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WEC, Royal HaskoningDHV to deliver wastewater treatment plant
Royal HaskoningDHV and WEC Projects have signed an agreement for Nereda wastewater treatment technology in South Africa. The agreement was signed recently in Johannesburg in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte... read


Propertuity purchases historic buildings in Johannesburg CBD

Development company Propertuity has purchased four connected retail buildings situated at 66-72 Pritchard Street, Johannesburg... Read

Excellerate CEO named most influential woman in construction

CEO Global has named Marna van der Walt, CEO of Excellerate Property Services, as the Most Influential Woman in Building and Construction sector. Read

Mega Water Corporation acquires entire WET businesses

Mega Water Corporation has bought the entire businesses of Water Engineering and Pumping Technology (WET), WET Solar and JV Building Wet Services as going concerns... Read

Construction & Engineering
Giuricich Bros clinches mall building contracts
Giuricich Bros Construction has increased its presence in the retail development sector by securing the lucrative building contracts for the new 45,000m² Springs Mall at Blue Crane Eco Park and the 15,000m² expansion of Vaal Mall... read
Infrastructure and Technology
France to give Africa €2bn for green energy
France will give African countries €2bn ($2.1bn) over the next four years to develop renewable energy and replace the fossil fuels that drive global warming, President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, 1 December... read
Smart Buildings
UCT students named winners of Greenovate Awards
Students from the University of Cape Town scooped both first and second prizes in the inaugural Growthpoint Greenovate Awards... read
Sustainable Development
Solar PV project at De Ville Shopping Centre completed
The De Ville Shopping Centre in Durbanville, Cape Town, now features a bank of highly efficient solar panels on its roof... read
Tower Property Fund rolls out green measures
The Tower Property Fund is currently rolling out green measures to several buildings within the fund's portfolio... read
Utilities
Orange, ENGIE to expand Africa's electricity grid
Orange and ENGIE have signed a partnership covering the expansion of the rural electricity grid and ENGIE's optimisation of energy supplied to Orange's telecoms infrastructure in Africa... read
Innovation needed to improve water use
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it remains occupied with the business of finding innovative ways to promote more efficient use of water... read
International
Qatar signs first contracts on 'cities' for 180,000 workers
DOHA - Qatar signed the first contracts on a mega-accommodation project on Thursday which will eventually see almost 180,000 migrant workers housed in seven specially built "cities"... read
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Africa
Shoprite opens store in Tete Province, Mozambique
The Tete Junction shopping centre opened recently in the Tete Province of Mozambique. The centre features the first Shoprite store in the province... read
First Builders Warehouse store opens in Zambia
Builders Warehouse has recently opened its first store in Zambia, which has created 156 jobs, at the East Park Shopping Mall, Lusaka. It is the sixth Builders Warehouse store outside of South Africa... read
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7th Annual Rural Development Conference 2016
MILLA SA - 24 May 2016 to 26 May 2016, Cape Town


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