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N2 upgrade near Grahamstown making progress
Sanral has announced that its six to seven-year project of upgrading the N2 between Grahamstown and the Fish River Pass is progressing well... read
RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes
RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), launching its Pride in the Profession: Celebrating 150 years of surveying successes campaign, is calling for nominations from around the world... read
Why engineering schools globally need more creative women
Why engineering schools globally need more creative women

Ishwar K. Puri

Engineers are good at solving problems. We make bridges safer, computers faster and engines more efficient. Today, the profession is working on an especially thorny problem: gender equity in higher education... read
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R48m road rehabilitation project launched
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Dr Ismail Vadi on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, officially launched the rehabilitation project of P-243 Road from Vereeniging to Balfour... read
Materials & Equipment
Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018
Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018
WoodEX for Africa 2018 will take place 11-13 July at Gallagher Estate in Midrand... read
PIC bulks up interest in cement-maker PPC
PIC bulks up interest in cement-maker PPC

Ann Crotty

Cement producer PPC said on Monday, 16 October, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) had increased its shareholding in the company... read
#GBCSA2017: Rubble is a resource
#GBCSA2017: Rubble is a resource

Sindy Peters

One cubic metre of concrete has a carbon footprint of 350kg of CO2, making this staple material in the construction industry one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases in the world... read
Fairfax's offer readies the field for a tug-of-war over correct value of PPC
Fairfax's offer readies the field for a tug-of-war over correct value of PPC

Mark Allix

The naysayers are starting to crawl out of the woodwork over a proposed pan-African merger between AfriSam, Fairfax Africa Investments and PPC... read
Property Development
Facelift underway at Ithala's northern region centres
Facelift underway at Ithala's northern region centres

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Ithala has commenced a refurbishment programme to revitalise township and rural economies at its retail centres in Nongoma, Ulundi and Eshowe in northern KwaZulu-Natal... read
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Emira upbeat over conversion of office block to residential

Alistair Anderson

Emira Property Fund is confident that its first asset conversion of a property from office to residential will succeed and that this will prompt the company to complete more value-enhancing property conversions... read
Smart Buildings & Cities
AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month
AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month
AfricArena, described as the largest tech innovation conference for startups and investors hosted on African soil, will take place from 6-7 November 2017 at the Century City Conference Centre... read
Sustainable Development
Bruce Kerswill receives his Lifetime Achievement Award from GBCSA CEO Dorah Modise and chairman Rudolf Pienaar.
Green Star Leadership Awards recognises top buildings, professionals
The annual Green Star Leadership Awards winners were announced at the GBCSA 2017 Green Building Convention in Cape Town last week... read
GBCSA launches Net Zero Programme
GBCSA launches Net Zero Programme
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), on Wednesday, 11 October, announced the launch of its Net Zero Programme... read
Patricia de Lille at the 10th annual Green Building Convention
#GBCSA2017: De Lille calls on building sector to 'think differently' as city continues to tackle drought

Sindy Peters

Speaking at the GBCSA's 10th annual Green Building Convention, the executive mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille called on industry players to implement their projects while ensuring resilience and sustainability. read
Utilities
Does South Africa's renewable energy plan signify progress or regression?
Does South Africa's renewable energy plan signify progress or regression?

Siyabonga Mbanjwa

The energy industry breathed a huge sigh of relief recently when energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy from bid windows 3.5 and 4 will be signed by the end of October 2017... read
Water Stewardship Summit focuses on closing SA's R30bn annual water infrastructure gap
Water Stewardship Summit focuses on closing SA's R30bn annual water infrastructure gap
Water, infrastructure and financial sector stakeholders met in Johannesburg recently for the third annual Water Stewardship Summit, addressing funding models to improve South Africa's water security... read
How Cape Town can win support for the next round of water cuts
How Cape Town can win support for the next round of water cuts

David Olivier

Dams in South Africa's Cape Town are half of what they were this time last year as the city continues to battle drought... read
Business
Matshela Koko, suspended CEO of Eskom
Shambles at Eskom panel

Kyle Cowan

Disciplinary proceedings against suspended acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko had a second false start on Monday... read
Jobs offered
Junior Quantity Surveyor - Johannesburg
Scan Display's Johannesburg office is looking for a registered junior quantity surveyor to join its design and sales team based in Rosebank. Read more >>

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