abb the global power and automation company announced that it has won contracts worth us$ 44 million from nigerias stateowned national electric power authority nepa for two transmission and distribution projects to upgrade the countrys electrical supply infrastructure this work is critical to the continued
CORRUPTION Watch the recently established civil society watchdog is considering ways to cast an anticorruption spotlight on South Africa’s R850billion infrastructure programme which is being led primarily by stateowned companiesExecutive director David Lewis says the programme which government aims to
The Black River Office Park in Observatory Cape Town is in the process of installing the largest roofmounted solar photovoltaic system in Southern Africa Once completed the entire operation will generate around 19 gigawatt 19 million kilowatt hours per year or enough energy to power 1000 average sized
Johannesburg Hydrogen powered cars could reach production levels within three to five years and get the platinum industry out of its prolonged slump reported Sake24It seems that commercial production of fuel cell powered cars could get going by 2015 Jeremy Coombes head of marketing at Johnson Matthey
Johannesburg The water crisis in rural as well as urban areas in South Africa requires urgent state and private sector intervention at the highest level the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut AHi warned on TuesdayDespite efforts by various role players the maintenance of water treatment and sewerage plants
diamond prices are now above precrisis levels after a 35 to 40 percent rise so far this year helped by increased scarcity and an emerging role as an investment the executive director of jeweller de beers said “diamonds are more scarce than before the crisis and there are three markets where demand is
pretoria fifteen tshwane municipal staff will face disciplinary action the citys mayor said on monday kgosientso ramokgopa said at a press briefing that the citys audit unit had been carrying out investigations and that disciplinary action would be taken against the 15 he did not reveal the nature of
Johannesburg Electricity usage is expected to spike on Monday evening because of wintry conditions Eskom saidThe concern is the peak demand between 1700 and 2100 when customers return home from work it said in its biweekly status bulletinEskom continues to make progress with its programme of planned
johannesburg the government was urged on tuesday to increase the share of solar energy in south africas overall energy generation capacitythis week government is holding hearings on its integrated resource plan irp 2010 which seeks to reduce the countrys heavy reliance on coal powerjose alfonso nebrera
An ambitious refurbishment project by renowned property developers Signatura The Onyx exudes sophistication Strikingly elegant this renovation of the Nedbank head office is pioneering a Manhattan lifestyle on Cape Town’s foreshoreAwardwinning architects Robert Silke Partners were appointed to design