Listed infrastructure company Consolidated Infrastructure Group (CIL) has put its largest subsidiary into business rescue, becoming the latest casualty of a construction sector beset by weak economic conditions and erratic government spending on infrastructure.

Poor managerial controls, a dearth of work from Eskom and the economic lockdown in response to the pandemic mean that Consolidated Power Projects (Conco) is in dire need of a financial restructure process...

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