Infrastructure June 2026

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FROM BREAKDOWN TO RECOVERY

Exploring the solutions driving resilience, safer construction, cleaner energy and stronger municipal performance

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REBUILDING OUR Infrastructure

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outh Africa faces mounting infrastructure challenges, and the search for solutions has never been more urgent. Municipal maintenance crises – manifesting in potholes, load shedding and water shortages – have become part of daily life, largely due to inconsistent governance and weak accountability. Over time, standards have eroded, inefficiencies have entrenched themselves and corruption has taken root. Chronic water shortages now pose a slow-onset disaster, requiring urgent, co-ordinated action to avoid scenarios such as Cape Town’s “Day Zero”.

Effective planning, management and citizen engagement at the municipal level are essential.

Roads also demand immediate attention. Freight and commuters alike are impacted by neglected streets, many in need of full rehabilitation, resurfacing, drainage upgrades and structural repairs – patches alone no longer suffice. Meanwhile, climate change and a deepening fossil fuel crisis underscore the urgent role renewable energy – solar and wind – must play in South Africa’s future.

In this issue, we explore solutions – from infrastructure financing and the adaptation of global best practices to public-private partnerships expanding connectivity in underserved communities. We also examine the construction sector’s urgent safety and compliance challenges, from weak regulation and poor supervision to the use of inexperienced contractors, and we discuss how the industry can rebuild trust and resilience.

Rodney Weidemann, Editor

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Urgent intervention is required to mitigate the effect of poorly maintained roads on the freight industry – and to prevent further damage.

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Between the impact of climate change and the growing fossil fuel crisis, the need for reliable renewable solar and wind power has never been greater.

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Rolling out connectivity, especially in underserved areas, can be best solved by government and private sector partnerships.

23 WATER

Avoiding another “Day Zero” water crisis requires better enforcement and implementation of laws around nonrevenue water reduction, water quality compliance and public-private partnerships.

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A new strategic financial instrument, designed to raise long-term capital for large-scale public projects, marks an important milestone in the evolution of public sector infrastructure financing.

When it comes to critical construction standards and technologies, global best practices can be adopted – provided these are tweaked to suit local conditions.

Looking at recent tragedies in the construction industry, why they occurred, and what can be done to prevent such disasters from reoccurring.

Most citizens are resigned to dealing with potholes, load shedding and water shedding, but why have we reached this point, and can the trend be reversed?

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“THE OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE TO MAKE THE ROAD PORTION SHORTER, MORE EFFICIENT AND BETTER MANAGED, SO THAT THE TOTAL CORRIDOR PERFORMS BETTER FOR CARGO OWNERS AND FOR COMMUNITIES LIVING ALONG THOSE ROUTES.”

ROADS, REPAIRS AND RAIL

– DAVID LOGAN

Urgent intervention is required to mitigate the effect of poorly maintained roads on the freight industry – and prevent further damage.

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outh Africa’s road infrastructure is an uneven bag, with off-ramps from largely well-maintained national roads leading to poorly maintained municipal ones. This situation is exacerbated by the thousands of freight trucks criss-crossing our country every month, ferrying goods that really should be moving on rail.

Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association (RFA), says the real deficit on non-SANRAL provincial roads is years of under-maintenance on roads that are now carrying freight volumes far beyond what they were built for. “A lot of these roads are sixty to seventy years old, designed in a very different era, for different traffic, different vehicle masses (freight and passenger), axle passes (number of vehicles on the road network), and a very different economy. In many places, we are well past the point of simple patching.

Those roads need proper rehabilitation, resurfacing, drainage work, shoulder repairs and, in some cases, full reconstruction.”

Kelly says that for freight movers, that translates into straight-up cost. “Tyres and suspensions take strain, wheel alignment goes out, brake components and couplings wear faster, and the vehicle spends more time in the workshop than on the road earning revenue. We have already seen tyre costs rise sharply (more than forty per cent in 2024) and, when the road condition cuts the working life of those tyres, the cost per kilometre rises very quickly.”

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According to David Logan of the South African Freight & Logistics Association, road freight currently dominates the land freight payload at approximately 82.9 per cent, while rail lingers at 17.1 per cent.

Then there are slower trip times, higher fuel burn, congestion and missed delivery windows, says Kelly. “Thus, the operator carries a higher cost, the customer carries a higher transport bill and, in the end, the consumer pays more. That is why the state of the provincial road network has become a direct economic issue.”

GETTING THINGS ON TRACK Fixing these roads is the short-term solution.

The long-term one is obviously moving more freight onto the rail network. David Logan, executive officer of the recently formed South African Freight & Logistics Association, says freight forwarders will shift meaningful volume to rail when it offers them service and comparative costs they can plan around with confidence.

“The key measures are schedule reliability, predictable transit times, dependable wagon and slot availability, acceptable terminal dwell times, secure handling of cargo, and a smooth handover between road and rail at both ends of the journey,” says Logan. “Our members can accommodate a rail leg that is slightly longer in elapsed time when the service is consistent, and the cargo arrives when promised. The real barrier is uncertainty because that drives inventory carrying costs, which can increase the total ‘cost to serve’ by fifteen to twenty per cent due to the need for excess safety stock.”

Last year saw the conditional allocation of open access slots by Transnet for private players to use the rail network. Logan says this is an important step, but physical readiness remains uneven. “While the market has welcomed the move, we are contending with a national rail maintenance backlog estimated at over thirty billion rand. Some corridors and terminals have the basic ingredients to support greater rail use, while other areas still face constraints around sidings, loading equipment, inland handling capacity, and the quality of first- and last-mile connections.”

In practical terms, continues Logan, that means the local road leg will continue to matter even when more rail capacity becomes available. “The objective should be to make the road portion shorter, more efficient and better managed, so that the total corridor performs better for cargo owners and for communities living along those routes.”

Follow: Gavin Kelly www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-kelly-88839b54 David Logan www.linkedin.com/in/david-andrew-logan-82884155

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

joburg reimagined:

SMARTER SERVICES FOR A CONNECTED CITY THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG is redefining urban service delivery through innovation, digital transformation and people-centred governance

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he City of Johannesburg is advancing its vision of becoming a truly connected smart city by focusing on its strategic priorities: financial sustainability, safety, bylaw enforcement, accelerated service delivery, the digital economy and strategic partnerships.

Central to this vision is the launch of the Central Service Delivery (CSD) app, a transformative digital platform designed to modernise how the city engages with its residents. The CSD app represents a bold step towards seamless, transparent and efficient service delivery, placing essential municipal services directly in the hands of citizens.

ONE CITY, ONE DIGITAL GATEWAY The CSD app consolidates all municipal service delivery interactions into a single, easy-to-use platform, simplifying how residents report issues, track requests and receive updates. By centralising communication, the city eliminates inefficiencies caused by fragmented systems and improves accessibility for all communities.

Key features in the first phase rollout include: • Real-time notifications on service interruptions and disruptions.

• Easy reporting of infrastructure issues, such as potholes and faulty traffic lights.

• Digital logging and management of service requests, including billing queries, Pikitup waste collection, MetroBus complaints and traffic fines.

• Geolocation-based ward councillor contact details to support civic engagement.

• Important municipal updates and city news delivered in real-time.

This unified approach empowers residents to play an active role in improving service delivery while enhancing transparency and accountability.

