All construction sites can re-open at Level 3. 1 June is therefore a deadline for the completion of Workplace Readiness Plans and obtaining the necessary certification. SMMEs are advised to ensure they get all the assiastance
JSE-listed cement producer PPC has reported difficult trading conditions for the nine months to December 31, 2018, with cement volumes down between 2% and 3%, […]
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and Dangote Industries Tanzania have sealed a 20-year deal for supply of cost effective natural gas to generate electricity at Dangote’s cement plant in Mtwara The new deal raises hopes for increased production and eventually reduced prices for cement in the domestic market.
Sephaku Holdings on Wednesday advised shareholders that the company earnings for the 2018 financial year, ended March 31, are expected to be between […]
Dangote Cement Plc says it has begun the training of its newly engaged managers while raising its capacity. The new […]
a.b.e. Construction Chemicals has expanded its range of dustless cementitious products with the launch of a dustless version of abe.dur […]
Cement manufacturers in the region are going through turbulent times, with profits falling and some going into loss territory, as […]
Raysut Cement Company, the largest producer of cement in Oman, said it has started operations of its new state-of-the-art fully […]
Diversified family owned German renewable energy development and operations company Enertrag has concluded an agreement with South African renewable energy company GenesisEco-EnergyDevelopments (GEED) for the development […]
PPC Ltd’s CEO, Johann Claassen, has vowed to boost liquidity and extend debt maturity and he’s eyeing future expansion for […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has faulted Kenya’s leadership for their greed and persistent failure to place matters of national […]
Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Nigerian multi-millionaire founder of BUA Group, an industrial conglomerate with interests in cement manufacturing, sugar refining and […]
A slowdown in construction activities hit the Kenyan cement industry heavily, with all listed manufacturers recording a dip in profits. […]
Bamburi Cement has announced that its net profit for the year to December 2017 has dropped by Sh3.9 billion to Sh1.97 […]
Lafarge Africa Plc has listed about 3.1 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each, increasing the cement company’s market capitalisation […]
Ohorongo Cement has achieved 365 days lost-day injury (LDI) free, the company said in a recent press release. The Namibian […]
The world’s leading cement manufacturer, CRH Plc, which has no presence in Africa, now plans to establish its cement and […]
Dar es Salaam-based Twiga Cement Factory has been given a two-month ultimatum to control dust pollution or face a ban. […]
The Dangote Group announced plans to double its investment in Ethiopia. The announcement came following talks Aliko Dangote, owner of […]
LafargeHolcim is revamping its management structure to make countries more accountable for results
Dangote Cement will officially open its 1.5million metric tonnes per annum capacity Cement Plant in Congo on Thursday, this week. Constructed […]
Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has commissioned a thirty million Dollar cement factory at the Dawa Industrial Enclave on the […]
The Kisarawe Cement Company plans to increase output by 33.3% in the near future. It aims to produce 162,000 tonnes annually, […]
The Rwandan construction and real estate sectors have registered enormous growth rates over the past decade, hiking cement demand. However, […]
PPC has recorded the highest production volumes in Zimbabwe for the first time in 18 years following the opening of […]
PPC is well capitalised for the foreseeable future and doesn’t need to raise cash from shareholders for a second time […]
Cement maker PPC on Thursday said its first-quarter revenue had tracked ahead of the comparative period in the prior year, while group earnings […]
By: Megan Van Wyngaardt A subdued local construction market, paired with the R59-million closing out of its construction services business, has seen WG Wearne widen its loss from […]
President of Chad, Idriss Déby, has officially opened the country’s second cement plant, according to local media reports. The plant […]
Shareholders of Lafarge Africa Plc on Wednesday approved a proposal to raise NGN140bn (US$442m) in new capital for the cement […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and president of Dangote group, has recorded a $1.1 billion increase in fortune over the […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced plans to commence production at its cement grinding plant in Congo in a matter of weeks. […]
All cement imported into Mozambique must be tested for quality, just as cement produced in local factories is tested for […]
Shareholders of Dangote Cement were full of praise for the board, management and staff of the company after approving the […]
