Construction cartels verdict expected in June

Construction cartels verdict expected in June

23 Apr 2013 14:09 - Sapa
Construction cartels, guilty of collusive practices could learn their fate as early as June, the Construction Industry Development Board has told MPs.
Building slow to get off the ground

Building slow to get off the ground

28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
Despite big talk about government spending, companies are still waiting for it to happen.
Let bent builders serve the poor

Let bent builders serve the poor

22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Letters
The legal consequences of cartel activity on the part of powerful players in the construction industry are dire.
Construction: Firms hit by cartel scam may sue for billions

Construction: Firms hit by cartel scam may sue for billions

15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Lloyd Gedye
More than 60 companies may have fallen victim to industry collusion, opening the door to civil cases and related lawsuits.
Construction: Collusion may be the industry's fatal flaw

Construction: Collusion may be the industry's fatal flaw

08 Feb 2013 00:00 - Lloyd Gedye
The state has been caught between a brick and a hard place in its crackdown on long-running cartels in South Africa’s construction industry.
Leaks show construction's rotten core

Leaks show construction's rotten core

08 Feb 2013 00:00 - Lloyd Gedye
It is an industry rife with corruption, fraud, racketeering and collusion, all sanctioned by the leadership of SA's biggest construction companies.
State tender delays hurt construction

State tender delays hurt construction

16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
Recent results from South Africa's biggest construction firms have made it clear that delays in issuing large tenders are hurting the sector.
Welcome to Zumaville

Welcome to Zumaville

03 Aug 2012 00:00 - Jonathan Erasmus, Matuma Letsoalo, Phillip De Wet,
The government is planning a new R2-billion town in President Zuma's home village of Nkandla, and taxpayers will have to pick up half the tab.
Construction could claim heritage site

Construction could claim heritage site

29 Jun 2012 09:10 - Fiona Macleod
Struggle veterans and suburbanites have come together to save ancestral land from development. Fiona Macleod reports.
Estate plan threatens wetland

Estate plan threatens wetland

17 May 2012 11:59 - Fiona Macleod
An envisaged road to serve commercial interests in Northern Gauteng will destroy endangered frogs' breeding ground environmentalists have said.
No longer the hopeless continent

No longer the hopeless continent

11 May 2012 03:15 - Louise Redvers
A new report heralds progress in many areas in Africa but cautions against unrealistic optimism. Louise Redvers reports

Construction firms seek growth elsewhere in Africa

10 Aug 2011 20:28 - Staff Reporter
To counteract the weak local market, South Africa-based construction firms are looking to Africa to export their services and expertise.

China to increase role in Africa's building sector

21 Jul 2011 14:04 - Staff Reporter
One of the most important areas where China is set to play a bigger role is in the construction and infrastructure sectors in Africa.

Solidarity warns construction sector over jobs

31 May 2011 19:02 - Staff Reporter
Solidarity has warned against an uncertain future in the construction industry, following the latest GDP data, which revealed no growth in the sector.
Time for change in construction

Time for change in construction

08 Apr 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
On February 1 2010 the Competition Commission issued a call to the construction industry to participate in a fast-track settlement.

Building industry can expect relief by 2010

29 Apr 2009 14:00 - Staff Reporter
The construction sector would only benefit from interest rate cuts in 2010, the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) said on Wednesday.

Murray & Roberts pulls out of R5bn Dubai contract

16 Apr 2009 10:48 - Staff Reporter
SA firm Murray & Roberts has pulled out of a R5-billion contract in Dubai after failing to finalise "acceptable" terms with a client.

Aveng fined R46m for collusion

13 Feb 2009 15:05 - Staff Reporter
Construction and engineering group Aveng has been fined R46,3-million -- in terms of a consent agreement -- for collusion, it was reported on Friday.

Behind the glitz of Dubai

28 Oct 2008 06:00 - Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Dizzying construction boom relies on migrant labourers who are lured into a life of squalor and exploitation, writes Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.

Bank says construction boom to last beyond 2010

05 Aug 2008 11:29 - Staff Reporter
SA's construction and infrastructure sector, the fastest-growing economic sector, is expected to continue beyond 2010, said Absa's Peter Steyn.