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Billion rand property development gets green light in CT CBD
Billion rand property development gets green light in CT CBD
Final approval has been given for the development of a multi-use development within the Cape Town CBD... read
BizTrends 2017
#BizTrends2017: A look at the affordable housing space
#BizTrends2017: A look at the affordable housing space

Karen Petersen

There remains a huge interest and demand in affordable housing in South Africa... read
#BizTrends2017: Exciting areas of growth in plastic pipe industry
#BizTrends2017: Exciting areas of growth in plastic pipe industry

Jan Venter

Despite numerous appeals made to government by industry, not enough has happened this past year to improve South Africa's water infrastructure... read


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Architecture & Design
Fort originally protecting Pretoria wins UP regional architecture award
Fort originally protecting Pretoria wins UP regional architecture award
Yvonne Bruinette of the University of Pretoria has been named the regional winner of the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards... read
Nominations open for Women in Construction Awards 2017
Nominations open for Women in Construction Awards 2017
The fifth instalment of the Women in Construction Awards is now open for nominations... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Johnson Controls launches new line of BACnet thermostats
Johnson Controls launches new line of BACnet thermostats
Johnson Controls recently launched the T8800 series of BACnet thermostats which is designed for growing the network thermostat market and features building automation systems (BAS) integration capabilities... read
SA steel production falls by 4.3% to 6.141m tonnes
SA steel production falls by 4.3% to 6.141m tonnes

Dominic Preuss

South African steel production fell by 4.2% in 2016 to an estimated 6.141-million tonnes, according to the World Steel Association. This compared to an 0.8% rise in global steel production to 1.6285-billion tonnes... read
Construction & Engineering
Greater responsible leadership needed for infrastructure agenda - KPMG report
Greater responsible leadership needed for infrastructure agenda - KPMG report
According to the 2017 Emerging Trends in Infrastructure report from KPMG International, offshoots of disruption and uncertainty around the world pose enormous implications for the future of infrastructure... read
Ravi Kumar
Bridging the gap in Africa

Ravi Kumar

Africa has seen great economic growth over recent years and is expected to continue growing at an average rate of 6% annually, between 2013 and 2023... read
Ian Massey
Polarisation leads to serious problems in SA construction industry

Ian Massey

Why are so many construction contracts in SA over budget, late and being carried out at the expense of good relationships between the parties? I believe that polarisation in the construction industry is at the root of the problem... read
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Silvermine Road and Ou Kaapse Weg intersection upgrade under way
City of Cape Town's Transport and Urban Development Authority have begun with the upgrade of the Ou Kaapse Weg and Silvermine Road intersection with the aim to relieve congestion... read
Property Development
Dti to spend R216m on upgrades at industrial parks
Dti to spend R216m on upgrades at industrial parks
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) plans to spend R216m on renovations at five industrial parks in the country... read
Solving the Rubik's Cube of Cape Town's city planning
Solving the Rubik's Cube of Cape Town's city planning
The latest revision of Cape Town's Municipal Planning By-law has as many permutations as a Rubik's Cube and signing an offer to purchase can be a very costly mistake if you haven't done your homework... read
Atterbury developing The Club Advocates' Chambers
Atterbury developing The Club Advocates' Chambers
Atterbury is developing The Club Advocates' Chambers in Pretoria, offering advocates the opportunity to own or rent offices in the new urban precinct... read
Smart Buildings & Cities
L-R: Rudraksh Bhawalkar and Gavin Holme
Smarter cities are safer cities

Gavin Holme and Rudraksh Bhawalkar

As technology evolves at an exponential pace, and increasing numbers of individuals live in urban areas, the concept of smart cities is gaining momentum... read
Sustainable Development
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#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute, addressed attendees at the sixth World Sustainability Forum, recently held in Cape Town, providing six key investment areas that he believes need to be a priority for Africa in order for the continent to meet the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). read
CT gears up for phase two of its ceiling retrofit project
CT gears up for phase two of its ceiling retrofit project
R60m has been earmarked for phase two of the City of Cape Town's Transport and Urban Development Authority's ceiling retrofit project... read
Virunga Foundation, Aera Group launch carbon certification process in DRC
Virunga Foundation, Aera Group launch carbon certification process in DRC
Virunga National Park and finance group Aera have launched a VCS carbon certification process for Matebe hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo... read
$14m solar field ground-breaking in Burundi
$14m solar field ground-breaking in Burundi
A festive ground-breaking was hed recently for a 7.5MW solar field that will add 15% to Burundi's generation capacity. Attended by government officials, international investors, religious leaders and the diplomatic community, Gigawatt Global announced the $14m pioneering project in Mubuga... read
Tyer wind converter
New wind turbine mimics the hummingbird
Biomimicry is nature's way of letting us know that it already has all the answers... read
Utilities
CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions
CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions
The implementation of tougher water restrictions from 1 February 2017 has been approved by the City of Cape Town's Council... read
Eskom's failure to sign PPAs could knock on to gas and coal
Eskom's failure to sign PPAs could knock on to gas and coal
Eskom's reluctance to sign off on renewable PPAsr should also concern the coal and cogeneration project developers and IPPs... read
Business
WHO vetoes sugar tax endorsement
WHO vetoes sugar tax endorsement
The WHO executive board has decided not to make recommendations to member states to impose a soft drinks tax... read
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