Struggle veterans and suburbanites have come together to save ancestral land from development. Fiona Macleod reports.
An envisaged road to serve commercial interests in Northern Gauteng will destroy endangered frogs’ breeding ground environmentalists have said.
A new report heralds progress in many areas in Africa but cautions against unrealistic optimism. Louise Redvers reports
To counteract the weak local market, South Africa-based construction firms are looking to Africa to export their services and expertise.
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 has warned against an uncertain future in the construction industry, following the latest GDP data, which revealed no growth in the sector.
On February 1 2010 the Competition Commission issued a call to the construction industry to participate in a fast-track settlement.
A former nurse’s determination to succeed led her to build a business from floor polish up.
The construction sector would only benefit from interest rate cuts in 2010, the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) said on Wednesday.
SA firm Murray & Roberts has pulled out of a R5-billion contract in Dubai after failing to finalise ”acceptable” terms with a client.
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Construction and engineering group Aveng has been fined R46,3-million — in terms of a consent agreement — for collusion, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 28 October 2008
Dizzying construction boom relies on migrant labourers who are lured into a life of squalor and exploitation, writes Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.