The next edition of Concrete Trends brings news of an industry that sleeps. New projects, new ideas. New technologies, new polices. Contractors, Construction Giants, SMMEs, Suppliers. This is a world full of action, ideas and ways of managing through one of the toughest environments yet. This is the Resilience Edition
As 1 June 2020 approaches, the Construction Sector can gets back to work under Level 3, and according to the […]
Join us for a LIVE online discussion, led by an esteemed panel of experts , who will outline where we stand now and consider possible scenarios we might be experiencing soon. They will share their opinions and insights on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the South African built environment, on granular levels.
With foreign firms dominating big building projects in Uganda, domestic contractors have urged the government to reserve road and bridge […]
Group Five will focus on its Developments & Investments (D&I) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) businesses going forward, with a “de-emphasis” on […]
The Pemba Airport will undergo a major upgrade in order to accommodate bigger planes. This is according to the government […]
The manner in which engineering companies tender for public constructionprojects
Lafarge Africa could put up its South African unit for sale, according to analysts at Exotix Capital.
Billed as a very innovative technology by CHRYSO, EnviroMix® is engineered to boost the performance of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM).
The 5th annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo returns to the Gallagher Convention Centre taking place 23 – 24 […]
According to Engineering News, construction group Aveng announced on Tuesday that it had concluded a binding agreement to sell a 51% […]
The introduction of CHRYSO® Equalis 250 will give hard- pushed contractors an enormous competitive edge in the local construction market. Since […]
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has commenced its nationwide public consultation process around the revision of 3 policy […]
According to Engineering News, South African multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Gibb, which marked its sixtieth anniversary in late June, is aiming to materially expand […]
Construction of a major housing project in Ghana being undertaken by Construtora OAS Ghana Ltd is progressing well. The Saglemi Housing Project involves construction […]
According to Standard Media, East African Portland Company (EAPCC) is seeking a new CEO to steer it from its current […]
The Chinese government is wholly funding the construction of what will be, upon completion, Africa’s largest university library, at the University […]
Local contractors will be trained on financial management and professionalism in handling projects in a move meant to ensure that […]
There probably aren’t many domed concrete structures where you live and there’s a reason for that – they’re difficult to […]
About 500 000 workers are risking their lives on construction sites that do not comply with health and safety laws, […]
The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) recently launched a series of building guidelines that are set to make a […]
With effect from May 1, 2016, price fixing, market allocation and collusive tendering between actual and potential competitors could result […]
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the government is on course to construct 10,000 kilometres of road as it seeks […]
The second day of the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, has seen industry experts, leaders, students – and those with a […]
Monday, 25 April 2016: The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Prompt Payment Regulations are expected to profoundly change the way […]
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) has approved 101 “catalytic” public–private partnership (PPP) projects, valued at around R340-billion – more […]
During Zimbabwe’s 36th Independence celebrations on Monday, President Robert Mugabe announced a $2-billion construction plan for road in Zimbabwe. He […]
In line with our vision to produce world class events and publications, Hypenica has relocated to a bigger and better […]
Engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin has been awarded four projects by Sasol. The first three contracts will be carried out […]
The Egyptian government is now set to construct one of the largest solar power plants in Africa after receiving $89m […]
With 43 years of industry experience, ALCO-Safe (Pty) Ltd is the leading supplier of quality electronic Breath Alcohol Detectors and […]
Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu has ordered provinces and municipalities to settle the undisputed invoices for work done by contractors within seven days.
The African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo provides a unique gateway into doing construction business across the continent’s high growth […]
Cement production is a complex processes with challenges related to dust collection. Many steps of the process require dust control, […]
In 2013, the V&A Waterfront announced its R 500m philanthropic undertaking in the conversion of the historic Grain Silo complex into […]
Lack of consequences for poor performance and transgressions on the part of contractors remains a significant hurdle to tackling South […]
The 2nd annual Totally Concrete East Africa attracted over 400 participants this year and was rated as an excellent networking […]
Construction work on the second phase of a new wax plant in Sasolburg, Mpumalanga, has begun. President and CEO of […]
The Dangote Cement Plc commissioned its new three million metric tonnes per annum cement plant located in the Mtwara District […]
Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Jacob Mamabolo, has warned that action will be taken against contractors who fail on their […]
The Tongaat shopping mall, which partially collapsed, killing two people two years ago, is to be rebuilt. Developers who have […]
Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) leader providing energy, water, and telecommunications solutions,
The number of engineering jobs advertised year-on-year in South Africa has increased by 36%, research from specialist recruitment consultancy Robert […]
A year since its launch in 2014, PPC’s Cement and Concrete Cube (C3) remains a true triumph for the industry. […]
Zimbabwe’s PER Lusulu Power has signed an agreement with China State Construction Engineering Corp to build a coal power station […]
Concrete.TV recently interviewed Victor Carr, an expert on batching plants, who shares his views on how to effectively set up […]
The Cape Construction Conference and Trade Expo is the only event that deals specifically with the opportunities and challenges of […]
