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Brick manufacturers face price fixing charges
Six South African brick manufacturers have been charged with price fixing... read
Building
Heroes against hunger: Blisters for Bread Charity Walk #Blisters4Bread
Heroes against hunger: Blisters for Bread Charity Walk #Blisters4Bread

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The PSFA's 49th #Blisters4Bread Charity Family Fun Walk in association with Lucky Star will take place on 27 August... read
Architecture & Design
Winy Maas on innovating into the future of architecture
Winy Maas on innovating into the future of architecture

Neo Maditla

The Dutch architect chats about how he is unlocking the potential of buildings in overcrowded cities... read
Africa Architecture Awards extends entry deadline
Africa Architecture Awards extends entry deadline
With new entries being submitted daily, organisers of the Africa Architecture Awards have decided to extend the deadline to 14 July 2017... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Mercantile's role in the liquidation of Alert Steel heads to court
Mercantile's role in the liquidation of Alert Steel heads to court

Robert Laing

Mercantile Bank's role in the liquidation of Alert Steel is heading to court, with plaintiffs, including ArcelorMittal, demanding R351m damages, Fin24 reported on Monday, 10 July... read
Steel safeguard duties 'will cut jobs and protect ArcelorMittal monopoly'
Steel safeguard duties 'will cut jobs and protect ArcelorMittal monopoly'

Mark Allix

The National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) does not think tariffs on cheap, mainly Chinese, steel imports will help an industry in crisis... read
Deals above board, Corobrik protests
Deals above board, Corobrik protests

Mark Allix

Corobrik has hit back hard over charges by the Competition Commission that it has engaged in price fixing... read
Construction & Engineering
R150m allocated to upgrade Gauteng road
R150m allocated to upgrade Gauteng road
The Gauteng Department for Roads and Transport will upgrade the R511 which is located north-west of Johannesburg for R150m... read
NMMU to phase out engineering diplomas
NMMU to phase out engineering diplomas

Devon Koen

National diploma programmes in civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering will no longer be offered at NMMU, while new bachelor degree programmes will be introduced... read
SA engineering proves its mettle at Phillippines mine
SA engineering proves its mettle at Phillippines mine
Three South African engineering firms designed and built the headgear, shaft collar and winder house for the Philsaga Mining Corporation in the Philippines... read
Construction group Calgro M3 scales back work in drought-stricken Cape
Construction group Calgro M3 scales back work in drought-stricken Cape

Mark Allix

Calgro M3, a listed property developer, says it has significantly scaled down the construction of developments in Cape Town due to the city's water restrictions... read
PPC, Black Suppliers to launch Emerging Contractor Conference
PPC, Black Suppliers to launch Emerging Contractor Conference
While there has been an increase in the number of people registering their own construction companies in the hope of accessing procurement opportunities, most of the newly registered companies are yet to tender for such opportunities... read
Property Development
Artist's impression of Bridge City affordable housing
Construction of Bridge City affordable housing project to start soon
Construction of an affordable housing project at Bridge City in eThekwini is due to start within weeks... read
Sustainable Development
Better Living Challenge phase two launch
Second phase of Better Living Challenge to focus on upgrading informal homes
The Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) recently launched the second iteration of the Better Living Challenge (BLC) at the Nyanga Arts Development Centre in the Western Cape... read
Community participation not simply a check-box task
Community participation not simply a check-box task
“Each urban development affects not only those that invest in it or occupy the buildings and places within it, but the wider community... read
Utilities
Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from others
Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from others

David Olivier

Water access is a key challenge for urban futures... read
Cape Town to host top water loss conference
Cape Town to host top water loss conference

Dave Chambers

At the rate Cape Town's winter rainfall is going, another hot, dry summer will make this year's drought look like a Sunday School picnic... read
Cape Town needs a new approach to manage water
Cape Town needs a new approach to manage water

Lucy Rodina

Cape Town is facing one of its worst droughts in over a century... read
International
Utilities including nuclear firms hacked
Utilities including nuclear firms hacked
WASHINGTON, US: Firms operating nuclear power plants and other energy facilities in the US have been hacked in recent months, the New York Times reported Thursday, 6 July... read
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Africa
R-L: Gerhard van der Westhuizen, project manager of Atterbury Property Development, and Tagir Carimo, mayor of the City of Pemba.
Huge new shopping mall opens in Mozambique's Pemba

Alistair Anderson

Atterbury has completed the first-phase development of its $20m Pemba Shopping venture in Mozambique... read
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Five steps to cracking cashflow

Richard Mukheibir

Cashflow is one of the cornerstones of your business because if you can't get it right, your business will crumble... read
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