LAFARGE Africa Plc has disclosed plans to raise additional N140 billion from the capital market through a Rights Issue. The […]
The construction industry in South Africa – which is tied directly to the state of cement and concrete – is stuttering, but there is scope to improve, […]
Lafarge Africa wants to raise 140-billion naira ($445.9-million) in fresh equity and convert some loans into shares as part of a […]
LafargeHolcim’s net sales rose by 5.3% year-on-year to €5.21bn in the first quarter of 2017 due to higher prices and […]
Lafarge has returned to profitability, posting a $3,1 million net profit for the year ended December, 2016 from a $1,9 […]
Lafarge Africa Plc, one of the leading cement and building solutions providers in Nigeria, yesterday reported a profit after tax […]
Dangote Cement Plc has embarked on a sensitisation campaign on the proper utilisation of cement in the construction industry.This follows […]
Ohorongo Cement has signed a corporation agreement with the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) Otjiwarongo, that provides NCCI-registered […]
Bamburi Cement has appointed three women as directors including former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Alice Owuor, […]
JSE-listed PPC’s balance sheet has shown significant improvement following the conclusion of its first broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) transaction. The […]
Third quarter economic growth data produced by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
A new cement factory has been commissioned in the Free Zones enclave in Tema with the capacity to produce one million tons of cement annually.
Three companies plan to invest as much as 20 trillion shillings ($9.2 billion) in Tanzanian cement production in projects that […]
Six host communities to Lafarge Holcim Cement Company in Cross River State, are at daggers drawn with the company over supposed […]
South Africa’s cement industry would benefit from consolidation because there are too many players for the size of the market, […]
PPC has posted flat earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of R1,14bn for the six months ended September 30, while its Ebitda margin, at 22,2%, was negatively impacted on by selling price pressures and the timing of administration and other operating expenses.
East African Portland Cement has reported a 42% drop in full year net profit amid increased operating costs.
Dangote Group said on Tuesday it was planning to invest over $20 billion (N630.5 billion) and engage over 200,000 more […]
President John Mahama has inaugurated the Western Diamond Cement Limited (WDCL) at Bokro, near Takoradi, describing it as a manifestation […]
A leading manufacturer of cement in Africa, Dangote, is hoping to move into the Asian market in the next decade.The […]
Charles Mbire has interests in practically every lucrative business sector in Uganda and beyond from telecommunications, finance, energy, oil, real estate, agribusiness
Moroccan continental cement giant Ciments de l’Afrique (Cimaf) is about to launch the construction of a new cement plant in […]
Cash shortages in Zimbabwe were causing delays in disbursing remittances to foreign creditors, Kumbirai Katsande the chairman of Swiss-based LafargeHolcim’s […]
Hima Cement, a subsidiary of the French conglomerate Lafarge, has announced it will invest $40 million in a new plant […]
PRETORIA Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe remains optimistic that its performance will be in line with its planned targets, but expects […]
According to Engineering News, shareholders of JSE-listed PPC subscribed for 920-million rights offer shares of its R4-billion rights offer. In August, the company […]
China grew its cement exports to Kenya tenfold in the first half of 2016 even as contractors of flagship projects […]
The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) also called Sokoto Cement, has declared the sum of N1.2 billion profit after […]
A cheap electricity deal that attracted Aliko Dangote to set up a cement plant in Ethiopia could impact the cement […]
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) granted approval to Lafarge Africa to issue and list 413.18 million ordinary shares to acquire […]
The cost of building a house has increased by ±30% in four years despite a drop in cement prices, a […]
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) has appointed a new managing director after his predecessor took up a new role in […]
Prices of various brands of cement skyrocketed overnight across the country putting builders and suppliers under unexpected pressure. Brands of cement […]
East African cement makers face a significant drop in revenues due to cheap imports and rival foreign firms looking to […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has started its shake-up of the Kenyan market with importation of cement from its plant in Ethiopia […]
Bamburi Cement net profit declined by 6% for the six months of 2016 to Sh2.9 billion following lower cement demand from […]
The performance of Lafarge Africa Plc (WAPCO) is a typical example of what manufacturing companies face doing business in an environment […]
