Nobody expected the economy to get better in 2009, and the year certainly lived up to these expectations as the energy crisis deepened and the deadlines for the FIFA World Cup crept ever closer. Engineering News' Real Economy Report reflected all of this, and then some.
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Tuesday that it was disappointed in the number of employees and employers that have taken up governments training layoff scheme initiative.
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India's newly appointed Consul General in Johannesburg Vikram Doraiswami says he has been somewhat dismayed by the lack of participation by South African construction and engineering companies within India's multibillion-dollar, multidecade infrastructure rehabilitation and expansion programmes.
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Creamer Media's Mariaan Webb speaks to Engineering News editor Terence Creamer about Eskom's new tariff application and the integrated resource plan.
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South Africa's State-owned freight logistics utility Transnet has confirmed that GE Transportation has been selected as the preferred bidder to supply 100 diesel locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and that the contract should be finalised soon. No contract value was announced, however.
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State-owned freight logistics group Transnet defended the governance procedures surrounding its R80,5-billion capital expenditure (capex) programme on Friday, which had come in for recent criticism following some cost overruns and allegations that governance processes had been flouted.
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The R190-million Southern Sun hotel, at the upmarket Hyde Park shopping centre, in Gauteng, has strengthened the centres premier brand position, says Hyprop Investments CEO Mike Rodel.
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Commuter feedback, despite a few teething problems, for phase 1A of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system, which has been running since September, has been encouraging, says City of Johannesburg executive director for transportation Lisa Seftel.
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Our top stories this week: the CSIR showcases its new housing technology; we look at the Navy's new submarines; and the government is pondering the future of the PBMR nuclear reactor project.
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