The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has issued a call for proposals to conduct an impact assessment of the Regional Industrial Development Fund (RIDF), also known as Vutha’Mlilo, which was commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2008 to manage and administer the funds of the Regional Industrial Development Strategy (RIDS). The DTI’s […]
Enabling national environment needed for cities to drive economic growth
Cities must have greater autonomy and a greater level of accountability and responsibility for economic growth on a national level, business think tank Accelerate Cape Town CEO Chris Whelan said on Wednesday. Speaking during a panel discussion at an Africa Frontiers Forum hosted by advisory firm Frontier Advisory, in Sandton, he said cities could not […]
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AfriForum, DWA clash over water quality tests
Civil rights organisation AfriForum averred on Wednesday to continue its newly launched national water project despite resistance and the possibility of a legal challenge from government. The organisation this week launched the ‘Blue and Green Drop Branch Project’ to independently test the quality of potable, or Blue Drop, and treated sewage, or Green Drop, water […]
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Afrox starts construction on R300m air separation unit
Industrial gas company Afrox this week started the construction of its R300-million 150 t/d air separation unit (ASU) in zone three of the Coega industrial development zone (IDZ), in the Eastern Cape. The unit, which would be commissioned during the first quarter of 2015, would separate 150 t/d of air to produce mainly oxygen, nitrogen […]
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Engineers lobby for new municipal maintenance fund as service delivery fears mount
Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa), which represents about 500 member firms, has called for the creation of a dedicated fund to support the maintenance of municipal infrastructure, the deterioration of which has been blamed for a number of recent service delivery protests. Cesa president Abe Thela said on Wednesday that the premature failure of infrastructure […]
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Infrastructure Bill’s aims embraced, but questions raised about its proposed methods
The Infrastructure Development Bill has been introduced with the laudable aim of overcoming delays, bottlenecks and shortcomings in the integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects. But there has also been broad-based criticism of the proposed legislation, the first to be proposed by Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel. Critics believe it conflicts with existing […]
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Project-specific bonds seen as helping to unlock infrastructure funding
The growing need for large-scale infrastructure projects in South Africa creates an opportunity for the private sector to provide financing through project bonds and nonbank lending, professional services firm PwC argues. “About 3.5% to 4% of the global gross domestic product from 2010 to 2030 needs to be invested yearly in electricity distribution, transportation, […]
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South Africa’s PPC says to enter Algerian cement market
South African cement firm PPC said on Monday it will buy a stake in an Algerian cement company as part of its drive to boost sales outside its home market. PPC said it would buy a 49% stake in Hodna Cement, which planned to construct a $350-million plant in the country. PPC did not […]
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Innovative building technologies can aid delivery of social infrastructure
Social infrastructure, including clinics, schools and student accommodation, will be constructed using innovative building technologies (IBTs), which can reduce costs by up to 41% and construction time by up to 50%, says research organisation Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Built Environment Unit principal researcher Llewellyn van Wyk. IBTs are a range of alternative […]
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Five points for young engineers
There are five key points that young engineers should be aware of, but are rarely informed about. So affirmed SA Women in Engineering cofounder and MD Naadiya Moosajee, giving the keynote address at the Denel Dynamics Top Young Achiever Awards function in Centurion, south of Pretoria, on Friday. These points are lessons that she has […]
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