DRIVING FASTER, SMARTER SERVICE DELIVERY Behind the CSD app is a major systems upgrade: the migration from the legacy SAP CRM (customer relationship management) platform to ServiceNow Customer Service Management (CSM). This advanced solution enables automated routing, real-time case tracking and performance monitoring, significantly reducing response times and improving issue resolution.

By embracing digital efficiency, the city strengthens financial sustainability, optimises resources and ensures service delivery challenges are addressed quickly and effectively.

enforcement and crime prevention objectives by enabling better co-ordination and communication, contributing to safer and more responsive communities.

SUPPORTING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Aligned with South Africa’s fourth industrial revolution agenda, the CSD app positions Johannesburg as a leader in digital governance and innovation. It enables data-driven decision-making, improves digital inclusion and creates opportunities for collaboration with the private sector, civil society and community stakeholders.

These partnerships are key to co-creating solutions that enhance urban living and advance economic resilience.

A MODEL FOR THE FUTURE The rollout of the Central Service Delivery app marks a milestone in Johannesburg’s transformation journey. It sets a benchmark for future digital initiatives and offers a scalable model that other municipalities can emulate.

Above all, it demonstrates the city’s commitment to service excellence, accountability and citizen-centric governance.

Johannesburg is not just growing; it’s getting smarter.

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The CSD app strengthens trust between residents and the municipality by ensuring that service requests are visible, traceable and actively managed. Citizens can monitor progress and receive updates, reinforcing confidence that their voices are heard.

The platform also supports safety, bylaw

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RESTORING TRUST AND ENHANCING SAFETY

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ENERGY

WIND AND SOLAR’S ROLE IN

THE ENERGY FUTURE The impact of climate change, coupled with a growing fossil fuel crisis, demonstrates the need for renewable solar and wind power to play a big role in our energy future, writes RODNEY WEIDEMANN

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Dr Thabo Hlalele

“ADDING MORE SOLAR PV AND WIND, WHICH ARE RELATIVELY CHEAPER AT HIGHER DEPLOYMENT RATES, WILL ULTIMATELY LOWER THE COST OF ELECTRICITY.” – DR THABO HLALELE

“In the old model, participants needed a twenty-year contract with Eskom; the new market model allows market participants to build solar PV and wind and sell energy directly in the market, instead of waiting to sign contracts with Eskom. This will improve the speed of adding these technologies, since there is no need to wait for government bid windows or to sign a twenty-year contract with Eskom,” he states.

FAVOURABLE REGIONS “Adding more solar PV and wind, which are relatively cheaper at higher deployment rates, will ultimately lower the cost of electricity. For large-scale solar PV, the Northern Cape is the most suitable area, with very high solar resource levels of approximately six to seven-and-a-half peak sun hours per day, making it ideal for utility-scale plants that maximise energy yield.

“The Western Cape, particularly coastal areas, has moderate solar resource levels of around five to six hours daily, and supports hybrid solar-wind systems, although durability considerations are important due to coastal

conditions. The Eastern Cape receives about four-and-a-half to five-and-a-half hours per day, making it suitable for distributed PV systems and grid-support applications.”

Dr Hlalele adds that there are also many favourable areas for large-scale onshore wind development, including the south-western and southern coastal regions, particularly parts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.

“These areas experience strong and consistent winds, due to coastal weather systems, resulting in higher energy yields and lower project risk. South Africa’s offshore wind resource is also considered excellent along much of the coastline, with higher and more stable wind speeds than onshore sites, although this remains largely undeveloped.

“Ultimately, South Africa is blessed with an abundant onshore wind resource that meets the current need cost-effectively, though a current lack of an offshore wind policy framework, as well as grid-infrastructure constraints, supply chain immaturity and technical challenges presented by local ocean conditions may impede its rollout,” he concludes.

Follow: Ulrich Terblanche www.linkedin.com/in/ulrich-terblanche-01813344 Dr Thabo Hlalele www.linkedin.com/in/thabo-hlalele-3b9342226

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etween climate change challenges and the current fossil fuel crisis – driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz – green energy has never been more popular. South Africa, of course, has a wealth of sun and wind that can be leveraged in large farms to generate energy, leaving little doubt that wind and solar capacity will play a key role in the country’s future energy mix.

Ulrich Terblanche, senior energy analyst at GreenCape, points to the organisation’s own Market Intelligence Report 2025 in highlighting that the South African renewable energy market continues to attract investment, with many developers focusing on the private sector to secure higher returns through power purchase agreements (PPAs) with private off-takers. These agreements are facilitated either through on-site installations, such as large-scale embedded generation, or via wheeling on the Eskom network.

“The report states that the total large-scale renewable energy market size, in terms of installed capacity in 2024, was 15GW of renewable energy projects connected or under construction. It is estimated that the South African energy market will incorporate 32GW of renewable energy by 2030,” he says.

“The estimated market size in the 2025 report accounts for the announcement in 2024 of preferred bidders in the public programmes, the large number of new renewable plants in an advanced stage of development for private off-takers and the grid-constrained environment, and thus presents the remaining available investment opportunities for new investors.”

Dr Thabo Hlalele, energy centre head at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), says the planned Q3 2026 launch of South Africa’s Wholesale Electricity Market fundamentally changes the financial model for solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind. The market reform moves away from the single-buyer model, where every buyer sells to Eskom, to a multimarket model, where electricity is traded with others, not only with Eskom.

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INVESTEC

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outh Africa’s electricity system is at a defining moment. After more than a decade of load shedding, underinvestment and policy paralysis, the country has taken its boldest step yet towards rebuilding its energy architecture with the launch of the Independent Transmission Programme (ITP).

While generation has dominated the national energy debate, the reality is simple: renewable power cannot flow without expanded transmission capacity.

The ITP arrives amid an evolving energy landscape in South Africa. Eskom’s deteriorating finances rendered its vertically integrated monopoly unsustainable, and the utility could no longer fund or deliver the system expansion required to meet demand or support the transition to cleaner energy.

INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES This opened the door to private participation.

The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) proved that competition could deliver faster, cheaper and more reliable investment.

Private developers built wind and solar plants at globally competitive tariffs, while licensing reforms removed size caps on private generation, enabling direct procurement and wheeling across the grid.

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THE ITP IS NOT JUST AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION TO GRID CONSTRAINTS, BUT A NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVER, SUPPORTING JOB CREATION, ENERGY SECURITY AND LONG-TERM INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS. South Africa is consequently moving, organically, from a single-buyer system to a dynamic multibuyer, multiseller market.

Energy sector reforms necessitated the creation of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), to separate transmission from Eskom’s generation activities, enable independent grid operation, unlock investment in transmission infrastructure, and support the transition to a competitive electricity market.

SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY TRANSMISSION PIVOT BUKIWE PANTSHI, head of infrastructure at Investec Corporate & Investment Banking, explains how the Independent Transmission Programme could power a new industrial era The government also launched the ITP to attract private capital and expertise into transmission.

South Africa requires more than 14 000km of new transmission lines over the next decade.

Phase one of the ITP entails 1 164km of Bukiwe Pantshi priority 400kV corridors to unlock renewable capacity and stabilise the grid.

Amendments to the Electricity Regulation Act permit private participation in transmission, and interest from the private sector has been strong. Cabinet has also affirmed the ITP as a flagship programme, and a clear procurement pipeline is emerging.

