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Africa is home, everybody plays their part
Contractor Josephine Sindani explores why upgrading South Africa's informal settlements must be paired with skills training, maintenance literacy, and active leadership for women…
SAFA Ablution Facilities Tender
Statutory and Regulatory Compliance. Tenderers must ensure compliance with: SANS 10400 (National Building Regulations) SABS standards applicable to construction materials and…
South Africa’s parallel State: The cost of letting crime govern
Because in the end, the true cost of crime and corruption is not only measured in billions of rand lost. It is measured in a country that could have been built. And wasn’t
Forty years of Mswati rule offer zilch to celebrate
Eswatini is a small, resilient, and culturally rich nation. Its people have endured extraordinary pressure. But on governance, the record is one of systemic failure: captured…
South Africa’s obsession with ‘Cities’
South Africa doesn’t need another “mega city” with big promises and no foundations. It needs cities that work – developments rooted in demand, affordability and local partnerships
SA’s unemployment rate edges up to 32.9%
Jobs were lost in the formal sector, as well as in trade, construction and private households
‘Miracle’ survivor found five days after George building collapse
The man was extricated by rescue workers and rushed to hospital
Blackouts add to risk of recession
Other factors are inflation and interest rate hikes while load-shedding has affected key sectors
The Shackbuilder group teaches, and learns, from Norwegian architects
‘People are really noticing the work we do for the community,’ says a former unemployed youngster, now project leader at growing construction enterprise, Marvin Blauw
River Club property developers continue construction despite interim interdict
Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust maintains recommencement of construction not in contravention of the law
Bricks and biofuels: Cannabis can grow South Africa
Two promising uses of hemp are the manufacturing of “green” biofuels and the building of low-cost and sustainable housing
Infrastructure and development plans must align
Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015…
Sisters pave the way with ecobricks
The durable bricks are made from 30% recycled plastic, some of which they collect from a network of 50 waste pickers
Editorial: Vaccine passports
How does South Africa return to a pre-pandemic world, or at least one closely resembling it? That’s the question for policymakers as our country’s recovery lags its peers
Nehawu claims R35m Northern Cape tender scandal
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union alleges that work on the Northern Cape legislature’s building was not completed and, despite this, the company was given…