The third annual Cape Construction Conference will be hosting a high level Breakfast Forum focusing on: The realities of doing […]
The African Construction and Totally Concrete West Africa Conference and Expos taking place on 1 – 3 September 2015 are designed […]
International consultancy and construction company Mace has formed a training partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Africa,a first […]
New proposed regulations governing payments and dispute management under construction works contracts are expected to profoundly change the way the […]
Wesley Soutter, Commerical and Legal Director at Master Builders Association, spoke to Concrete.TV on the importance of compliance and ethic rules […]
Construction group Stefanutti Stocks has posted a rise in earnings as its recovery plan kicked in during the year ended […]
Japan is set to fund construction of a multimillion health institute in Zimpeto, in the neighborhood of Maputo. This follows […]
In a progressive move to protect both the customer and readymix supplier, the Southern Africa Readymix Association (SARMA), has recently […]
Wacker Neuson South Africa, a leading supplier of construction, industrial and agricultural equipment and allied services, is participating at African […]
Lafarge has reached a new milestone in its partnership with US start-up Solidia Technologies® with the signing of an agreement […]
Multidisciplinary construction group Liviero Civils on Tuesday announced that it had secured two new civil engineering contracts valued at over […]
What do an environmentally-friendly minicab, a water distillation system and a fire alert detector have in common? They represent outstanding innovation […]
The Department of Labour’s commission of enquiry into the cause of the partial collapse of the Tongaat Mall has ended […]
The Greenovate Awards – an exciting initiative launched by Growthpoint Properties and the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) […]
Group Five says its lawyers have advised it that there are “evidentiary hurdles” in two cases of alleged collusion referred […]
A wide range of construction-related sectors will soon be able to leverage the knowledge database and processes of the US-based […]
The construction industry is growing in Tanzania, with both local and foreign contractors involved in new construction projects across the […]
Stefanutti Stocks expects its earnings a share for continuing and discontinued operations to be between 105.1c and 118.7c for the […]
Following WSP’s acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff last year, the newly formed WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff, Africa has announced Mathieu du […]
Why do construction companies consider mergers? We interviewed Margot Kuhn, Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan on why construction […]
International Consulting Engineering Company Royal HaskoningDHV has appointed Salani Sithole as MD for its South African operations from 1 March […]
South African construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) will publish its interim financial results on February 25. The company expects […]
Moderate growth across all Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) business segments has resulted in an 11%, or R14.7-billion, increase in revenue from […]
JSE-listed construction company Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) on Monday reiterated the non-referral of two of the five cases in which […]
Paul Olivier has been elected to take over as MD of Jeffares & Green Engineering & Environmental Consulting, from 1 […]
Construction and engineering group Aveng CEO Kobus Verster has said that continued softness in the local construction sector made it […]
Civil and structural engineering consultancy firm AfriCoast Consulting Engineers has announced it has passed the halfway mark with the R28-million […]
An MOU has been signed between the Anambra State Government in Nigeria and the Nigerian Bukham Group to construct 20,000 […]
The 2014 CIDB report on Construction Industry Indicators (CIIs), found that infrastructure clients were dissatisfied with ±16% of the work […]
Construction and engineering company Group Five planned to shed 250 jobs in its civil engineering division this financial year, said […]
Jesuit Province of Zimbabwe has set aside US $96 million for one of the largest housing projects in the country. […]
Jesuit Province of Zimbabwe has set aside US $96 million for one of the largest housing projects in the country. […]
Murray & Roberts Infrastructure expects two roadworks rehabilitation contracts on the N2 in Kwazulu-Natal awarded to it by Sanral, to […]
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) summit, which will be held in South Africa for the first time, will […]
The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has opened bids to interested parties, for construction of two 500-KWp photovoltaic (PV) solar plants at the upcoming Upington and Kimberley airports.
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has issued three tenders for construction upgrading, geotechnical investigation works and resettlement planning services […]
Before June 2015, Zambia will start construction of 3,000 housing units for all security personnel, to curb the current housing […]
Aurecon was recently honoured as ‘Top Green Service Provider’ by Growthpoint Properties. “Our work with Growthpoint has included partnerships on […]
Construction company Group Five expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended December 31 to be […]
The Gauteng provincial government has outlined seven key areas where it intends pursuing infrastructural developments in partnership with the private […]
Plans to set up a cement-making factory in Zvishavane in Zimbabwe by the Chinese have hit a snag after it […]
The global construction market is expected to grow by over 70% by 2025 and so it is unlikely that demand for concrete, the most used construction material on the planet, is likely to decrease.
UK-based beverage producer Pepsi will build a new office headquarters near OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Construction work began […]
Gauteng will spend over R94 billion on social and economic infrastructure projects over the next three years, Finance MEC Barbara […]
PPC reported positive cement sales in the first quarter and said construction is underway in Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and the […]
It is exactly 130 years since Gen Charles Gordon was hacked to death on the steps of the governor-general’s palace […]
PwC has released a report indicating good growth in South Africa’s construction industry, making it even more balanced to support infrastructure development in the country.