The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Charles Mwijage, has advised local cement producers to present their complaints to the […]
Mike McDonald, manager of AfriSam’s Centre of Product Excellence, says that he expects demand for better-performing cement with a low […]
Dreams of lower construction costs have again become a nightmare, due to increases in the prices of cement-based products affected […]
5th International LafargeHolcim Awards seeks leading projects of professionals as well as bold ideas from the Next Generation that present […]
According to Moneyweb, PPC, South Africa’s largest publicly traded cement maker, said it received R4 billion ($263 million) of bank guarantees
According to Standard Media, East African Portland Company (EAPCC) is seeking a new CEO to steer it from its current […]
The construction sector, usually seen as the pulse of economic activity, slowed down recently as cement prices shot up amid […]
According to Engineering News, JSE-listed building and construction materials company Sephaku Holdings on Monday said it expected a 20% to […]
Ethiopia is envisioned to be Africa’s industrial hub by 2025. A number of industrial parks have already been built in […]
Energy group Sasol has started drilling the first of 12 new gas and oil wells in Mozambique where the government […]
US$1.8 billion is required to upgrade eight airports, Tanzania Airports Authority has said. Some projects are already in progress, but […]
Botswana’s president Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama has emphasised the country’s commitment in improving and investing in energy […]
Dr Stephan Ramabodu has been elected as president of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). A Senior Lecturer […]
KCB Foundation on 27 May signed a strategic partnership agreement with East African Portland Cement Company Ltd (EAPCC), that will […]
As CIO of cement company PPC, Kgomotso Molefe is bringing fresh technologies to this seemingly low-tech product.
With six thousand net square meters allocated to over 180 exhibitors, the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, provided attendees […]
According to John Bowker, PPC Ltd. shares dropped after South Africa’s biggest cement maker said talks with a credit-ratings agency will […]
Lafarge Tanzania on Wednesday launched a masonry cement called Tembo Fundi, giving builders a better choice for wall plastering, floor […]
The Federal Housing Authority of Nigeria in partnership with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), have commenced construction of 30,000 housing units in Nigeria.
Tanzania plans to start work this year on a $3-billion fertiliser plant, which it said on Friday will be Africa’s […]
The Executive Council (FEC) has approved Dangote Group subsidiary to construct the Obajana-Kabba Road in Nigeria.
Government had identified the first five companies that would benefit from its Black Industrialists (BI) programme,
The construction of one of the largest rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in South Africa at Emperors Palace, in Boksburg, […]
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has revealed plans to shut down a major international airport in Nigeria for runway […]
Marley Building Systems showcased a compendium of local and international brand names at this year’s African Construction and Totally Concrete […]
On Wednesday the 11th of May 2016 Jean Du Randt from Eazi Group SA hosted a workshop on safety at […]
Aurecon has excelled in the national survey of consulting engineers undertaken by the management journal Professional Management Review Africa (PMR.africa). […]
With effect from May 1, 2016, price fixing, market allocation and collusive tendering between actual and potential competitors could result […]
US car maker Ford on Tuesday announced that it would invest R11.5-million in the construction and operation of a new […]
The winners of the Women in Construction Awards, recognising excellence in Africa were announced Tuesday night, 10 May 2016. The […]
held an investment breakfast on the third and final day of the event – which took place from 09 to […]
Property development group Atterbury on Monday launched its Atterbury Property Fund real estate growth fund, which would become the investment […]
The Volta River Authority in Ghana has proposed the construction of a 700MW coal power plant in Ghana. The project […]
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on Thursday 12th May, 2016 and in line with shareholders’ resolution at […]
Engineering consultancy Aurecon has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star South Africa (SA) Office v1 Design rating by the Green […]
South African National Roads Agency Limited CEO Nazir Alli on Wednesday said the backlog of maintenance and road networks was […]
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will put R70 billion towards developmental investments in the next few years to drive economic […]
Lafarge South Africa has announced the appointment of Noriko Solomon as General Manager of Aggregates.
