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Can SA's once-mighty construction sector be revived?
Can SA's once-mighty construction sector be revived?
[Mark Allix] The biggest challenge right now is SA's "low-growth environment"... read
Building Materials & Equipment
How UWC plans to turn mountains of coal-ash into low-cost building materials
How UWC plans to turn mountains of coal-ash into low-cost building materials
Thanks to groundbreaking research from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the artificial coal-ash mountains that changed the landscape of the Highveld and Mpumalanga, posing a significant environmental threat, could become a thing of the past... read
Sephaku grows profit despite a decline in revenue
Sephaku grows profit despite a decline in revenue

Robert Laing

Sephaku, which owns 36% of the South African operations of Nigerian cement maker Dangote and 100% concrete supplier Metier, managed to grow its profit on lower revenue in the year to end-March... read
Construction & Engineering
Why the 'cost per square metre rate' should be used with caution
Why the 'cost per square metre rate' should be used with caution
Clients and contractors involved in the cost comparison and cost planning process in expressing building cost should use the 'cost per square metre rate' with extreme caution... read
Arup provides multidisciplinary engineering services on Park Square project
Arup provides multidisciplinary engineering services on Park Square project
Currently being developed by Nedport Developments, a fully owned subsidiary of Nedbank, Park Square is a a mixed-use office and retail project situated in the Umhlanga New Town Centre in KwaZulu-Natal... read
Group Five gives in on proxies deadline
Group Five gives in on proxies deadline

Ann Crotty

Group Five has said it will withdraw the time restriction it imposed on the submission of proxy votes for the coming extraordinary general meeting of shareholders... read
Rustic Homes changes ownership
Rustic Homes changes ownership
Rustic Homes, a player in the timber home design and construction market in South Africa, has recently undergone a change of ownership... read
Property Development
Salt River urban renewal triggers growing demand in area
Salt River urban renewal triggers growing demand in area
Bordering Woodstock, Salt River is part of a R20bn urban renewal initiative across Cape Town... read
Sustainable Development
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DDS Projects takes home six SALI Awards of Excellence
Along with the trophy award for the Best Environmental Landscape Work, DDS Projects has walked off with six awards at the annual South African Landscaping Institute (SALI) Awards of Excellence... read
Government building achieves four-star Green Star SA Office v1 - As Built rating
Government building achieves four-star Green Star SA Office v1 - As Built rating
WSP has achieved a four-star Green Star SA As Built rating for the refurbishment of the Agrivaal building and the newly constructed adjacent public building, Batho Pele House... read
Utilities
Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect
Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect
The City of Cape Town has implemented Level 4b water restrictions with effect from July 2017 as dam levels remain critically low and reserves need to be built up during winter for the expected harsh summer months ahead... read
The internet of everything water
The internet of everything water

Ihuoma Atanga

Local communities boosting water monitoring systems using the internet... read
Nuclear and coal lobbies threaten to scupper renewables in South Africa
Nuclear and coal lobbies threaten to scupper renewables in South Africa

Hartmut Winkler

South African power utility Eskom recently repeated that it will not conclude supply contracts with the developers of new renewable energy power stations... read
Africa
Study reveals China commands almost 50% of Africa's international EPC market
Study reveals China commands almost 50% of Africa's international EPC market
According to a new report by McKinsey Africa, China's involvement in Africa is bigger and more multifaceted than previous studies suggest... read
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Tanzania to speed up hydropower project on UNESCO site
Tanzania's President John Magufuli plans to speed up the building of a hydroelectric dam in one of Africa's largest game reserves, despite criticism from environmentalists and UNESCO... read
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