget allocation to implement construction and maintenan...
Communities in far-flung rural areas in Northern KwaZulu Natal Road have not been overlooked by the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL). They have be...
With an existing fleet of more than 130 machines, the Liviero Group purchased two R 976 crawler excavators, as well as other machines, for overburden, coal mining and loa...
Commuters on the go now have access to the new SANRAL App that enables them to check and top-up the balances on their electronic toll accounts in real time. This app help...
One of South Africaβs best-kept conservation secrets lies 170 kilometres south of Durban and is considered to be the smallest desert in the world.Β The Red Desert gets its...
With a groundbreaking Stirling engine from the Swedish environmental technology company Ripasso Energy, the largest “waste-to-energy” project of its kind ever...
Five years after the first pile was driven into the ground for major upgrading, the iconic Mount Edgecombe Interchange was officially opened today by Minister of Transpor...
Traffic flow in the Hartbeespoort Dam is set to improve as construction work on the R512-PWV3 is making good progress. The estimated completion date is December 2019. Onc...
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) and Wirtgen Group South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will give small enterprises better access t...
The construction of two village access roads that will ensure increased road safety and all-weather access at the R61 junction outside Port St Johns, have been completed,...
Mine operators for some time now have been increasingly turning to an alternative to conventional rip-and-stack or drill-and-blast coal mining: the use of surface miners....
Many necessities of modern life rely on mined materials β but where are these minerals coming from and what exactly makes them so impressive? 1. AS GOOD AS GOLD β KALGOOR...
Rapid International Ltd based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has recently supplied KwaMhlanga Group in Gauteng province, South Africa, with a new Rapidmix 400CW mobi...
The Arch for Arch stands as a tribute to the human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, affectionately known as βArchβ by fellow South...
South African importation and distribution company,Β Smith Power Equipment, represents leading global brands in the specialist machinery, turf maintenance and off-road veh...
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