The ray of hope was given over the weekend by the combined delegation from the Federal Ministry of Works, Power […]
Monday, 25 April 2016: The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Prompt Payment Regulations are expected to profoundly change the way […]
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says government aims to make available 1.5 million housing opportunities during the current term of […]
South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday he was confident of meeting fiscal targets for 2016, but that […]
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) has approved 101 “catalytic” public–private partnership (PPP) projects, valued at around R340-billion – more […]
A new World Bank report warns that some regions of the world, including parts of Africa, could see their growth […]
While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects South Africa’s growth to halve to just 0.6% in 2016, growth in other […]
GladAfrica Group, a 100% Black Owned Engineering firm has announced its Gold sponsorship of the 2016 Civilution Congress.The bi-annual Civilution […]
Kenya’s ARM Cement reported on Saturday a pre-tax loss of 3.54 billion Kenyan shillings ($35 million) for the full year […]
New MD takes over amid declining sales Lafarge Africa Plc plans to raise N60 billion through a short-to-medium term bonds […]
Cement and concrete advisory body The Concrete Institute (TCI) MD Bryan Perrie is concerned about the quality and metrology of […]
After its official opening on Thursday morning, the Mall of Africa, in Waterfall City, Midrand, had played host to about […]
Tanzania has embarked on a housing construction programme that will see 10,000 housing units built specifically for the Defence Forces […]
The target of major cement producer PPC to more than double the size of its business every ten years to retain its market share in Africa is based
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa NPC is calling for nominations for its prestigious biennial Fulton Awards which recognise, celebrate […]
New research from Morgan Stanley predicts that worldwide cement demand excluding China has turned a corner and will grow at […]
Cement makers have long been criticised for being heavy industrial polluters, but now a consortium of international firms is building […]
China is developing floating nuclear power stations to support its construction activities in the South China Sea, according to an […]
“The only way we can help the continent is to be self-sufficient and also export. What we have been able […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged $4bn for Egypt, of which $2bn will be allocated for investment in development,
Pretoria is to get a spanking new “nodal development” located in the east of the city at a massive R44 […]
According to various sources, the Tanga Cement Company has signed a deal with Tanzania Railway Ltd to ferry 35,000t of […]
The Mall of Africa will officially open its doors to the public on Thursday. Punted as “the biggest mall in Africa, […]
“Positioned as a market leader in building systems we are constantly engaging with our target audience through various platforms prompting […]
Newly established renewable-energy special-purpose acquisition company (Spac) Hulisani listed on the main board of the JSE earlier this month, taking […]
Upcoming contractors in South Africa have received a training boost after the Department of Transport and Public Works offered successful […]
The government of Malawi has defended its decision to introduce licences for cement importers saying there is no ban on […]
Lafarge Africa, a blue chip in the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a major brand in the Nigerian cement market, recently […]
Consumption of cement in South Africa rose by 7.7% YoY in 2015 following a drop in sales the previous year. According […]
Awarding road infrastructure construction to local contractors is boosting their technical, institutional and financial capability.The experience they garner has enabled […]
The bulk of eThekwini Municipality’s budget was expected to be spent on infrastructure and dealing with service delivery backlogs, municipal […]
As the world reels from a flood of cheap Chinese steel, other countries including Japan and South Korea are selling […]
The Unit for Construction Materials (UCM) was officially launched by Prof Billy Boshoff on Wednesday 13 April at a dinner […]
Business growth and infrastructure in the Cape Town CBD is outpacing other metros across South Africa, with the proposed construction […]
The Competition Tribunal yesterday approved without conditions the acquisition by PPC of 3Q Mahuma Concrete, the largest independently owned ready-mix […]
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) profit has gone up by 3% to 56.2bn/- despite depreciation of the shilling that had […]
Ethiopia plans to construct five stadia in Addis Ababa to add to the two existing ones – Yidnekachew Tessema and Abebe Bikila stadia,
Dubai’s Emaar Properties, the Gulf’s largest developer, has announced plans to build a $1bn structure that will be higher than […]
About 64,000 hotel rooms are to be built in Africa in 2016, an increase of almost 30% on the previous […]
About 50% of construction of the new container terminal at the port of Walvis Bay on 40 hectares of reclaimed […]
Investors with Tanzania’s two listed cement manufacturing firms will benefit as the companies’ boards of directors propose increased dividend
Kenya’s Mombasa Cement Limited (MCL), one of East Africa’s leading cement producers is planning to spend US$ 73m on the […]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are set to construct a bridge over the Red Sea in the next few months. The […]
