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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has completed its R4-billion infrastructure expansion project for the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal, with the installation of a new tippler, which is used to empty rail wagons. Testing and commissioning activities began on June 3, TPT says.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>IRON PORT</category>
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            <title>September Distribution Agency Agreement deadline looms for Eskom-indebted municipalities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Treasury has issued termination letters to 13 municipalities and is preparing to issue similar notices to 14 others in relation to their continued participation in a scheme set up in 2023 to address rising arrear debt to Eskom. Under the so-called Municipal Debt Relief Programme, municipalities that owed the State-owned utility a collective R58.5-billion as of March 2023 became eligible to have their historical debt written off over three years, with a maximum of one-third being cancelled in each year.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>N1 rehabilitation completion date extended to March 2027</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Road concessionaire Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire says steady progress is being made on the rehabilitation of the N1 between the Proefplaas Interchange and the Pumulani Mainline Toll Plaza. The completion date has, however, been extended from the end of this year to March 2027, while the project cost has increased from R276-million to R311-million, owing to additional works to address underlying road surface issues.]]></description>
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            <title>EU aims to use investor roadshow to convert €12bn pledge into South African projects</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The EU, which announced a €12-billion investment package for South Africa in October, is undertaking investment roadshows in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban this week as part of efforts to convert the high-profile investment pledge into firm projects. The EU and South Africa signed the Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP) in November last year, alongside a memorandum of understanding on sustainable minerals and metal value chains.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Opinion: Defining the low investment, low economic growth challenge in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article by Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) chief economist and group executive Zeph Nhleko, he highlights infrastructure investment as the central lever to break South Africa’s low-growth cycle, citing an estimated R13.4-trillion infrastructure requirement across key sectors including energy, transport, water and information and communications technology.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Core enterprise systems have become economic infrastructure across various sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, retail and manufacturing, with enterprise resource planning, database and virtualisation platforms no longer sitting at the edge of the business, but rather being central to finance, supply chain, billing, human resources and regulatory reporting. Demand for third-party support companies in South Africa had, therefore, increased among local enterprises, allowing for greater flexibility in terms of vendor support.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Nigeria HVACR expo draws strong industry participation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than 2 800 industry professionals attended the inaugural editions of West Africa Infrastructure Expo and HVACR Nigeria, which were held over three days at the Landmark Centre, in Lagos, reports infrastructure events company dmg events. The co-located events brought together government representatives, investors, contractors, engineers, technology providers and heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R) specialists, including representatives from local and international suppliers across Nigeria’s infrastructure delivery, construction, appliance and cold chain sectors.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <title>Countries prioritising domestic energy options amid ‘largest-ever energy security crisis’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Countries are increasingly prioritising domestic energy resources as they seek to reduce their reliance on imported fuels in response to what the International Energy Agency (IEA)  is describing as the world’s largest-ever energy security crisis, precipitated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Presenting the IEA’s eleventh World Energy Investment report, executive director Fatih Birol said that besides moves to domesticate energy supply amid a growing trust deficit, governments were also reshaping their investment strategies around diversification, electrification and energy efficiency.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>ENERGY INVESTMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>TNPA signs 25-year LNG terminal agreement for Port of Ngqura</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 25-year terminal operator agreement with Ukwanda LNG, to develop an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification facility at the Port of Ngqura, in the Eastern Cape. Ukwanda LNG is a JV between Tamasa Energy Group and the State-owned Strategic Fuel Fund, and operationalisation of the full terminal, with a yearly capacity of 3.6-million tons, is targeted for 2035.]]></description>
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            <category>LNG TERMINAL</category>
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            <title>Eskom flags big renewables ambitions as it starts work on 75 MW solar project alongside Lethabo ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom has started construction of a 75 MW solar PV project alongside its Lethabo coal-fired power station in the Free State, which is expected to generate some 147 GWh yearly once at full production. The State-owned company said in a statement that the R1.2-billion project formed part of a “construction‑ready pipeline” of at least 2 GW of renewable energy and pumped storage projects to be progressed during 2026.]]></description>