However, reforms alone will not guarantee success. Transmission projects face land acquisition, environmental approvals and wayleave negotiations that have historically delayed delivery. The government has acknowledged this and committed to fast-tracked, centralised permitting processes.

Another challenge is limited local supply-chain capacity for transmission manufacturing and engineering, procurement, and construction services.

The ITP offers a unique opportunity to align grid expansion with localisation and industrialisation. Each kilometre of new line requires steel towers, conductors, insulators, transformers, civil works and logistics.

With thousands of kilometres planned over a multiyear horizon, the ITP can provide predictable demand that supports local manufacturing, supplier development and investment in skills.

This certainty creates the conditions for expanding domestic capacity across steel fabrication, balance-of-plant

components, construction and maintenance.

Transmission projects are also geographically dispersed, creating opportunities for small, medium and micro enterprises in rural areas across construction, access works and operations. A sustained rollout also enables structured skills development and reduced reliance on imported expertise.

Executed effectively, the ITP is not just an engineering solution to grid constraints, but a national development lever, supporting job creation, energy security and long-term industrial competitiveness.

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INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING A new strategic financial instrument, designed to raise long-term capital for large-scale public projects, has been launched. RODNEY WEIDEMANN unpacks the Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond

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n late 2025, South Africa’s National Treasury launched its first-ever sovereign Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond (IDFB), marking a strategic shift toward market-based financing to bridge the country’s massive infrastructure gaps.

The new bond is designed to support high-priority, vetted projects under the reconfigured Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI), which now runs quarterly bid windows to accelerate infrastructure delivery.

Jarendra Reddy, a partner and capital projects and infrastructure leader at PwC, notes that the introduction of the IDFB marks an important milestone in the evolution of public sector infrastructure financing. “This milestone signals a strategic transition from treating infrastructure expenditure as a recurrent cost to recognising it as a long-term capital investment,” he explains.

“This approach aligns South Africa with global practices, where sovereign bonds are leveraged to raise substantial funding for essential infrastructure projects and programmes. Moreover, the bond addresses more than just a funding gap; it sends a credible demand signal to the construction industry that has struggled with uncertainty and inconsistent deal flow for over a decade.”

Johan Greyling, infrastructure leader at Deloitte, adds that the construction industry has remained in contraction for nearly a decade, with nine consecutive years of decline.

“A dedicated funding stream for critical and strategic infrastructure – particularly in the transport, energy, water and social sectors – arising from the IDFB could help reverse this trend, by enabling a steady pipeline of major projects and unlocking medium-term opportunities for the sector,” he says.

“Although the infrastructure bonds effectively increase the level of government borrowing,

the combination of private sector finance and involvement will speed up the infrastructure backlog and create growth that will stimulate the economy. Increased efficiency in the public investment management and improvements in appraisals could further enhance its impact on the economy.”

CREATING A PREDICTABLE PIPELINE Reddy indicates that the bond supports the creation of a more predictable and expanded pipeline of infrastructure work, which is an important factor for local construction businesses when making investment, hiring and training decisions.

“By front-loading capital availability through the bond market, government can move projects from planning to procurement more rapidly, reducing the stop-start cycles that have historically undermined the construction sector.”

Asked about potential challenges arising from the launch of the new bond, Greyling suggests that by design, infrastructure bonds increase government borrowing, which could place additional pressure on fiscal sustainability if not carefully managed.

“However, as long as the projects identified and approved under the BFI have high economic impact, which will, in return, increase the tax base, the launching of more of these bonds could be unrestricted.”

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The projects selected through the Budget Facility for Infrastructure process are large and of strategic national importance with high economic impact, which, in return, will boost investment and service delivery.

Source: Deloitte Even with more funding available, continues Reddy, it is always prudent to make smart decisions about which projects to invest in, and the order in which to build them.

“Beyond project selection, a persistent challenge has been the capacity to convert allocated budgets into delivered infrastructure.

Historically, underspending on infrastructure budgets has been a recurring concern, not only due to a lack of funding, but also due to gaps in institutional capacity for planning, procurement and project management. The bond addresses the financing constraint, but equal attention must be given to further strengthen the state in its implementation role,” he says.

By addressing long-standing structural bottlenecks, adds Greyling, infrastructure investment can raise the country’s growth trajectory. “Public infrastructure projects, including those that are bond financed, are designed to catalyse this growth by injecting demand, creating employment and expanding the economy’s productive capacity, which, in turn, can attract further private investment.”

Reddy notes that the success of this bond will be measured not in issuance volumes, but in delivery outcomes: roads built, water systems restored, energy capacity connected and communities served.

“If South Africa executes with discipline and transparency, this instrument has the potential to do more than fund projects; it will restore confidence in the state’s capacity to deliver and unlock further pools of capital domestically and internationally,” he states.

“THIS MILESTONE SIGNALS A STRATEGIC TRANSITION FROM TREATING INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE AS A RECURRENT COST TO RECOGNISING IT AS A LONG-TERM CAPITAL INVESTMENT.” – JARENDA REDDY

Follow: Jarendra Reddy www.linkedin.com/in/jarendra-reddy-19567a66 Johan Greyling www.linkedin.com/in/johan-greyling-42718a1a

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CONSULTING IN PARTNERSHIPINWITH PARTNERSHIP WITHENGINEERS SOUTH AFRICA

Recipients of the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025. Engineering Excellence will take the spotlight again at this year’s awards on 20 August 2026.

ENGINEERING EXPERTISE CRITICAL TO SOUTH AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE South Africa’s path to economic growth depends heavily on its ability to deliver and maintain quality infrastructure, and engineers are vital for building and maintaining infrastructure systems, writes CHRIS CAMPBELL, CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa

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rom reliable water systems and transport networks to energy security and urban development, infrastructure remains one of the country’s key economic drivers, and consulting engineers are at the heart of making it all happen.

The spotlight on engineering excellence in infrastructure delivery will shine again at the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2026, set for 20 August 2026 at Vodacom World, Midrand. These awards don’t just celebrate standout achievements in consulting engineering. They also underscore the vital role engineers play in shaping South Africa’s economic future through innovation, technical skill, and sustainable infrastructure solutions.

There is a deep link between infrastructure development and economic growth.

Without reliable infrastructure, economies can’t function properly, investment stalls, and communities bear the brunt.

Consulting engineers provide the technical leadership needed to design, build and maintain infrastructure that supports economic activity,

boosts service delivery, and improves quality of life.

Infrastructure is more than just construction. It lays the groundwork for economic participation, job creation, investor confidence and long-term development.

South Africa faces growing infrastructure challenges, and tackling these demands highly skilled engineers who can craft resilient, efficient and forward-thinking solutions.

SHOWCASING CREATIVITY AND BRILLIANCE Under the theme, “Engineering in Excellence”, the projects honoured at the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards showcase how the consulting engineering sector rises to these challenges with creativity and technical brilliance. These projects show, in concrete terms, how engineering expertise drives national development.

As the country continues to prioritise infrastructure investment as a key to economic recovery and growth, consulting engineers will remain essential in building the systems and networks that support businesses, communities and future generations.

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For over 20 years, Aon South Africa has proudly been the platinum title sponsor of the awards, reflecting its deep commitment to the consulting engineering sector and to celebrating the technical excellence behind South Africa’s progress.

The CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards aren’t just about celebrating engineering feats; they reflect the profession’s ongoing role in South Africa’s development and prosperity.

To book a table or inquire about sponsorship opportunities for South Africa’s premier engineering awards, email bonolo@cesa.co.za

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JONES AND WAGENER

The infrastructure, albeit invisible, behind some of the country’s assets depends on multifaceted implementation and management by skilled professionals to ensure it performs and endures. By JABULILE MSIZA PrEng, Chairman of Jones and Wagener and Vice President of the Consulting Engineers South Africa

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ot all infrastructure is visible. Some of South Africa’s most important assets sit behind mine boundaries, municipal fences and industrial sites: tailings storage facilities, waste disposal facilities, ash facilities, coal discard facilities, pipelines, groundwater systems and rehabilitated landforms. They may not attract the daily attention given to roads, water supply or electricity, but their proper design, operation and monitoring are essential to protect communities, water resources and the environment.

This is where geotechnical, tailings, waste and environmental engineering meet. Although each discipline has its own specialist focus, they share a common responsibility: managing ground, water and waste-related risks over the long term. A landfill is not a dumping ground.

A tailings facility is not simply a storage facility. These are infrastructure that will be around for decades, some indefinitely, and are affected by rainfall, seepage, settlement, erosion, chemical change, operational practice and climate variability. Their performance depends on decisions made from site selection and investigation through to design,

SOUTH AFRICA’S UNSEEN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SPECIALIST SKILLS

construction, operation, monitoring, closure and post-closure care.

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT This matters because South Africa is trying to advance a circular economy, improve environmental compliance and sustain responsible mining. These ambitions will not be achieved through policy alone. They require competent technical implementation: informative geotechnical investigations, appropriate designs, stormwater and leachate or effluent management, stability assessments, environmental monitoring, construction quality assurance and clear trigger-action-response plans based on a tailor-made monitoring programme.

Monitoring is particularly important. Data from instruments, inspections, laboratory tests and groundwater sampling can provide early warning, but only when interpreted by skilled professionals who understand the facility, its history and its operating environment.

Technology can improve visibility; judgement turns visibility into action.

The skills issue is therefore not abstract.

South Africa needs engineers, scientists,

technicians, operators and regulators who are comfortable working across disciplines. A geotechnical engineer must understand environmental consequences.

An environmental scientist must understand how water moves through soil and waste.

Tailings and waste specialists must understand operational realities. All must understand governance, communities and closure requirements.

This kind of expertise cannot be created overnight. It is built through mentorship, site exposure, professional registration, construction supervision, audits, peer review and learning from facilities across their full life cycle. Young professionals need more than design-office experience; they need to see how designs behave in the field, how monitoring data changes over seasons, and how seemingly small operational changes can become long-term risks.

The country’s future will depend not only on what we build above ground, but on how responsibly we manage what lies beneath, beside and after it.

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CAN GLOBAL BEST PRACTICE WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA?

machinery, hybrid engines and low-carbon steel remain limited in South Africa, so import guidelines should encourage phased When it comes to critical construction standards and technologies, global implementation and promote local equivalents wherever possible. best practices can be adopted – provided these are tweaked to suit local “We must also be aware that measures conditions, writes RODNEY WEIDEMANN effective in Hong Kong’s subtropical climate cannot be applied directly to South Africa’s varied conditions, meaning that guidelines must outh Africa’s construction industry can therefore allow for flexibility, with options tailored gain multiple benefits from adopting to climate and terrain,” he says. global best-practice frameworks Carbon obligations need to be “Finally, unlike Hong Kong, South Africa around aspects such as the adoption expressly drafted into contract has long transport distances and variable fuel of digital technologies (BIM, drones), costs, so here, the guidelines must account for green building standards and standardised conditions, should be tied to practical logistics, with strategies to optimise deliveries, procurement systems. completion milestones, and must minimise idle time and build contingencies for Some of the benefits include improved be capable of being audited by the energy and fuel supply.” efficiency, reduced costs and enhanced engineer or employer’s agent.

Reyneke suggests that South African sustainability. Implementing such practices Source: NSDV Law infrastructure projects also don’t sit next to will also help overcome local bottlenecks like their supply chains. A roads project sluggish, nondigitised processes, high project in the Northern Cape or a dam in risks and inefficient infrastructure spending.

“Any carbon guideline that KwaZulu-Natal may be moving However, cautions doesn’t engage with those materials, fuel and plant across Roelof van den Berg, CEO structures is, in practice, hundreds of kilometres. of the Gap Infrastructure unenforceable – and “That transport component Corporation (GIC), while anything unenforceable is a major driver of both project international guidelines doesn’t make it onto cost and carbon footprint, and like the recently released a live project in any it’s often underweighted in Best Practice Guideline for meaningful way. It frameworks designed for more Carbon Smart Construction becomes another densely serviced construction Site by the Hong Kong aspirational document environments,” she explains.

Construction Association gathering dust in a Samantha Reyneke “Diesel dependency compounds (HKCA) are effective, they compliance folder.” this. With a national grid that remains do not always translate unreliable, most large construction sites well into local realities.

MAKING THESE GUIDELINES WORK IN Roelof van den Berg still run diesel-powered plant and generators “This is because South SOUTH AFRICA as a baseline assumption, not a contingency.

Africa’s industry is simply too different in too Van den Berg adds that to make such Any carbon framework that doesn’t reckon many respects to apply them wholesale without guidelines work in our country, five key seriously with that reality – and with the cost and making considerable adjustments,” he says. alterations must first be made. emissions profile it creates – is working from the Samantha Reyneke, construction and “Firstly, we must mould guidelines to fit our wrong baseline.” dispute resolution lawyer and director established legal frameworks, so instead of Ultimately, explains van den Berg, international at NSDV Law, agrees, noting that South direct adoption, the guideline could serve as a frameworks such as the HKCA’s guideline are Africa’s construction sector operates under template, with each measure mapped against valuable benchmarks, but their real worth lies in very different pressures to Hong Kong’s: national and provincial legislation. how they are adapted. constrained fiscus, procurement rules shaped “Addressing cost discrepancies is also “South Africa already has the policy foundation by transformation imperatives, persistent key, as some carbon-smart measures are for a low-carbon future. The task now is for the load shedding and supply chains that stretch significantly more expensive in South Africa, construction industry to bring these policies to across vast distances. so guidelines should therefore adopt a tiered life through practical action on sites across the “This context matters enormously when approach to help overcome this.” Thirdly, country,” he concludes. you’re evaluating whether an international he says, we must understand that electric framework is genuinely useful or aspirational.

South Africa already has a well-established legal scaffolding for construction that most Follow: Roelof van den Berg www.linkedin.com/in/roelof-van-den-berg major projects use,” she says.

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ARE PPPS THE ANSWER? Rolling out connectivity, especially in underserved areas, may best be solved by government partnering with the private sector, writes RODNEY WEIDEMANN

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igital infrastructure projects, such as fibre, data centres and 5G, generally face a massive funding gap, something that can be closed through a public-private partnership (PPP), which will also add technical expertise into the mix and help accelerate project delivery. Furthermore, by shifting risks to the private sector and fostering greater levels of innovation, these partnerships help improve service delivery and close the digital divide.

