# The International Renewable Energy Agency says global renewable energy expansion is expected to lose momentum this year, ending five consecutive years of growth. The Agency says inadequate electricity networks and trade barriers are limiting new installations. Director-general Francesco La Camera says countries are struggling to transmit all the electricity generated from renewable sources. He […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola has called for stronger cooperation on migration policies across Africa. Addressing the Africa and African Diaspora Conference in Ekurhuleni, Lamola says migration cannot be managed by South Africa alone. The minister has urged the African Union to revive and implement resolutions from the 2015 Johannesburg migration conference. He […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, waarsku bou-ondernemigs teen die wanvoorstelling van hul vermoëns om ‘n hoër bedryfsgradering te verseker. Hy het in Pretoria gesê dit stel openbare projekte bloot aan ongekwalifiseerde kontrakteurs. Macpherson sê die Moriel Infrastructure Group is van die register geskrap ná ‘n ondersoek na sy finansiële en […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola has warned against a new scramble for Africa, urging countries to protect their critical mineral wealth from foreign exploitation. Addressing the second Africa and African Diaspora Conference in Ekurhuleni, Lamola criticised the export of raw minerals for processing elsewhere stating that African countries must invest in industrialisation […]
# Microsoft is offering voluntary retrenchment to about 60-thousand employees, more than a quarter of its global workforce, to contain costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Eligible staff in the United States, Canada, Britain and India include workers in Xbox, Windows, Copilot, finance and human resources. Marketing, commercial business and security teams are excluded. […]
# The Construction Industry Development Board has permanently deregistered and blacklisted 75 contractors for breaching registration requirements. Board chair Khulile Nzo told a media briefing in Pretoria the contractors were removed from the National Register for life for misrepresentation, including fraudulent bank statements and falsified project histories. He says the action, which started in 2024, […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, sê die regering verskerp toesig oor die boubedryf om kontrakteurs aanspreeklik te hou. Hy het in Pretoria gesê 60 kontrakteurs is sedert verlede maand geskrap van die Nasionale Register van Kontrakteurs teen slegs een tussen 2002 en 2024. Macpherson sê nog 15 kontrakteurs sal hierdie […]
# Johannesburg en Kaapstad is volgens ‘n opname onder die wêreldstede waar datasentrums die goedkoopste opgerig kan word. Ander Afrika-stede op die lys sluit in Lagos in Nigerië en Nairobi in Kenia. Navorsing deur Turner & Townsend skryf dit toe aan laer arbeidskoste, toegang tot grond en verbeterde plaaslike voorsieningskettings, wat toenemende belangstelling van beleggers […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has warned construction companies against misrepresenting their capabilities to secure higher industry grading. Briefing the media in Pretoria, he says inflated grades give businesses an unfair advantage and exposes public projects to unqualified contractors. Macpherson announced the removal of Moriel Infrastructure Group from its register on October […]