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            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Tau says Cabinet-approved industrial strategy to be backed by implementation plan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says the themes of decarbonisation, diversification, and digitalisation will now anchor South Africa’s Industrial Development Strategy, following its recent approval by Cabinet. Describing the strategy as a consistent and forward-looking policy during his Budget Vote address in Parliament on Tuesday, Tau said it would direct the country’s industrialisation agenda.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Stefanutti posts strong full-year results, supported by Kusile settlement</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed multidisciplinary construction group Stefanutti Stocks delivered a strong performance for the financial year ended February 28, supported by the recognition of the Kusile power project settlement. The company and power utility Eskom in November last year signed a settlement agreement, resulting in R580-million being paid to the construction group.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) is inviting private companies to bid to lease, develop and operate three station facilities in the Western Cape for a minimum lease period of ten years. The request for proposals (RFP) covers what TRIM describes as ‘Phase 1 of its Station Leasing Programme in the Western Region’ and involves the Dal Josafat, Huguenot and Bitterfontein station sites.]]></description>
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            <category>RAIL ASSETS</category>
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            <title>South Africa’s infrastructure spending to top $582bn through 2050 – PwC</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over the next 25 years, infrastructure investment in South Africa is forecast to be led by transport, resources and power, which together account for 63% of total infrastructure spend through to 2050, audit and assurance firm PwC’s ‘Global Infrastructure Outlook 2025 – 2050’ report shows. PwC says the analysis is the first of its kind to offer long-term infrastructure spending forecasts to 2050 across nine sectors, 20 subsectors and 45 countries and territories, representing 88% of global economic output.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has officially raised import protection across a wide range of upstream and downstream steel products by between 10% and 30% – rates that are in line with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ‘bound rate’, or the legally permitted maximum import tariff rate that can be applied by a member country. The adjustments, which have been signalled for some time, were published in the Government Gazette by the South African Revenue Service on May 15 and signed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Industrial gas users outline policy actions needed to avert gas cliff</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has outlined the policy requirements it believes are now required to mitigate what would otherwise be a steep decline in gas supply to domestic industry by 2030. Described as a ‘gas cliff’ the fall-off is anticipated when existing supply from Mozambique’s Pande-Temane fields is no longer available to industrial consumers from 2028 and after Sasol ends its temporary two-year supply of methane-rich gas, produced using coal.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>GAS</category>
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            <title>cidb adds Academics category to ERWIC awards</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Regulator the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) has added an Academic Excellence in the Construction and Built Environment Sector category to the 2026 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards. This category was created to recognise and celebrate female academics, lecturers and researchers who are advancing resilient construction practices, sustainable infrastructure development and skills development across the sector, the cidb says.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>CONSTRUCTION AWARDS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has launched its first African office in Cape Town to meet rising demand for support to address complex operational and financial challenges, particularly across energy, utilities, mining and heavy industries. Global shifts, including the energy transition, supply chain realignment and growing demand for critical minerals, are reshaping industrial and infrastructure priorities across Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The transferral since 2013 of 13 000 km of provincial roads to South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) for management and maintenance “is not a sustainable long-term strategy”. This assertion was made by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy in her Budget Vote on Tuesday, when she warned that the move would ultimately impact Sanral’s ability to maintain the national road network without introducing widespread tolling.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that major private sector participation (PSP) projects in the freight logistics sector will be brought to market in the current financial year and that the first private train operating companies (TOCs) will begin operating from April 2027. Delivering the department’s R102-billion Budget Vote the day before the identities of the first 11 TOCs were due to be formally announced, Creecy said these private operators could be expected to move 24-million tons of cargo yearly once fully operational.]]></description>
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            <title>Raubex ups its profit by 11.6% as Bauba Resources regains its mojo</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Construction group Raubex has shown healthy gains in its order book and operating profit for the financial year ended February 28, despite a setback at its Australian business. The JSE-listed company grew its order book by 11.6%, to R31.46-billion, compared with the previous financial year.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron and more than 30 African leaders kicked off a summit in Kenya on Monday aimed at diversifying Paris' partnerships on the continent and clinching new investment deals. The Africa Forward Summit is the first France has organised in an English-speaking nation since it began holding such events in the 1970s and follows a series of setbacks in former colonies in West Africa that have moved to reduce French influence.]]></description>
