Investors keep an eye on the big picture in Africa
Concerns about the Ebola crisis and plunging commodity prices would have had investors fleeing Africa not that long ago.But dealmaking […]
Projects
Nigeria: Construction of Abuja City Centre to cost US$3.5bn
Construction work on the Abuja City Centre in Nigeria will commence in May and cost up to US$3.5b, says the […]
Egypt to get a new US$80b city
Eagle Hill is planning to invest US$80 billion in the construction of a new city near Cairo, in Egypt, a […]
Ethiopia to build 11 public universities
The Ethiopia Ministry of Education has announced plans to construct 11 public universities, commencing in the coming fiscal year. This […]
Rwanda: construction of 7,480 housing units commences
Construction of 7,480 housing units in Kigali, Rwanda has broken ground. Batsinda II will involve the Kanombe, Ndera and Rugarama […]
Gauteng allocates R10bn for development corridors
The Gauteng government has set aside R10-billion of its R95.3-billion 2015/16 budget to fund its five development corridors across the […]
DBSA strengthens partnerships with construction allies
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), through its Infrastructure Delivery division, has signed memorandums of agreement with the South African […]
Kenya’s US$2bn coal power plant to commence construction in October
Construction of a multimillion coal power plant in Lamu, Kenya will commence in October, Amu Power a consortium of Centum […]
Gauteng housing strategy to target ‘mega’ human settlements
The Gauteng Provincial Government has outlined plans to develop “mega” human settlements. Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Friday: “We […]
Royal HaskoningDHV appoints MD for South Africa
International Consulting Engineering Company Royal HaskoningDHV has appointed Salani Sithole as MD for its South African operations from 1 March […]
Richards Bay terminal to be upgraded
The Richards Bay coal and magnetite terminal is set to be upgraded from its 3.2 million tons a year to […]
Anglo American leads South Africa in Corporate Social Investment
Anglo American has recently been ranked as South Africa’s leading company in Corporate Social Investment (CSI) by Trialogue, for the […]
Oil, gas slowdown mars M&R results
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 […]
Dubai to have the Middle East’s first tropical rainforest
The proposed tropical ecosystem will be within a dome at Damac Property’s Akoya Oxygen development. The Dubai Rainforest is due […]
R274bn earmarked for infrastructure development in 2015/16
Prioritising spending on “economic” infrastructure such as roads and transport, electricity, and water and sanitation, the 2015 National Budget has […]
Alleged collusion case against NPC referred to tribunal
South Africa’s Competition Commission has referred a case of alleged indirect price fixing and market division against Natal Portland Cement […]
Chryso’s new owners will help boost African growth
There are substantial benefits for the Chryso Southern Africa Group following the acquisition of Chryso from its French parent company, […]
WBHO reports 11% increase in H2 revenue
Moderate growth across all Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) business segments has resulted in an 11%, or R14.7-billion, increase in revenue from […]
WBHO continues to defend itself against collusion allegations
JSE-listed construction company Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) on Monday reiterated the non-referral of two of the five cases in which […]
GIBB named Engineering Firm of the Year
The South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA) has named GIBB Engineering Firm of the Year in for 2014. GIBB was […]