The South African government has announced plans to boost Eastern Cape roads in South Africa in a major reconstruction programme […]
Africa’s richest man and president of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, announced the commencement of a six-million metric tonnes […]
The rail projects planned or under way in Africa are enough to connect Cape Town to Copenhagen. On the outskirts of a national wildlife park in Kenya,
The construction work on Baro port in Nigeria is 98% complete. Ibrahim ShuaibuVulegbo, the technical officer in charge of the […]
US-based Construction Company, Hill International, will spearhead the construction of a multi-million dollar project in Rabat. The construction project will […]
Plans to construct 2, 000MW hydro dam in Ethiopia, on the lower bank of the Omo River are underway. An […]
Construction of the R45-million extension of Centenary road in Modderfontein, in Ekurhuleni, has been completed. The 2-km-long road, which was […]
Mombasa Cement Ltd plans to invest Ksh7.3 billion ($73 million) to expand the factory’s production capacity.The investment in a new […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of the construction of a 3 mmtpa capacity cement grinding plant in Cote d’Ivoire.
Kenya’s sixth cement maker, Savannah Cement, has begun production at its Athi River EPZ-based plant ahead of official commissioning by […]
President of the Moroccan Group Addoha, Anas Sefrioui, said on Wednesday in Abidjan that his cement production would increase to […]
Lafarge South Africa awarded applicators and architects for outstanding use of the company’s Artevia product at the 2016 Artevia Awards […]
The $3.5 billion super highway and the Bakassi deep seaport projects are hitting strong brick walls as investors and financial […]
A major PV solar construction project in South Africa, being built by Juwi Renewable Energies is nearing completion and will […]
Saint-Gobain was recently awarded “Top Employer Global 2016” certification by the Top Employers Institute, an independent body that studies corporate […]
The development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity in countries such as the US and Australia is transforming gas into
Kenya and France have signed five pacts that will inject into the Kenyan economy close to €250-million (Ksh29-billion). Kenyan President […]
The Executive Insider Briefing: DRC series took place at the Memling Hotel in Kinshasa on the 5 April 2016. This […]
An oilfield shale shaker trailer, built by Mammut Industries. Oil-producing markets in Africa have been hard hit by low crude […]
Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2016 welcomed nearly 300 delegates from 35 countries to its annual meeting in Dubai, a record […]
The next stage of upgrades to the M1 freeway and bridges in Johannesburg will start early next month, with the closure of lanes on the southbound carriageway.
Construction work on the much hyped new capital in Egypt is now set to commence after the government awarded companies […]
The proposed construction of the Botswana-Zambia Kazungula Bridge progressing well officials have announced. Botswana’s Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport and […]
Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born architect who was responsible for a string of landmark buildings around the world, has died at […]
The United States has committed US$497m to boost power sector in Ghana to aid its transformation. US Ambassador, Robert Porter […]
Developed on a scale beyond anything the country has known by leading South African property developer and investor Atterbury,
The first of two contracts that will see the rehabilitation of the N8 highway between Bloemfontein and Thaba Nchu is […]
Construction of a new cement plant in Ndola by ZCCM-IH will start in April, says chief executive office Pius Kasolo. […]
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform built 27 affordable homes on the Radway Green Farm Agri-Village outside Grahamstown, […]
Cement supplier PPC has appointed Peter Nelson as interim chairman of the listed cement and lime producer,
Growthpoint Properties has embarked on its two largest rooftop solar installations, each with a capacity of nearly 1.2 MW, on the rooftops of the Northgate Mall,
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to fence airports in Nigeria to ensure safety and check
Kenya’s ARM Cement Limited, one of the largest cement manufactures in East Africa, has announced that it is in advanced […]
A subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc, and member of LafargeHolcim, Ashaka Cement Plc has flagged-off an eight kilometres concrete road […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced last month that it would support Tanzania’s economic transformation to inclusive and green growth […]
LafargeHolcim, the world’s biggest cement producer, is confident that a rally will continue in emerging markets this year even as […]
JSE-listed capital growth property fund Attacq will retain its focus on its development pipeline in Waterfall City, Midrand, with the […]
With the first phase of the Vulindlela Heights Industrial Park revitalisation programme set to kick off next week, the Department […]
Lindokuhle Mahlangeni and Sandiswa Jekwa both candidates at SANRAL’S Centre of Excellence (wearing white coats) with senior laboratory manager Jeremy […]
THERE is a new scramble for Africa going on — much of it by Africans. While Barclays is beating a […]
With a plan to open three new plants, cement manufacturer and building solutions provider – Lafarge Africa Plc.