Sasha Booth-Beharilal, chairperson of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), says government should certainly consider PPPs, but only if these are specifically designed to promote competition, rather than entrench monopolies.

“As we know, government has faced significant challenges in delivering digital infrastructure; in contrast, the private sector has demonstrated the ability to deploy infrastructure more rapidly and efficiently,” she explains.

“Therefore, PPPs can make sense as long as they are structured to foster competitive markets rather than concentrate control in the hands of a few players. The aim should be to unlock infrastructure deployment while ensuring open access, enabling multiple service providers to compete on the same network. Any approach that grants exclusive rights to a single operator will risk repeating past mistakes and undermining long-term digital inclusion.”

Mark Walker, director and founder of technology consultancy T4i, notes that to succeed, government must ensure and enable a positive environment that encourages private participation.

“This would certainly include recognition of the commercial imperatives that drive private organisations. Regulation and licencing should also not be restrictive, while financial incentives, including tax breaks, subsidies Mark Walker and state-funded

skills development schemes, should be at the forefront of any partnership arrangements,” he says.

Talking to the pros and cons of PPPs, Walker adds that among the benefits is that government gets to leverage private-sector expertise in areas like technology, engineering, and project management to deliver technology effectively and efficiently at a competitive market rate.

“On the downside, the cost for private companies to deploy must be commercially attractive, especially since rural connectivity is typically the most expensive and difficult to build and maintain. For government, meanwhile, transparency and accountability must be built into any engagement framework underpinning a PPP,” he says.

MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL Speaking about how the profit motive – the driving factor behind private-sector investments – may impact such partnerships, the ISPA suggests that profit is not really the issue.

“PPPs should be mutually beneficial, and one of the perks for the private sector is income. The issue is the risk of unregulated market power arising in monopolistic/ oligopolistic environments,” notes Booth-Beharilal.

“To ensure profitability aligns with both competitive dynamics and broader social objectives, PPPs should further mandate open-access infrastructure, enabling multiple ISPs to operate on shared networks: prohibit exclusive wholesale or retail rights, preventing market dominance by a single provider; and provide performance-based incentives, linked to measurable outcomes such as coverage, quality, and affordability.”

Walker adds that what works is a layered architecture of incentives, governance and accountability that makes

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social outcomes and private returns mutually reinforcing, rather than competing.

“This requires effort spent by both parties to define the rural connectivity requirement narrowly, and should be led by government to ensure maximum transparency and accountability in the public space.”

There are numerous successful PPP examples we can learn from, he continues, including India’s Aadhaar Digital Identity Initiative, Estonia’s TigerLeap Programme for eGovernment and the Rwandan 4G Wholesale Network.

“These stand out as successful because the public sector defined the goal first and had a clear social objective before it invited private partners in. Private firms competed to serve that objective, rather than defining it themselves, and the public sector also retained the infrastructure layer, meaning they maintained leverage over pricing, access and long-term direction.

“The lesson is that private profit and public outcomes must be structurally aligned, and long-term political commitment is needed to hold the framework stable,” he concludes.

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FOUR WAYS DAF ENHANCES CONTAMINANT REMOVAl Dissolved air flotation delivers flexible contaminant removal and lowers water treatment costs for more industries, writes CHETAN MISTRY, strategy and marketing manager, Xylem

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reating water to remove contaminants is strategically important.

Organisations, from mining and agriculture to chemical and food and beverage producers, feel the pressure of water resource stress. They want a direct hand in producing clean water to reliably feed operations, create sustainability through reuse and support compliance and environmental responsibilities.

Those industries want to tackle particularly stubborn contaminants while having flexible options with friendly investment and operational costs. More of them are using dissolved air flotation (DAF) as part of their treatment strategy to address those requirements.

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WATER TREATMENT ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES Whether through renting or owning, companies are adopting DAF for various reasons. Mines use DAF to focus on specific parts of their treatment cycle, such as recycling ore processing water or producing more concentrated slurry from tailings. Food and beverage producers use Chetan Mistry DAF to capture grease and organic contaminants.

Manufacturers that rely heavily on chemicals, such as paint makers and pharmaceuticals, use DAF to remove suspended solids, oils and particulate-associated contaminants from their water streams.

Treatment systems such as sedimentation and membranes are effective, but including DAF as a pretreatment step significantly improves overall outcomes because it captures contaminants that frustrate other treatment methods, such as fat, oil and grease, total suspended solids

and particulate-associated biochemical oxygen demand.

Customers using DAF to complement their other treatment systems also see substantial improvements in asset longevity and maintenance reduction. However, even sites that primarily use DAF are impressed by its ability to remove many different contaminants.

WHY DAF MATTERS DAF’s air-saturated recycle water generates microscopic bubbles that attach to suspended particles and float them to the surface for removal. While there are other flotation treatment systems, DAF is typically more flexible, effective and affordable when applied in suitable pretreatment and polishing applications.

There are four reasons why DAF has become more prevalent.

1. Removing smaller particles: DAF attaches microbubbles to destabilised fine particles and colloids (following appropriate coagulation and flocculation).

This technique works effectively on sediments, lighter-than-water floaters, and emulsified particles. In suitable applications, DAF can be a cost-friendly alternative to fine filtration or membranes in suitable suspended solids removal applications, requiring less energy and maintenance.

2. Compact and scalable: filtration and clarification systems typically require large footprints and permanent setups, which are complex to install and scale.

Modern DAF systems are compact, and some DAF solutions are available as temporary rentals, keeping site usage and costs flexible.

3. Versatile applications: sedimentation and membrane systems have significant footprint requirements, capital investment costs and installation complexities.

DAF systems enable more industries

to add water treatment capabilities (permanently or temporarily) while keeping processes flexible and avoiding budget shocks.

4. Reducesd costs: modern DAF systems are energy-efficient, reducing electricity consumption. The compact and hardy designs also significantly extend maintenance intervals and lower breakdown issues. DAF can reduce overall chemical demand in many applications, another cost-saving.

DAF is not mutually exclusive and can support other contaminant-removal systems in primary or secondary treatment processes.

Companies use DAF’s flexibility to create unique treatment systems, backed by consultation with DAF partners to get the best results.

EXPANDING WATER TREATMENT OPTIONS Dissolved air flotation’s flexibility and modularity provide more choice and, in many cases, lower operational expenditure when used as part of an integrated treatment strategy.

Many of Xylem’s customers use DAF systems to give them more options and reduce pressure on their other decontamination processes.

Others use DAF to test smaller-scale decontamination or focus on specific processes. DAF has opened the benefits of water treatment, including environmental compliance and recycling, to many more industries.

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CAN WE AVOID A WATER CRISIS AGAIN? Cape Town narrowly avoided “Day Zero” in 2018. However, as a water-scarce country, it is only a matter of time before another city, or the entire nation, faces this challenge again, writes RODNEY WEIDEMANN

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ost people can remember Cape Town’s serious water crisis in 2018.

This appears to have just been the beginning, with some suggesting South Africa faces a high risk of future day-zero scenarios. Inland cities like Johannesburg and Pretoria, along with coastal cities like Cape Town, are under immediate pressure due to ageing infrastructure, severe drought and rising demand.

While not always a total system shutdown, chronic water shortages are becoming a persistent “slow-onset disaster”, requiring serious action if they are to be avoided.

Mike Muller, visiting adjunct professor at Wits School of Governance and advisor to Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN), says events like Cape Town’s multiyear drought will occur again.

