Cabinet has mandated Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to investigate the feasibility of one of the country’s development finance institutions (DFIs) becoming a minority equity partner,... 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has confirmed that it will not meet the November 30 target deadline for the award of 241 routine road maintenance (RRM) tenders with an... 

The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Civil Confidence Index decreased to 40 in the third quarter, from 43 in the second quarter, with 60% of respondents dissatisfied... 

Women are playing an increasingly visible role across the construction industry, with greater representation in project delivery, leadership, technology and engineering helping to broaden the... 

The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) has confirmed that its fabricating members have experienced supply constraints following the closure of ArcelorMittal South Africa's... 

JSE-listed Aveng has reported that David Simpson will be stepping down from his role as interim CEO to make way for CEO designate Fraser Wyllie, who is set to begin his tenure on October 1. The... 

The second-quarter Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) has recorded a 5% quarter-on-quarter increase, outperforming the country’s GDP by a considerable margin. Economist Dr Roelof Botha, who compiles... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has released preliminary determinations arising from the second phase of its wide-ranging steel tariff review, which has so... 

An updated version of the network statement that will govern access to the South Africa’s railways system for the two financial years of 2026/27 and 2027/28 has been Gazetted by the Department of... 

Nearly 100 people participated in a compulsory briefing session on Friday for those wishing to bid to become the transaction adviser to the National Treasury in relation to the establishment of a... 

Multilateral trade finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and development finance institution (DFI) the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) will each contribute... 

There are fresh moves under way to persuade government to implement additional duty rebates on long-steel products being imported into South Africa amid reports of supply shortages that have arisen... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the increasing focus on infrastructure as South Africa seeks to arrest decay and lay the foundations for a return to growth, as well as the role of... 

KwaZulu-Natal provincial government business entity and special economic zone (SEZ) operator Dube TradePort Corporation is advancing plans for TradeZone Phase 3, a major expansion aimed at meeting... 

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), Poland’s State development bank, has confirmed an allocated financing facility exceeding $1.1-billion, earmarked specifically for trade, joint ventures (JVs) and... 

South Africa has signed a $1-billion loan agreement with development finance institution the New Development Bank to upgrade metropolitan municipal services infrastructure as part of the Metro... 

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) reported record disbursements of R20.7-billion in 2025/26, up from R17.5-billion in the prior year, and has indicated that the outlook for... 

State-owned Transnet Pipelines (TPL) has welcomed the ten years’ imprisonment sentence handed down to a person last week for tampering with critical pipeline infrastructure and the theft of about... 

Public consultations on the draft Network Statement Version 4, which will govern access to South Africa's national rail network for the coming two years, have been concluded and it is anticipated... 

Financial services firm Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has increased the financing facilities for logistics and industrial infrastructure developer Newlyn Group to R5.1-billion. Newlyn... 

Welding requires stringent quality standards to ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of welding-fabrication structures, says technical organisation Southern African Institute of Welding... 

Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips says the sale of a 49.99% interest in its largest container terminal last year to International Container Terminal Services had set the tone for the way in which the... 

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has again indicated that it is moving ahead with planning for a phased redevelopment of the mothballed Sapref refinery, in Durban South, which the State-owned company... 

State-owned Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) is seeking private operators for 20 rail sidings across the South African rail network as part of ongoing reforms aimed at introducing... 

Financial services firm Standard Bank and corporate finance advisory firm Java Capital have formed a partnership to create an integrated advisory, capital-raising and financing services and... 

The request for proposals (RFP) issued for the appointment of a transaction adviser to support the establishment of a fully independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) confirms that the adviser... 

As part of its ambition to grow its renewables portfolio to more than 1 GW of installed capacity by the end of the decade, TotalEnergies Renewables Southern Africa (TERSA) has successfully... 

The construction and deployment of an off-grid agricultural solar-plus-storage installation for the Belle Rive Farm, near Hertzogville, in the Free State, is 67% complete and set to be commissioned... 

The 2026 Steel Awards take place within a challenging operating environment and during industry body the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction’s (SAISC’s) seventieth anniversary year,... 

To help combat the current structural steel shortage in South Africa, industry body the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) CEO Amanuel Gebremeskel says the organisation is... 

Since its commissioning in June, the PV solar project at vehicle manufacturer and exporter Volkswagen Group Africa’s (VWGA's) component plant in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, has successfully... 

The Dolphin Coast Landfill Management (DCLM) 648 kWp solar plant, operated by utility and environmental services provider Veolia, in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, constructed by South African solar... 

The Bontebok National Park, near Swellendam, in the Western Cape, is again open to the public after the road, chalets and camping area were repaired. Severe flooding on the Breede river in the... 

Multilateral development bank the New Development Bank (NDB) and South Africa have signed two loan agreements to support the Limpopo Central Hospital and Magalies Bulk Water Supply Scheme projects,... 

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has confirmed that it has approached the National Treasury for an explicit guarantee, which it says will enable it to attract more concessional funding...