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Financing Africa’s large-scale power requirements challenging

Financing large capital-investment requirements would be the biggest challenge facing Africa's power sector going forward, especially the need to increase private sector funding and cashflow by seven- to ten-fold their current levels. Speaking...
20 Feb 13
 
 
GAUTRAIN

Specialised technology imported for use in underground tunnelling

An 885-t tunnel boring machine (TBM), which will be used for tunnelling in the construction of the Gautrain rapid-rail link, is scheduled to arrive in South Africa in October. A three km portion of the tunnel between Gautrain�s Johannesburg...
 
 
Martin Creamer Show on SAFM

On-The-Air (09/02/2007) Audio Available

Every Friday morning, SAfm's AMLive's radio anchor John Perlman speaks to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Reported here is this Friday's At the Coalface transcript: Perlman: A big spotlight...
 
 
Breaking News

Bombela explains how it's going to make the Gautrain a reality

DREAM BUILDERS When a South African, a Frenchman, a Canadian, and an American sit around a table in South Africa, it can easily be thought of as the opening line of a barroom joke. Or it could be an exemplary show of teamwork to make the world’s...
08 May 06
 
 
Transport

Bombela explains how it is going to make the Gautrain a reality

Dream builders When a South African, a Frenchman, a Canadian, and an American sit around a table in South Africa, it can easily be thought of as the opening line of a barroom joke. Or it could be an exemplary show of teamwork to make the world’s...
05 May 06
 
 
Construction

Rand, interest rates fuel property market

Low interest rates and the strong rand have done much to create a buoyant property market in South Africa, leading to a multiplicity of commercial developments, says LC Consulting director John Truter.
18 Feb 05
 
 
Construction

Gas-detection facilities for hotel chain

Cape Town-based gas safety product company Suregas, has been chosen by the Legacy Hotels and Resort to install gas detection facilities into its hotels on the continent.
 
 
 
 
 
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