“It is thus crucial that the local governments responsible for water supply services in each municipal area plan, implement and manage Professor Mike Muller their infrastructure and their citizen’s water use more effectively,” he says.

“It will require them to have competent management and use their available funds effectively to maintain local water security.

Meanwhile, national government, civil society and business organisations like SWPN can

help oversee their performance and support them to do their jobs properly.”

Chetan Mistry, strategy and marketing manager at Xylem – WSS (Africa, Middle East, Türkiye, India) notes that there is strong legislation, which lays the groundwork for avoiding water crises and shortages.

In 2024, the state passed the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill, giving significant scope for managing national water resource infrastructure.

“The latest amendments to the National Water Act add more tools to manage water.

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s revised compulsory national water and sanitation services norms and standards, and its Blue Drop and Green Drop reports, provide means and information to secure water,” he explains.

NEED FOR ACTION “Ultimately, policy is not the issue.

Enforcement and implementation are, particularly on local levels. There needs to be more action, especially around nonrevenue water reduction, water quality compliance,

public education campaigns, and smoothing pathways to enable public-private partnerships,” Mistry adds.

Professor Muller says municipalities must ensure that water use is monitored, billed and paid for, maintain existing infrastructure, and plan to meet growing demands. “An important role for business and civil society is to monitor and support these activities. The role of provincial governments, meanwhile, is primarily to ensure municipalities are working effectively and efficiently, including in their water services functions,” he adds.

“National government is responsible for monitoring, managing and protecting the country’s water resources. It is also responsible for ensuring future needs are planned for and investments, such as the Lesotho Highlands water project and Kwazulu-Natal’s Umkhomazi water project, are made in time. The new national water resource infrastructure agency, currently being established, will take responsibility for the building and operation of these large projects.”

Mistry says acquiring water elsewhere remains an option, but it is not sustainable for two reasons. “Firstly, water scarcity and thus costs, will increase everywhere, especially as climate change becomes more aggressive, so we need more self-sufficient and resilient Chetan Mistry water systems.

“Secondly, while schemes like the Lesotho Highlands Water project are successful, they still don’t solve our water issues. Gauteng gets the bulk of that water, yet problems like leaks and poor planning still cause water shortages.

“Therefore, water security cannot rely on supply alone. We need to expand our mindsets and strategies by embracing recycling and efficient water use, reducing pollution, increasing enforcement of water protection, reduce our above-average per capita water usage and invest in the skills and partnerships for better infrastructure management. We cannot drill or buy our way out of our water challenges.

Nonetheless, the solutions are there, and we have many accessible opportunities to start making a difference,” he concludes.

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BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FUNDING AND EXECUTION Infrastructure funding is available, but uncertainty is stalling Africa’s project pipeline, writes HELGAARD MÜLLER, CEO of Credeq Africa

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s African economies continue to prioritise infrastructure-led growth, a clear constraint is emerging: it is not a lack of capital that is holding projects back, but uncertainty around execution.

Despite a significant pipeline of investment, many projects struggle to move from planning to implementation. Over $360-billion has been committed to infrastructure projects in Africa under the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa.

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deliver, whether payments will be made, and whether risks are properly understood and managed across the life cycle of a project.

This gap between funding availability and project execution is becoming one of the most significant constraints on infrastructure delivery across the continent. This is where projects begin to slow. While funding mechanisms continue to evolve, many projects reach advanced stages of planning without fully resolving the risks that ultimately determine whether they can be delivered.

Infrastructure projects don’t fail because there’s no funding. They stall because risk isn’t clearly defined, allocated or mitigated in a way that gives all parties confidence to proceed.

As a result, risk mitigation is increasingly becoming a central enabler of infrastructure development, rather than a secondary consideration. Projects that bring clarity to how uncertainty is understood and managed are far more likely to move forward into implementation.

The reality is that confidence is built through clarity. When funders, developers and contractors have a shared understanding of risk, projects move forward. Without that, even well-funded projects can stall.

Operating in Africa requires a highly localised and collaborative approach. The continent’s diversity means that risk cannot be assessed through a single lens, and success depends on understanding the nuances of each market.

Africa is not a one-size-fits-all environment.

You cannot apply a single model across different regions. You need to work closely with local partners, understand their realities and build solutions that reflect the specific context of each project.

This need for contextual understanding is particularly important in complex or cross-border projects, where technical,

legal and financial risks intersect and require careful co-ordination between multiple stakeholders.

Beyond risk considerations, the broader infrastructure landscape across Africa is evolving rapidly. Growth in renewable energy is enabling the expansion of data centres, which, in turn, is improving access to information, education and digital services across the continent.

We are seeing a strong link between energy development and digital infrastructure. As access to electricity improves, it unlocks opportunities for data, connectivity and broader economic participation.

In South Africa, key areas of focus include logistics, regional trade corridors and the urgent need for investment in water infrastructure, which is becoming increasingly critical to long-term sustainability.

Ultimately, reducing uncertainty is the single most important factor in unlocking infrastructure development across Africa.

If Africa is serious about accelerating infrastructure delivery, the focus has to shift from raising capital to reducing uncertainty.

That’s where projects succeed or fail.

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WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE The design of the Lowveld Eye Institute in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, by BOOGERTMAN + PARTNERS re-envisions the experience of healthcare through spatial clarity, light and connection to landscape

SETTING AND CONTEXT The site is located on an elevated section of a new mixed-use precinct on the eastern edge of the Mbombela CBD, near recent retail and commercial developments. With very little in

the way of significant architectural precedent or existing urban fabric to provide stylistic cues, Boogertman + Partners took inspiration from the surrounding expansive Lowveld grassland and horizon views. The site overlooks a valley on one side and a golf course on the other.

Mpumalanga – which means “Place of the Rising Sun” – prompted a symbolic and conceptual theme related to light and vision, further resonating with the clinic’s brand identity, which incorporates a sunrise in a graphic representation of an eye.

The site’s position and its steep slope made it impossible for the building to achieve ideal solar orientation. These restrictions, however, prompted spatial solutions that became central to the architectural concept.

For example, the unorthodox orientation had the advantage of maximising views, which the design sought to frame and invite into the heart of the building.

The architectural language balances a contemporary industrial/residential character with a sense of lightness and refinement.

The building is broken up into three parallel pitched volumes connected by recessed flat-roofed sections, establishing a rhythmic sequence reminiscent of parallel barn

structures, an impression reinforced by the use of sheet-metal roofing. This articulation breaks down the building mass, allowing it to sit comfortably in its context while maintaining a strong visual identity.

Setbacks, screens and overhangs are used to manage light and heat. Fenestration is minimised in thermally exposed areas.

Strategic massing also mitigates heat gain, creating a double-skin facade in key areas, often used for the placement of services.

The vertical emphasis of the facade screening was inspired by the distinctive linear patterns of light and shadow of the

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he Lowveld Eye Institute in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, led by healthcare business management specialists Xpedient Medical, was developed to bring together several local ophthalmologists’ consulting suites under one roof. Establishing a consolidated hub for specialised ocular care in the region allows the individual consultants to better fulfil their mission of “rejuvenating sight” in the community they serve.

While the centre needed to function as a high-tech clinical environment with advanced medical equipment, the doctors were clear that it needed to provide a warm, welcoming, patient-centred environment.