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has begun work on a $300m gas-fired power station in Tanzania that will increase the country’s generating […]
The structures and earthworks for State-owned power utility Eskom’s Majuba rail project, in Mpumalanga, are 98% and 96% complete respectively, […]
Cimerwa cement is struggling to compete with cement imported from the region. At the recently–ended 8th Africa Cement Trade Summit organised
As both local and international producers vie for their share in the African cement market, cement plants are being built across the continent at a rapid rate.
US$ 222m road project in Ethiopia is set to be constructed to connect Agamsa-Bure and Nekempte-Anger Gutin-Andhode. Prime Minister Hailemariam […]
South Africa has unveiled Africa’s largest solar farm in in southern hemisphere at De Aar, Northern cape. South Africa’s Energy […]
The engineering unit of South Africa’s State-owned logistics utility Transnet is actively pursuing R3-billion-worth of possible rolling-stock contracts across Africa, […]
Africa’s private sector will continue to lead the continent towards economic transformation, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said at the […]
Use of readymix is growing exponentially as the Southern Africa Readymix Association (SARMA) continues its drive to make accredited readymix […]
Rwanda’s sole cement producer Cimerwa, which is 51%-owned by PPC, expects production at its new 600 000 t/y modern dry-process […]
A looming competitive threat to South African-based cement producers from exports from China has been confirmed. Thato Chabeli, the interim […]
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has confirmed to Pretoria News that Longkou Fanlin Cement had been approved for sale in the country.
Pretoria building contractors, J.C. van der Linde & Venter Projects, successfully met the challenge of complying with the Green Building […]
LafargeHolcim has announced the company’s Q4 and FY 2015 results.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) in conjunction with the Government of Rwanda has signed a US$25m agreement that will see […]
Growth in sales volumes in both the domestic and foreign markets have boosted Bamburi Cement’s profit by 50.4% to Sh5.8 billion
According to the latest Bloomberg report, ARM Cement is in talks with a foreign development-finance institution about taking a stake […]
Africa’s leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Company and other cement importers are in for tougher times in Ghana, following plans by […]
There is still just over one week before the entries close for the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + […]
PPC plans to acquire 3Q Mahuma Concrete, the largest independently owned ready-mix concrete supplier in southern Africa, for a maximum of R183 million.