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            <title>Joburg reviewing transport best practices, current system to design integrated system</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Johannesburg's (CoJ's) Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is starting with the next phase of the Joburg Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan (CITP) that will help define what a better transport system for the city looks like. This 12-month transport indicators and target setting phase will review best practices and global trends in transport planning, assess the current state of Johannesburg’s transport system and engage stakeholders and communities to set clear, measurable targets for the future.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Water and Sanitation Directorate has, to date, installed more than 500 lockable manhole covers across sewer and reticulation infrastructure in the metro. The initiative seeks to reduce unauthorised access to the sewer system and prevent tampering, theft and illegal dumping.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Kariba Dam rehabilitation 94% complete, on track for year-end conclusion</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Zambia and Zimbabwe bilateral organisation the Zambezi River Authority says the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP) is about 94% complete and remains on course for completion by the end of the fourth quarter of the year. The only work remaining is the spillway refurbishment project, which will restore and improve the reliability, safety and functionality of the Kariba dam’s spillway system.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A newly formed government agency set up to mobilise private sector participation in public infrastructure has concluded a cooperation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in a bid to unlock investments in water, sanitation and waste management projects, especially at the municipal level. Established in March, the Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Support Agency (IFISA) has consolidated the Public-Private Partnerships and the Capital Projects Appraisal Units of the Government Technical Advisory Centre, the Neighbourhood Development Partnership Programme of the National Treasury (NT) and the Infrastructure Fund - which was established by a memorandum of agreement between the Development Bank of Southern Africa, NT, and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, operating as a ring-fenced unit within the Development Bank of Southern Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>South Africa poised for record IPP deployments in 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s utility-scale renewables and battery storage market is poised for a record year of installations, a new research note produced by the Power Futures Lab at the UCT Graduate School of Business shows. Authors Dr Olakunle Alao and Dr Wikus Kruger state that six projects with a combined capacity of 1 787 MW had already advanced to financial close by April 30, while a further 27 projects, representing 3 575 MW, are poised to achieve that milestone by year-end.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has signed a €300-million (R5.8-billion) with Agence française de développement (AFD) to support its transition to a low-carbon operating model. The loan is linked to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan, and fulfils France’s larger €1-billion commitment announced at COP26.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>AFC, DBSA partner on Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Infrastructure solutions provider Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced a commitment from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to its $750-million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF). The agreement, signed at the AFC's The Africa We Build Summit, in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 23, marks a significant step in scaling climate adaptation finance across Africa and underscores strengthening African institutional alignment around infrastructure as a catalyst for climate resilience, regional integration and long-term economic transformation.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Cape Town tables draft three-year, R40-billion capital budget</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has tabled a proposed R40-billion, three-year infrastructure budget for the city. “To give you some perspective on the progress we have made – in the 2021/22 budget, when all of us were elected, the city’s capital budget was R6.1-billion,” said Hill-Lewis as he presented the budget.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is gaining traction as a post-biological polishing step in municipal wastewater treatment, improving effluent consistency by removing fine solids, algae and nutrient loads that conventional clarification often misses under variable conditions, says water technology company Xylem strategy and marketing manager Chetan Mistry. It is well established as an effective post-biological polishing step, particularly for the removal of fine suspended solids, algae and particulate-bound nutrients such as phosphorus.]]></description>
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            <title>African domestic capital pools now exceed external capital inflows</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ten years from 2014 to 2024 saw a hugely important turning point for Africa, infrastructure and industrial development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has highlighted, in its 'State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report 2026', released in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday. The turning point was that, for the first time, Africa’s non-bank domestic capital pools exceeded the value of external capital flows into the continent. Over the period 2014 to 2024, while external capital flows into Africa totalled $1.7-trillion, the continent’s non-bank domestic capital pools totalled more than $2-trillion. This meant that African capital could play a much stronger role in the continent’s development. Africa’s development priority was no longer capital mobilisation, the AFC argued, but intermediation – turning savings into industry, infrastructure, and large-scale productive investment.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Draft National Rail Master Plan released by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy for public comment outlines an ambitious R2-trillion vision for repositioning South Africa’s underperforming rail sector as the “backbone” of the country’s logistics and transport system by 2050. Cabinet approved the release of the draft for public consultations on April 1 and on April 23 the document was unveiled by Creecy at a well-attended function, hosted at Transnet Freight Rail’s campus in Esselen Park, in Gauteng.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa Finance Corporation obtains major facility from India Exim Bank</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pragmatic continental and industrial development finance institution, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), announced on Monday that it had strengthened its well-established relationship with the Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) with the closing of a new loan facility. This new facility had a total value of $100-million and a term of five years. It followed on from a successful 2021 financing agreement, that also amounted to $100-million. The new agreement was concluded at the AFC ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>DEVELOPMENT FINANCE</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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