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African Trade and Investment Development Insurance chief executive Manuel Moses tells Reuters the guarantees platform aims to double its capital to $2-billion within two years, lifting annual guarantee capacity to $20-billion, with talks ongoing with France, other G7 nations and about 30 African countries yet to join. The African Development Bank has already raised its ATIDI stake to 14% with a $125-million injection, part of a continental push for new infrastructure financing models.
BII and Africa50 partner to mobilise infrastructure capitalBritish International Investment has signed a memorandum of understanding with Africa50 at the Infra for Africa Forum 2026 in Dar es Salaam, committing $20-million to the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, taking it to a fourth close of about $330-million. The fund, backed by the African Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation and more than 20 African institutions, targets power, transport, water and digital infrastructure to close Africa's financing gap.
Skills pipeline seen as key to delivering South Africa's infrastructure ambitionsAECOM South Africa has launched a Graduate Development Programme alongside its existing Candidacy Programme to prepare young engineers, quantity surveyors and architects for professional registration, saying investment in talent is essential to addressing skills shortages and delivering future infrastructure. LNW Consulting Engineers COO Vashnee Naicker separately argues diverse leadership, including greater representation of women, is critical to South Africa's infrastructure and industrial growth prospects.

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Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the relationship between South Africa’s infrastructure plans and possible industrial renewal, which came into focus this week when President Cyril...
If you are on a quest to establish what is certain in life, you might be led to believe American statesman Benjamin Franklin, who, in a letter dated November 13, 1789, stated that “nothing can be...
The priority projects in the Western Cape’s newly announced single integrated infrastructure pipeline currently consist of 52 projects to the value of R132-billion, says Western Cape Infrastructure...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the importance of the creation of a fully independent, State-owned transmission company to the development of a competitive electricity market where there...
UK development finance institution and impact investor British International Investment (BII) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with specialist African infrastructure project...
Vashnee Naicker's vision for women in engineering “The challenges facing our country, from infrastructure development to industrial growth and sustainability, require diverse perspectives,...
African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) plans to double its capital to $2-billion over the next two years, its chief executive told Reuters, as African leaders look to a new...
Trust is not simply a social value – it is the critical infrastructure that drives the economy, says Western Cape Property Development Forum chairperson Deon van Zyl. Speaking at the Western Cape...
Procurement should not be measured by whether it secured the lowest price, but whether it creates resilience, enables growth and protects national competitiveness, South African Revenue Service...
Mali could leverage revenues from recent mining sector reforms to raise up to 500-billion CFA francs ($883.1-million) for energy, water and transport projects, its finance minister said, part of a...
The priority projects in the Western Cape’s newly announced single integrated infrastructure pipeline currently consist of 52 projects to the value of R132-billion, says Western Cape Infrastructure...
Construction materials supplier AfriSam is investing in mobile aggregate production equipment and concrete batching plants as major infrastructure projects increasingly emerge beyond South Africa’s...
Citizens experience government through the services they receive. The better governments deliver, the more confidence and trust citizens have in government. Therefore, project execution and...
As infrastructure investment across South Africa increasingly shifts towards road rehabilitation, municipal wastewater upgrades and broader public infrastructure maintenance, a growing number of...
Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has established Rand Merchant Advisory Company, in Beijing, China, as part of its Asia-Africa corridor strategy, which positions it closer to...
Large and small engineering projects in South Africa, developed for private companies and public organisations, have been named among the finalists in the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards...
Water outages, ageing power infrastructure, potholed roads and failing municipal systems have become a daily reality for citizens across South Africa. Behind the headlines, however, is a less-told...
While the African continent has a significant infrastructure project pipeline, as well as access to capital, the continent struggles to consistently turn investment into completed projects...
South Africa urgently needs more engineers to help solve critical challenges in water, energy, transport, housing and municipal infrastructure. Yet, while thousands of engineering students graduate...
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans is shifting toward practical public-private partnerships to modernise its vast infrastructure and leverage strategic State assets. However, Defence...
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