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South Africa aims to attract more private investment into infrastructure

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Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

SAIW 2024 participants

Welding competition winners show rare skills in real economy

29 Oct 2024

Ways to align your workspace with your brand

Trend Group 28 Oct 2024

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SAIW 2024 participants

Welding competition winners show rare skills in real economy

29 Oct 2024

PG Bison unveils new SupaWood Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo

PG Bison unveils new SupaWood Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo

PG Bison 14 Oct 2024

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

SafeQuip 1 Oct 2024

Pozzolanic materials can replace up to 30% of cement clinker and reduce energy consumption in cement production.

New standards pave way for green cement

Lindsey Schutters 10 Sep 2024

Eric Bruggeman took Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala on a tour of Electra Mining 2024.

Government finally showed up for Electra Mining

Lindsey Schutters 6 Sep 2024

Stiles’ lifestyle promo: Adding artistic elegance, quality tiles and sanitaryware

Stiles’ lifestyle promo: Adding artistic elegance, quality tiles and sanitaryware

Stiles 30 Aug 2024

Navigating conflict in construction

Navigating conflict in construction

Cox Yeats 16 Aug 2024

Decomposed emulsion and water. Source: BME

BME uncovers blasting solutions for potential acidic sulphate soil

13 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: The rise of gender-specific PPE in construction

Lindsey Schutters 6 Aug 2024

Coleus is one of the biggest suppliers of crown corks in South Africa.

Guala Closures to acquire Coleus Packaging and dominate cap market

Lindsey Schutters 5 Aug 2024

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New arc welding standards open for public comment

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jul 2024

Bell Equipment looks to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Europe

Bell Equipment to go private after family-led takeover

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

Waste pickers will have slight exemptions in the new scrap metal regulations.

Mchunu tightens regulations for scrap metal dealers in SA

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jul 2024

Ashley du Plooy, CEO at E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA).

EXCLUSIVE: Making real change to the e-waste challenge

Ashley du Plooy 10 Jul 2024

Switching to polymer bearings across its 160 global sites could save 20 tonnes of lubricant and over R100m in personnel costs annually for Heineken Brasil

Polymer bearings can decarbonise the beer industry

9 Jul 2024

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

8 Jul 2024

ArcelorMittal shelves plan to close KZN steel plant

Nelson Banya 2 Jul 2024

BHP is moving straight to electric to bypass Anglo hydrogen development.

BHP skips hydrogen, turns to electric trucks after Anglo rejection

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jun 2024

Rolls-Royce power systems include the full MTU business portfolio

Deutz gets Compcom green light for Rolls-Royce deal

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jun 2024

Nick Booth, Corobrik CEO

Corobrik clarifies Rietvlei situation after Greenpeace coal mining accusation

21 Jun 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

PG Bison 4 Jun 2024

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Compcom approves Solar Mining acquisition of Problast

Lindsey Schutters 27 May 2024

Green cement would be a climate win for the globe. Source: Engin Akyurt/Pexels

Cambridge researchers break new ground in green cement

Lindsey Schutters 24 May 2024

Corobrik Chairman Peter Du Trevou, Arran Wood, and Corobrik CEO Nick Booth

Corobrik celebrates future of SA architecture at student awards

19 May 2024

Latest trends in machines tools market on display at Machine Tools Africa

Latest trends in machines tools market on display at Machine Tools Africa

Machine Tools Africa 2024 14 May 2024

A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

George collapse rescue mission continues: 7 dead and 36 retrieved

Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander 8 May 2024

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

6 May 2024

Mark Freeman is offer manager digital buildings for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric

Future building methods will use digital tools to lower CO2 emissions

Mark Freeman 30 Apr 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance

The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

George Parrott 23 Apr 2024

Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

Lindsey Schutters 17 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry

Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

Prototype spectator stand

Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

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Critical role of glass recycling in sustainable demolition practices

28 Mar 2024

Starship mounted on the Super Heavy first stage booster ahead of its recent test launch. Source: SpaceX/Flickr

SpaceX's Starship launch offered a glimpse into the future

Lindsey Schutters 26 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

Rubber bitumen being applied for a spray seal application

Recycled rubber paves the way for sustainable roads in South Africa

7 Mar 2024

The first trial is being done at military buildings in Limpopo

South African military bases get cool makeover with innovative paint

5 Mar 2024

AI is proving useful in construction when tied to IoT systems.

Combining AI and IoT can make structures safer

27 Feb 2024

Stellenbosch University hosted the demonstration leg of the Milken-Motsepe Green Energy Prize competition.

Milken-Motsepe prize finalists open up SA green energy opportunities

Lindsey Schutters 20 Feb 2024

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