Don’t miss eight events under one roof at the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expos! This year the African Construction and Totally […]
According to the latest report by Bloomberg, Suez Cement is working to minimise the impact of Egypt’s dollar shortage on […]
South Africa’s cement industry is facing a new imports challenge, this time from Chinese producers.Donald Mackay, a director at XA […]
Sales in SA cement business rose 2% while they declined in international businesses. Pressure on selling prices has weighed in […]
Currently one bag of cement in the DRC may cost as much as US$12 to US$15, contributing to the country’s […]
Ready-mix Concrete is Economical•Local Materials: Readymix concrete is made from local raw materials. In addition, most worksites are within a […]
Construction works in Nigeria have come to a halt following an indefinite strike by workers in the construction sector allied […]
IDM International, an Israeli company has concluded a contract with the State Housing Company (SHC) Limited to deliver 20,000 housing […]
AfriSam Lesotho yesterday announced a landmark partnership deal with a local company, Cement Industries Limited,
Sika came to the rescue recently when structural strengthening was required at the Mercedes Benz Advanced Driving Centre at Zwartkops […]
Siemens is planning to build a wind turbine rotor blade facility in northern Morocco, close to Tangier Med port, linked […]
Murray & Roberts expects earnings to fall further in its next financial year as clients in the energy industry slash […]
Reuters are reporting that Kenya’s Bamburi Cement posted a 46% rise in full-year pretax profit to US$83.51 million,
All the flooring for the extensive ‘green’ refurbishment of the Total South Africa head office building was supplied and installed […]
South African real estate investment trusts Vukile Property Fund, Arrowhead Properties and Synergy Income Fund have teamed up to form […]
Kenya and Japan on Wednesday signed a 46-billion yen ($408-million) loan agreement to build a 140 MW geothermal power plant […]
Japanese’s Marubeni Corporation and South Korea’s Posco Energy have jointly won an $800 million tender to expand Morupile B power plant in Botswana to
Mobile crushing and screening equipment manufacturer, Powerscreen, recently celebrated 20 years in the southern African industry in partnership with its […]
Infrastructure development is critical to stimulate economic growth during the prevailing turbulent economic conditions, where competition is rife, the Steel […]
The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has awarded SMEC a contract to provide project management and construction
Konza Techno City is expected to cost Ksh595.8 billion when completed in 2030, the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) CEO […]
True Public Private Partnership became a reality when three private companies joined forces to support the provision of community driven […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has called for the adoption of concrete roads by the government in its bid to […]
ARM Cement Ltd., a Kenyan producer of the building material, is in talks with a foreign development-finance institution about taking […]
Researchers from Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that […]
Dangote Group, owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, said on Monday it plans to buy phosphate from Morocco and […]
The African Union Commission (AUC) has said it will offer US$2m to support geothermal exploration in Kenya currently being undertaken […]
Housing delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality got a boost with the gazetting of an additional R500-million by National Treasury to speed
South Africa has yet to fully discover and utilise the benefits of concrete strip roads, says Bryan Perrie, MD of […]
The Dar es Salaam Regional Road Board has earmarked 343bn/-for road construction and maintenance projects for the 2016/17 fiscal year, […]
Expanding Africa’s power and electricity infrastructure remains a viable prospect for investors and businesses, with numerous investment opportunities available owing […]
There is just under a month before entries close for the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation. The bi-annual […]
Mapei South Africa focuses on developing industry-leading solutions in concrete waterproofing and protection with highly specialised products suited to demanding […]
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Thursday reopened the N12 freeway, which was upgraded at a cost […]
PPC’s De Hoek plant near Piketberg – which started production in 1923 – may be one of the oldest cement […]
The first major trial of self-healing concrete in the UK, led by a team of researchers from the School of […]
Windhoek needs 10 000 new houses before the median price can drop to N$400 000, Daniel Kavishe, market research manager […]
In a build comprising 17 500 m2, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor-neutral data centre, will be adding to its existing colocation […]
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest producer of the building material, said full-year profit rose 15% as a price cut in its home market of Nigeria
By cutting construction time, requiring less equipment and making less noise, self-compacting concrete has a number of benefits over conventional […]
The County Assembly of Kisumu, Kenya, has adopted a report that seeks to upgrade the status of the county’s housing […]
UK consultant Turner & Townsend (T&T) is to project manage a 550-km pipeline to transport jet fuel, diesel and gasoline […]
China has started building a naval port in Djibouti, the tiny African country located at the crucial junction of the […]
Precast hollow-core concrete slabs are not just ideal as a reliable and time-saving solution for building floor slabs, as a […]
Engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin has been awarded four projects by Sasol. The first three contracts will be carried out […]
Brett Larsen has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of a.b.e. Construction Chemicals, part of the Chryso Southern Africa Group. After […]
JSE-listed Accéntuate saw a 53% year-on-year increase in its headline earnings per share (HEPS) to 5.75c for the six months ended December 31,
Concrete structures are expected to last a certain number of years and, in order to meet the expected lifespan, the […]
With Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan calling for greater public–private partnerships, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) on Friday reaffirmed its commitment […]
Construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA says its mechanical and electrical contracts division is making good progress on the electrical […]
Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) on Friday launched the first phase of its R16-million solar power plant at George Airport, in the Western Cape,
Since June 2015, residents of Strand and Somerset West can access a wide selection of health services, following the opening […]
The Legacy Group has announced that it had awarded multidisciplinary construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA the Leonardo contract to […]
After several years of steadily increasing M&A activity, African deal making has made the final step to firmly entrench itself […]
Murray & Roberts (M&R) is eyeing a half-a-trillion-rand project pipeline; however, there is some uncertainty around the timing of the potential opportunities.
