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Africa Architecture Awards shortlist announced
Africa Architecture Awards shortlist announced
A total of 307 projects from across 32 African countries qualified to enter the inaugural Africa Architecture Awards... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Issued by Topco Media

What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference... read
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Architecture & Design
2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards open for entries
2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards open for entries
The fourth edition of the PPC Imaginarium Awards has officially opened for entries... read
WallpaperStore to pop up in Cape Town
WallpaperStore to pop up in Cape Town
Curated interior and lifestyle design marketplace WallpaperStore will be popping up in Cape Town in mid-September... read

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ArcelorMittal SA sinks deeper into the red

Andries Mahlangu

ArcelorMittal SA sank deeper into the red in the six months to June, as the struggling steel producer buckled under the weight of unrelentingly low steel demand, rising input costs and a stronger rand... read
Construction & Engineering
National home building regulator visits rural areas
National home building regulator visits rural areas
Rural communities will get an opportunity to access home building information and services when the national regulator for the sector undertakes a roadshow. .. read
Nigel road upgrade project completed
Nigel road upgrade project completed
The R16m P41/1 road rehabilitation project near Nigel has restored the road for a further 15 years... read
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Roads set to boost intra-regional trade in Africa
The initial free trade agreement between 26 Africans countries was recently signed in Uganda. Transport infrastructure will be a vital ingredient in this agreement... read
Damelin Benoni city students attend Africa's mega infrastructure show
Damelin Benoni city students attend Africa's mega infrastructure show

Ashmika Chottu, Issued by Damelin

Damelin Benoni City students and lecturers recently attended the annual African Construction Totally Concrete Expo at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand... read
New International Construction Measurement Standards launched
New International Construction Measurement Standards launched
The newly launched International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) aims to revolutionise the global construction industry by improving cost prediction in infrastructure projects... read
Allan Gray delivers Group Five shake-up
Allan Gray delivers Group Five shake-up

Ann Crotty

The eight new non-executive directors who secured appointment to the Group Five board at Monday's extraordinary shareholders' meeting are faced with the immediate prospect of releasing the details of hefty losses notched up by the construction company in the year to June... read
Smart Buildings & Cities
The modern commercial facility builds on standards
The modern commercial facility builds on standards

Neil Cameron

Today, modern commercially focused facilities - from corporate office buildings to retail environments - make use of global technology standards... read
Sustainable Development
Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?
Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Sarah Colenbrander

Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are growing fast. Nigeria alone is projected to add 212 million urban dwellers by 2050... read
Utilities
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How will Eskom spend all the extra money it wants South Africans to pay?

Graeme Hosken

Eskom wants consumers to cough up more for electricity... read
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Recent rainfall has had little impact as CT continues to face drought crisis
The drought conditions experienced in Cape Town has become the new normal for the city as a water-scarce region... read
International
Nippon Steel swings to profit for April-June quarter
Nippon Steel swings to profit for April-June quarter
Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal said Friday, 28 July, it returned to profit in the April-June quarter thanks to brisk demand from the auto sector... read
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Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport
With the backing of the African Legal Support Facility, the government of Rwanda has taken a concrete step toward becoming a transportation hub for the East African region... read
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Eight dead in Lagos building collapse
Eight people were killed when a four-storey building collapsed after heavy rains in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos, the emergency services and witnesses said on Wednesday, 26 July... read
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Business
Rene Miles, managing director at Novare Investments
#WomensMonth: Making your mark in financial services

Rene Miles

Certain stereotypes associated with the financial services industry remain true - it's still male dominated, men earn more than their female counterparts and women aren't adequately represented in senior leadership positions... read
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