With this in mind, the clinic was designed to incorporate natural light, strong visual connections with its surroundings and resonate with the local setting and context, harnessing proximity to nature to improve the healing environment.

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infrastructure that enables the hospital’s efficient operation. The loft level accommodates administrative services, storage areas and key vertical circulation hubs, ensuring that back-of-house activities are separate from clinical environments yet closely connected.

INTERIOR DESIGN LANGUAGE surrounding grasslands, giving it additional local resonance.

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SPATIAL CONCEPT The main pitched volume establishes a prominent and easily recognisable entrance, immediately orienting visitors and ushering them on their patient journey.

The architects describe the core organisational principle as a “gradient of intimacy”, which guides patients from the open, public arrival spaces through a series of semi-public spaces and then through to the clinical and private spaces. This intuitive progression enhances the patient experience, providing them with a constant sense of reassurance that is fundamental to a stress-free experience.

By cutting into the slope, a semi-basement condition was created, enabling the efficient separation of clinical, surgical and public functions.

The upper ground floor acts as the primary interface for patients and is intended for consulting and diagnostics.

The lower ground floor houses the clinical spaces – in other words, the surgical and theatre complex, with two major theatres equipped with advanced soffit-mounted Zeiss microscopes.

Specialised wards have a treatment area with 10 recliners for same-day procedures and a day ward with 10 modern beds for patients requiring longer recovery.

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The use of tactile natural materials, such as stone and timber, provides a warm, welcoming sensory experience. Clean lines and minimalist forms create a sense of precision and visual calm.

Importantly, the building is designed so that corridors always open onto a view, never a dead end. This means that visual connections with the natural surroundings are maintained throughout the buildings, subtly reinforcing the institute’s focus on vision and perception. Patients never feel enclosed or claustrophobic, and the views and visibility aid with orientation and wayfinding.

Together with the clear and structured sequencing of spaces, this sense of openness reinforces clarity and reduces stress for patients navigating the facility, especially those with limited vision.

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with ISO 19650 information management principles, allowing challenges to be addressed proactively and with precision.

This transition to a CDE facilitated a “single source of truth”, ensuring the complex technical requirements of the surgical theatres and specialised ocular equipment were co-ordinated with precision before a single brick was laid. Together, these approaches position the project as both architecturally and operationally forward-thinking.

HUMAN-CENTRED AND FORWARD-LOOKING The Lowveld Eye Institute demonstrates how architecture can meaningfully contribute to both healing and operational excellence.

The interplay of natural light, framed views and a carefully structured spatial sequence creates a calm, comforting and reassuring environment for patients, while supporting the demands of advanced medical practice. Through thoughtful design and a human-centred vision, Lowveld Eye Institute has positioned itself as a forward-looking model for specialised healthcare environments.

DIGITAL DELIVERY The project was delivered through a fully digital workflow, with 100 per cent cloud-based co-ordination enabling seamless collaboration across disciplines and locations. By migrating project data from traditional on-premises silos to a unified Common Data Environment (CDE) hosted on Autodesk Forma, all consultants and contractors were integrated within a shared digital environment, supporting real-time information exchange and efficient decision-making throughout the process.

Client engagement and co-ordination were conducted via online platforms, while model-driven technical resolution aligned

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Tragedies often reveal not just technical failures, but also cultural and organisational weaknesses such as failures of ethics and leadership, a lack of worker empowerment, which reduces whistleblowing attempts, and poor emergency readiness.

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Recent tragedies in the construction industry occurred due to weaknesses in the system. It is imperative that breaches in the law are enforced and punished, writes RODNEY WEIDEMANN

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outh Africa has experienced a series of fatal construction tragedies between May 2024 and March 2026, primarily in George, Durban and Johannesburg.

These incidents – marked by structural failures, collapsed buildings and worker entrapment – have resulted in over 50 deaths, highlighting a deepening crisis in construction safety.

Musa Shangase, president of the Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA), says the recent collapses in these South African cities were most likely the result of a combination of failures.

“These likely include weak enforcement of building regulations, poor site supervision, nonadherence to or inadequate safety standards and the use of unqualified and inexperienced contractors.

“It may also have been the result of impunity on the part of some developers, who believe they may be above reproach and ignore the regulations, procedures and processes in place when planning and eventually commencing with construction. In several cases, construction proceeded without approved plans or oversight, pointing to systemic regulatory breakdowns,” he says.

Sharon Shunmugam, president of the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), notes that, as the regulator mandated to promote the professionalisation of the project and construction management professions, it is deeply concerned that our built environment is subjected to persistent Musa Shangase

recovery to proactive prevention, helping safeguard both workers and communities.

The main challenge remains the lack of, or weakness in, compliance monitoring by the relevant authorities breaches of occupational health and regulators. and safety standards, and “Safety rules and methods the absence of competent have nonetheless improved supervision and unsafe significantly after major construction practices. construction tragedies, “Particularly alarming with the country currently is the repeated disregard revising its Construction for, and in some instances Regulations (2024 draft, deliberate concealment replacing 2014 rules) to of, known warning signs modernise compliance. and structural risks, allowing Sharon Shunmugam “However, gaps remain, and unsafe conditions to persist further improvements require until catastrophic failure occurs,” stronger enforcement, digital monitoring says Shunmugam. and a culture of accountability. These reforms, “These failures demand decisive regulatory along with global lessons from incidents, such enforcement and professional accountability, as Rana Plaza and Hyatt Regency, have pushed applied consistently and without fear or favour, the industry toward stricter accountability and to protect lives and restore public confidence modernised safety practices.” in the construction sector.”

Shunmugam suggests that, given the number and complexity of factors contributing FUTURE PREVENTION to construction collapses and disasters, Shangase agrees that to prevent future the prevention of such incidents must be construction tragedies in South Africa, approached as a systemic and co-ordinated the most effective strategies are strict intervention across the entire project life enforcement of building standards and cycle, rather than through isolated or stronger accountability on the part of the reactive measures. entire project teams.

“Ultimately, sustainable safety improvements “It’s worth noting that the construction will not be achieved through rule changes industry has evolved significantly after alone. They require a culture of compliance, major disasters, with stronger safety ethical professional practice and enforcement regulations, advanced risk analysis without fear or favour.” and resilient design practices that “This must be supported by regulators who have reduced the likelihood of are empowered and willing to act decisively in catastrophic failures.” the interest of public safety – an outcome the These changes, continues SACPCMP remains committed to advancing Shangase, have shifted the within its statutory mandate,” she concludes. sector from reactive

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THE R250-BILLION RUST TAX SIMON NORTON, director of the International Zinc Association Africa Desk, explains why zinc is South Africa’s ultimate infrastructure shield

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s South Africa embarks on an infrastructure build programme, a silent fiscal predator threatens these ambitions: thermodynamic instability, specifically the natural tendency of steel to return to its original state as iron ore.

Global corrosion studies reveal that the direct cost of metallic corrosion hovers around three to four per cent of a nation’s gross domestic product. For South Africa, this translates into an astonishing annual macroeconomic loss exceeding R250-billion. We are, literally, watching our national balance sheet rust away. If the steel structures underpinning our infrastructure are to survive aggressive marine, industrial and mining environments, we must reevaluate the engineering role of refined zinc.