Inhouse Brand Architects has constructed a sleek, masculine image for the corporate offices of the Berman Brothers Group (BBG) – […]
Namibia’s only cement producer, Ohorongo Cement, has voiced its concerns about the current oversupply of over 5 million tonnes of […]
JSE-listed construction firm Murray and Roberts (M&R) on Wednesday posted a rise in earnings for the six months to December […]
Government and state-owned companies (SOCs) are set to spend R865.4 billion on public sector infrastructure in housing, roads, rail, public transport, water,
The Chryso Group has expanded its presence on the African continent with the establishment of production facilities in Algeria. Norman […]
The tarmacking of the 24-kilometre Ndurumo-Kibuline-Giaki-Miomponi road connecting Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties has started.The more than Sh800 million project is […]
South Africa has been listed as one of the top adopters of green building technology in the world, reporting the […]
South Africa attracted R64.3 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first three quarters of the current financial year, […]
Working on scaffolding can pose a serious danger especially if basic safety measures are not put into practice. In this […]
Zambia-based ZCCM Investments Holdings is expected to develop a cement plant and 52-MW thermal power and Ndola as part of […]
The Egyptian government is now set to construct one of the largest solar power plants in Africa after receiving $89m […]
The Gauteng provincial government is committed to ensuring openness and transparency to tender processes and will be rolling out the open tender system to all its departments.
The durability and finished appearance of forecourt paving for petrol stations is a key factor for petrol suppliers in creating […]
A 10MW solar PV plant to be constructed in Uganda’s eastern town of Soroti will be the largest solar PV […]
Transport and Human Settlements Ministers have signed an agreement to transfer 72 hectares of land from South African National Road Agency Limited
AfriSam signalled its seriousness about its environmental stewardship over 15 years ago with the introduction of its first environmental policy […]
Cabinet this week approved the Gazetting of the Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs), which it claimed would help streamline regulatory […]
Africa Rising, a Durban-based independent property development company, specialises in project development, project management and real estate sales. The company […]
Estanda has announced that it has successfully completed a project that aimed to increase the production of clinker in Lafarge Tanzania’s cement plant.
Singapore is to test if public housing can be manufactured using 3D printing techniques, and the government-funded Singapore Centre for […]
Eight football pitches worth of photovoltaic (PV) panels being installed now on a reservoir near London will generate enough energy […]
PMSA, the leading manufacturer of brick, block and paving machines in Africa, will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Totally Concrete […]
Lafarge South Africa has confirmed that the National Union of Mineworkers has accepted its offer of an 8% salary increase,
Rocla has been certified ISO 9001:2008 compliant after an audit by TÜV Rheinland Inspection Services was conducted in November 2015. […]
At Cape Town’s annual Mining Indaba, the launch of an Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Compact (www.AfricaMiningVision.org) between African governments and […]
A multi-million casino project has been launched in Cape Verde. Touted as the most modern gaming resort in Africa, .Macau […]
Group Five on Monday announced a 5% increase in revenue, to R7.26-billion, for the six months ended December 31, compared […]
Developers are splashing billions to construct luxury apartments in Kenya in a bid to woo the ever expanding middle class. […]
Ashaka Cement plc will add extra 500,000 metric tonnes of cement after ‘debottlenecking’ its production line. This will bring its […]
Lafarge South Africa, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, yesterday tabled its final offer to striking workers and is awaiting a response.
Aurecon has announced the appointment of a new Country Manager, Carlos Seara, who will be responsible for overseeing all of […]
