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Arid SA needs to get serious about desalination
Arid SA needs to get serious about desalination
[Jacques Laubscher] In SA, it seems that whenever drought starts to bite, talk of desalination returns to the national debate... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: ITC-SA profiles three women in roofing who've climbed the scaffolding
#WomensMonth: ITC-SA profiles three women in roofing who've climbed the scaffolding
The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) marks Women's Month by putting the spotlight on three of its female members... read
Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists
Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists

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The awards attracted a flood of entries for this year's 14th annual ceremony, which will take place at Emperors Palace on 17 August, before a host of business and government leaders, along with celebrities... read
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Architecture & Design
Coline Mauroy's Homemade project investigates ‘self-building' in high-density environments
Coline Mauroy's Homemade project investigates ‘self-building' in high-density environments

Lindsay Samson

“Architecture is not only about making a building beautiful, it's more about thinking about a space that can provide a better way of living"... read
SVA International's Jannie Wagenaar (left) and Greenacres centre manager Brent Starr (right) inspect the new Virgin Active health club that forms the final phase of the two-year shopping centre upgrade.
SVA International completes R100m health club in Eastern Cape
Designed by SVA International, the R100m, 3,572m2 Virgin Active officially opened its doors on Saturday, 29 July in PE... read

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Building Materials & Equipment
New deadline for Italtile deal
New deadline for Italtile deal
Italtile and its shareholders will know by 30 September whether a planned acquisition of Ceramic, for a consideration of R3.61bn, will get the go-ahead... read
Construction & Engineering
Reengineering elevators could transform 21st-century cities
Reengineering elevators could transform 21st-century cities

Antony Wood and Dario Trabucco

In the 160 or so years since the first skyscrapers were built, technological innovations of many kinds have allowed us to build them to reach astonishing heights... read
Growthpoint opens incubation programme to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs
Growthpoint opens incubation programme to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs
Growthpoint Properties has opened up its Property Point incubation programme to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to build sustainable small businesses in the industry... read
Property Development
Twin City Bushbuckridge Shopping Centre in Mpumalanga
Property development in underserved areas is not for the faint of heart
Building in under-serviced areas is tough, but the socio-economic payoff makes it worthwhile in the long run... read
#SmartHomes: The number one tenant amenity today is Wi-Fi
#SmartHomes: The number one tenant amenity today is Wi-Fi

Riaan Graham

In today's crazy technology age, we are seeing many new developments being incorporated into the home... read
Smart Buildings & Cities
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The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill

Ever-increasing urbanisation and the subsequent demand for development of cities is the catalyst needed to bridge both the greatest challenges and most creative solutions for a future of the automotive sector... read
Sustainable Development
Habitat for Humanity, UN-HABITAT to host conference on African land governance, management
Habitat for Humanity, UN-HABITAT to host conference on African land governance, management
Land is integral to securing shelter, agriculture for food security, mobilising investments and for the sustainable management of resources... read
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SRK Consulting applies rapid vulnerability assessment tool in City of Mbombela
SRK Consulting has developed a rapid vulnerability assessment (RVA) tool that has the potential to assist local governments in responding to climate change... read
CT revised development framework aims to reverse impact of apartheid spatial planning
CT revised development framework aims to reverse impact of apartheid spatial planning
The City of Cape Town has issued a draft revised Municipal Spatial Development Framework which outlines how it intends to transform the city's spatial form... read
Utilities
City goes after water guzzlers
City goes after water guzzlers
The City of Cape Town will start knocking on doors this week to install devices that restrict supply to water guzzlers... read
Business
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City of Cape Town announces road closures
The City of Cape Town has announced temporary road closures in parts of the CBD today, Tuesday, 8 August 2017, to accommodate two gatherings which have been approved... read
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