The Africa Summit of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has entrenched itself as an annual event and will reconvene for the fourth consecutive year in Sandton Central, Johannesburg, in May.

Transnet on Tuesday concluded an innovative partnership with Africa’s largest tourism, leisure and gaming group Sun International, as the state-owned freight and logistics company accelerates its drive to include the private sector in its operations.

Transnet, DBSA’s historic pact to fast-track private sector partners.

Senior railwaymen have called for state funds to be set up to maintain Africa’s rail infrastructure systems, says SARA executive director Bernard Dzawanda.

A high-speed rail link between Johannesburg and Durban, which the Department of Transport (DoT) had “agreed to in principle” and was awaiting approval for, was an “absolute nonstarter”, Arup South Africa transport economics adviser Andrew Marsay argues.

The government has abandoned plans for the long-term concession of port operations

South Africa's most ambitious infrastructural project to date will move a step closer to reality this morning

THE cost of building a deepwater port at Coega near Port Elizabeth is rising steadily as the rand depreciates against the dollar,with Portnet now estimating a first-phase cost of up to R2,7bn against R1,65bn expected last year.

Durban Portnet has unveiled plans for a R1,34bn upgrade of Durban's container-handling facilities, which will also consolidate the harbour's general cargo-handling capacity.