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Our cities are full - we need new ones
Our cities are full - we need new ones
[Matt Coetzee] By 2050, the UN predicts that cities will somehow accommodate a massive 2.5-billion more people... read
Architecture & Design
SA design company makes top 100 global interior designers list
SA design company makes top 100 global interior designers list
ARRCC is the only South African design company to be included in an exclusive list featuring the most influential interior designers in the world. read
Trends to look out for in Southern Africa's construction industry in 2017
Trends to look out for in Southern Africa's construction industry in 2017

Soren Du Preez

With 2016 bringing a year of unexpected developments across the globe, there are now diverse global realities impacting the African continent as a whole and Southern Africa's construction industry in particular... read
Belgotex launches Design Centre at Century City
Belgotex launches Design Centre at Century City
Belgotex Floors recently revealed its Design Centre in Century City, Cape Town, providing a creative space for the public and industry professionals... read
French Polynesia signs agreement for Floating Island Project
French Polynesia signs agreement for Floating Island Project
The French Polynesian government, earlier this year, officially signed an agreement with The Seasteading Institute to cooperate on creating legal framework to allow for the development of The Floating Island Project... read
How workspace design can affect the bottomline
How workspace design can affect the bottomline
According to Hassan Shaikh, founder of Revolve, a specialist corporate and retail interior design strategy agency, SA companies are getting workspace design wrong... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Vinyls SA 2017 Conference speakers announced
Vinyls SA 2017 Conference speakers announced
The Vinyls SA 2017 Conference is set to take place on Wednesday, 7 June 2017, at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg... read
Kansai Plascon Africa Limited acquires Sadolin Paints
Kansai Plascon Africa Limited acquires Sadolin Paints
Kansai Plascon Africa Limited (KPAL), a subsidiary of Kansai Paint, recently announced the acquisition of 100% of Sadolin Paints' operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Burundi... read

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Construction & Engineering
R50m road project launched
R50m road project launched
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has launched a R50m road rehabilitation project between Meyerton and Alberton/Katlehong in Sedibeng... read
Smart Buildings & Cities
Establishing a Secure and Safe Smart City Drone Program report released
Establishing a Secure and Safe Smart City Drone Program report released
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), together with Securing Smart Cities, recently announced the release of the Establishing a Safe and Secure Municipal Drone Program report... read
Black & Veatch report looks at smart city ecosystems
Black & Veatch report looks at smart city ecosystems
According to Black & Veatch's 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility Report, fulfilling the smart city promise, transforming cities and infrastructure, will require integrating communication technology and increasing stakeholder engagement. read
Sustainable Development
#UrbanHealth: Collaboration key in achieving SDGs, New Urban Agenda
#UrbanHealth: Collaboration key in achieving SDGs, New Urban Agenda

Sindy Peters

Collaboration between the urban development and health sectors is key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Habitat's New Urban Agenda... read
Utilities
Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Global waste management group Averda recently announced its acquisition of Solid Waste Technologies (SWT), a healthcare medical waste company with over 20 years' experience... read
Business
Kruger with his latest book released with Penguin, looking at the concept of strategic rule-breaking for businesses.
SONA and strategic rule-breaking: The art of doing the unexpected for amplified results

Douglas Kruger

Rules are a great idea. Except when they aren't. If you're fascinated by the idea of breaking rules, last Thursday's amazing travelling circus show, the State of the Nation Address, will have struck you as a veritable feast of chaotic delights. Wearing your proudly South African cap, your emotional reaction may have been somewhat different, but let's put national dignity aside for a second and think about the idea of strategic rule-breaking... read
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Water and sewage conveyance systems masterclass 2017
Nduna Project Consulting - 23 Mar 2017 to 24 Mar 2017, Johannesburg


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