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Seminar on construction industry regulations to be held
An informational session will be held ahead of the implementation of new labour regulations in the construction industry... read more>>

2015 MBSA Congress speakers to focus on sustainability in Africa

The 2015 annual Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress will be taking place 16-17 September at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The theme of the 110th event is 'Building Sustainability in Africa'...

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Cheaper to buy than to build

The latest data from Absa Home Loans indicates that building a new home is just becoming too expensive, especially during this period of economic uncertainty and rising electricity costs...

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Trends driving the transformation of building systems

Neil Cameron

Building efficiency is being reinvented by connected-building technologies. Building equipment and systems are becoming more integrated and intelligent...

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Architecture & Design
BLACK+DECKER's Inspiration Search names DIY guru
Stephen Pikus has been announced the grand prize winner of the BLACK+DECKER Inspiration Search and South Africa's ultimate DIY guru at Grand Designs Live at the TicketPro Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg... read more>>
Silo Hotel the latest addition to V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has announced the development of The Silo, a 5,500m2, 28-key hotel, managed and operated by The Royal Portfolio... read more>>
Construction & Engineering
Durban's bulk water pipeline project on target
The water pipeline extending from Inchanga Station to Alverstone Reservoir and then to Ashley Drive in Kloof in Durban is now complete and will be handed over to eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) in July 2015... read more>>
Wits University honours Prof Fred Cawood
The University of the Witwatersrand's School of Mining Engineering has paid tribute to the contribution made by its former Head of School, Prof Fred Cawood, during his five year tenure from 2010 to 2014... read more>>
Sustainable Development
Lafarge hands over new classrooms to Kaalfontein school
Lafarge South Africa has handed over four new classrooms to the Busy Bee Primary School near Kaalfontein in Gauteng as part of the school's 20th anniversary celebrations... read more>>
Hotel Verde awarded 6 Star rating by GBCSA
The Green Building Council of South Africa has awarded a 6 Star rating in the Green Star SA Existing Building Performance tool to Hotel Verde in Cape Town... read more>>
Time to allow water management to take its own course

Mike Muller

Southern African countries must recognise that joint management of their shared rivers will not drive regional economic integration... read more>>
Utilities
Plant maintenance to continue this winter: Eskom
Eskom says it is set to continue with planned maintenance during the winter months, while the power utility also dispelled prospects of a total electricity blackout... read more>>
First Solar sets record for PV module conversion efficiency
First Solar has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving 18.6% aperture efficiency for an advanced full size module... read more>>
Africa
Veolia to improve Guinea Conakry electricity grid
Veolia has won a four-year performance contract for a value of €11.3m to provide electricity management services to Electricité de Guinée (EDG)... read more>>
Eranove to operate Kenié hydro-electric dam in Mali
The Eranove Group, through its Kenié Energie Renouvelable subsidiary, has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the government of the Republic of Mali... read more>>
Lighting up Nigeria, a crucial challenge for new president
Ileowo Kikiowo owns a small media company in Nigeria's frenetic, financial hub of Lagos and like any business around the world, it depends on electricity to stay afloat... read more>>
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Government news
Eskom's plant performance improves
Since December last year, the availability of Eskom's plant performance has improved from 65% to 75%, Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown said... read more>>
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Business
6 ½ considerations for securing the home office

Perry Hutton

As increasing numbers of employees work from home, organisations often overlook the security needs of remote workers... read more>>
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