WHY REFINED ZINC? Unprotected steel exposed to oxygen and moisture degrades rapidly. The engineering solution lies in shielding it through the precise deployment of high-purity refined zinc.

Zinc provides a dual mechanism of protection: barrier protection and galvanic (sacrificial) protection. When steel is coated with zinc, the zinc acts as a physical shield. However, if that shield is scratched, the underlying metallurgy activates a brilliant defence mechanism. Zinc has a more negative electrochemical potential than iron, so it acts as a sacrificial anode. It corrodes preferentially, sacrificing its own mass to keep the structural steel pristine.

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HOT-DIP GALVANISING VERSUS ZINC-RICH PAINTS Engineers leverage this electrochemical defence through two primary technologies.

1. Hot-dip galvanising (HDG) • Process: cleaned, pickled and fluxed steel components are submerged in a bath of molten refined zinc at approximately 450°C. • Metallurgy: this is not a superficial coat. The zinc reacts with the steel alloy, creating a

series of metallurgically bonded iron-zinc alloy layers harder than the base steel itself, topped by a pure zinc outer layer.

• Best used for: structural beams, electrical transmission towers, concrete rebar, pipes and modular components before site assembly. It offers maintenance-free lifespans often exceeding 30 to 50 years, depending on the location.

2. Zinc-rich paint systems • Process: high-purity zinc dust or flakes are suspended in organic (epoxy/polyurethane) or inorganic (silicate) binders and applied via spray or brush.

• Metallurgy: to provide true galvanic protection, the dried paint film must contain an exceptionally high concentration of zinc – typically 80 to 85 per cent by weight.

This ensures the zinc particles are in direct electrical contact with each other and the steel substrate. It also offers barrier protection against the external environment.

• Best used for: recoating existing steel structures, large field welds, marine steel, ships and large-scale structures that cannot fit into a galvanising kettle.

INTUITIVE IDEAS To optimise our national infrastructure spend, public and private sectors must transition from reactive maintenance to intelligent, zinc-forward asset design. Here are four disruptive proposals to shift our national paradigm: 1. The “duplex” standard for the Transnet corridor. Our rail lines and ports endure destructive combinations of high humidity, salt spray, and industrial pollution. We should mandate a duplex system – hot-dip galvanising immediately followed by a topcoat of epoxy and polyurethane paint – on all critical coastal rail infrastructure. The synergy of a duplex system yields a lifetime that is 1.5 to 2.5 times the sum of the individual coatings. By investing 20 per cent more on the initial coating system, we eliminate field maintenance for approximately 50 years.

2. Mandatory galvanised rebar in municipal water infrastructure. South Africa’s wastewater treatment plants and coastal water reservoirs are failing due to concrete spalling, where internal steel rebar rusts,

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expands and cracks the surrounding concrete from within. Mandating zinc galvanised rebar in public concrete works would stop this structural decay.

3. Solar assets and the “zinc guarantee”.

As billions of rands flow into solar farms, financial institutions are locking in 20- to 25-year power purchase agreements.

However, photovoltaic panel mounting structures are frequently specified with poorly performing, thin electroplated bolts and painted coatings to cut costs. Institutional funders should introduce a “zinc guarantee” policy: lower capital interest rates for solar projects using HDG mounting structures or zinc-rich organic primers and hot-dip galvanised bolts, thus lowering asset risk profiles and ensuring green energy farms continue to supply power.

4. Establishing a domestic “zinc-value” policy circle. South Africa possesses vast mineral wealth, but has historically offshored raw materials while importing refined, high-value components. By formalising a clear industrial policy that links local zinc refining, steel manufacturing and infrastructure procurement, a circular economic moat is created, stabilising domestic demand for refined zinc, uplifting downstream specialised paint manufacturers, and exporting corrosion-resilient structural steel across the African Continental Free Trade Area.

A LEGACY CAST IN ZINC Let us design for permanence. By treating zinc as the foundational pillar of engineering strategy, we can lock out corrosion, secure our national assets, and save hundreds of billions of rands.

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growth demands facing municipalities. In addition, it is not always used optimally, as reflected in the ongoing infrastructure service disruptions experienced across many areas.

“To improve efficiency, there should be a stronger focus on compulsory technical audits led by the Auditor-General. These audits should assess the full life cycle of both capital and operational infrastructure projects, and ensure alignment with municipal infrastructure master plans,” notes Ntuli.

Meyer says it may help to restructure Potholes, load shedding and water shedding are common features of life in the MIG, entrenching ring-fenced, South Africa. LISA WITEPSKI finds out why we have reached this point, and performance-linked funding. “Allocations if it is possible to reverse the trend must be conditional on demonstrated delivery capacity and transparent reporting. In some cases, n April, the DA’s Johannesburg mayoral collection due to criminality it may be more effective candidate, Helen Zille, made headlines and the sabotage of critical to centralise project when she went swimming in a pothole to infrastructure should management at a demonstrate the extent of road degradation be tackled head-on. provincial or national level in Gauteng. Not that she had to; residents The skills shortage, for complex infrastructure, are already well aware of the infrastructure meanwhile, could be while municipalities shortcomings in their cities, including frequent alleviated by the strategic focus on operations water shortages. realignment of core artisan and maintenance.”

They’re not alone. Experts skills from organisations Public-private partnerships say that several factors like Eskom, and deployed to Bongani Mthombeni also have the potential to make have contributed to the local and district municipalities. a difference, as the success of the infrastructure maintenance Bongani Mthombeni of Atana Gautrain shows. Nonetheless, Mongezi crisis that’s evident suggests streamlining procurement Dlala of Bowmans warns that this is not a silver throughout South Africa, models through more independent bullet: the public-private partnership process is starting with inconsistent mechanisms, such as programme lengthy. Understandably, the feasibility study, governance and management unit structures or framework tender process, and bid evaluations for a accountability, according agreements, to enable faster and more 10-, 20- or more-year contract are rigorous to Alastair Herbertson transparent delivery. and can take years. at Ninety One. The result Niel Meyer, who serves on Rise Mzansi’s Jack reports that several initiatives are is a gradual erosion Water Committee, proposes embedding in place to address the situation. “For of standards, allowing real-time monitoring and data transparency a start, government has developed a inefficiencies and corruption into infrastructure systems. “For example, Moeketsi Mpotu Professionalisation Framework for Local to become entrenched. water networks can be equipped with flow Government that is aimed at recruiting and Moeketsi Mpotu of Botala Oracle Group meters and pressure sensors, waste systems retaining competent and qualified people, believes this is exacerbated by poor revenue with GPS-tracked vehicles and electricity grids promoting accountability and improving collection in many municipalities, coupled with with smart metering.” performance. Additionally, a review of the a nonpayment culture, a lack of critical and Local Government Fiscal Framework is relevant skills and weak procurement controls.

IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE underway, aimed at amending Musa Jack, municipal capacity development Attempts to address inefficiencies have been how municipalities are principal at Anglo American, adds that most made through instruments like the Municipal funded and how they municipalities do not have the necessary Infrastructure Grant (MIG). However, says raise revenue,” systems and instruments like updated Atana’s Bonga Ntuli, this remains insufficient he concludes. asset registers, asset mapping, condition to address existing backlogs and meet the assessments and maintenance plans.

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NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT? Given the complexity and multifaceted nature of the problem, it’s clear that there is no simple solution.

Some challenges can be addressed directly.

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