PPC’s share price fell by 8.6% on Monday on reports that it expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the […]
Madagascar will not achieve the 5% growth projected by the IMF this year unless it introduces reforms to boost tax […]
Retail property has made a strong positive contribution to South Africa’s growth in recent years, with numerous new shopping malls […]
Retail property has made a strong positive contribution to South Africa’s growth in recent years, with numerous new shopping malls […]
The city of Tshwane is working towards construction of new houses and raising its power generation capacity to meet increasing […]
Civil Engineers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed the world’s longest ‘flat pack’ arch bridge. Based on the ‘FlexiArch’ system, […]
Three major bridges funded by government of Japan are under construction in the Grand Cape county of in Liberia. The […]
Hanley Wood has announced that the Peña Boulevard Paving Project at the Denver International Airport has won the 2015 Triad […]
Pesident, Ismail Omar Guelleh last week laid the first stone of the US$ 599m Chinese-funded international airport being constructed in […]
Pesident, Ismail Omar Guelleh last week laid the first stone of the US$ 599m Chinese-funded international airport being constructed in […]
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has appointed Seana Nkhahle from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) […]
Nelson Mandela Square is currently undergoing a major refurbishment to restore the precinct as one of Gauteng’s premier lifestyle and […]
According to a new report from the Freedonia Group, demand for precast concrete products in the US is forecast to […]
Gulf Energy Limited and Centum Investment have been given the go ahead to construct a US$ 2bn coal power plant […]
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh laid the first stone of a new Chinese-funded airport, part of an effort to turn […]
A US$ 743m water collector tunnel will be constructed in Murang’a County, Kenya so the county can supply 140 million […]
A University of Kassel research team recently developed a building material that simultaneously functions as a photovoltaic cell. Important components […]
Real building trade indicators give only a limited indication of lifting activity levels, yet other circumstantial evidence and opinion surveys […]
Aurecon is aiming for a Green Star South Africa (SA) rating for a new R88-million green office building that will […]
Salini-Impregilo, the Italian company constructing the N$2.9-billion Neckartal Dam in the Fish River Canyon, is demanding an extra N$600 million […]
Dubai construction company Middle East Development will begin work on what will be Africa’s tallest tower in June.
Zambia has been awarded US $500m by Grindrod Limited Group of South Africa to enable it undertake the first phase […]
Multidisciplinary construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA has started upgrading a 10-km stretch of the B1 national road between Windhoek […]
Multidisciplinary construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA has started upgrading a 10-km stretch of the B1 national road between Windhoek […]
The high growth, but low levels of infrastructure, means African cement demand will be high until 2050
Paragon Architects say South African multinational chemicals group Sasol’s new corporate office at 2 Katherine Street, Sandton, has been designed […]
Maintenance of the Storms River suspension bridge, which started January 12, is expected to last for six weeks. The Park […]
The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Infrastructure has announced plans to rehabilitate and pave more roads across the […]
Over 10,000 people are expected to be employed directly and indirectly at the Dangote Mtwara cement factory, slated to commence production in August.
In line with the changing face of Africa’s growing paint and coatings industries, Coatings for Africa 2015 symposium and expo, […]
The Department of Public Works (DPW), in partnership with the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta), have awarded forty matriculants […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) in South Africa has named two additional solar power projects to help improve on the […]
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the completion of the construction of the concrete dome for the Unit […]
Nairda Limited has been awarded a US$219.85m contract to construct ship building and dockyard facilities in Nigeria.The company will be […]
Muthaiga Golf Club has invited international hotel chains to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for construction and management of a […]
Cement sales in South Africa reportedly grew 4.6% in 3Q14, having contracted through the first half of the year. Cement […]
The first phase of the $7.25bn Modderfontein City construction project located in North-Eastern Johannesburg has finally begun. According to the […]
The first phase of the $7.25bn Modderfontein City construction project located in North-Eastern Johannesburg has finally begun. According to the […]
The ambitious 10,000-km roads construction project embarked upon by the government of Kenya has started. The roads will be constructed […]
Kenyan cement manufacturer Savannah Cement has confirmed plans to invest over US$198.3mn on its second milling plant near Kitengela, in […]
The IFC is considering a proposal from Scancem, a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, and Maxime Cardoz, a private individual, regarding the […]
The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is planning to put up 300,000 houses […]
Cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe is positive its acquisition of an indigenisation certificate in 2012 will enable it to forge ahead of competition as the building industry improves.
PPC handed over three houses to community members in Nellmapius, Tshwane this week in support of the ‘16 Days of […]
UAE VP and PM and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched Dubai Plan 2021, a new […]
No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan’s Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular […]
No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan’s Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular […]
Investors are seeking opportunities in new sectors and geographic locations with Dubai and the UAE a well-placed hub to drive […]
Construction of a US$700m, 400-km-long highway from Juba to Rumbek, is set to proceed following the ground breaking of the […]
The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto on Monday commissioned the first phase of the construction of the multi-billion dollar […]
Part of the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban will be reconstructed by the South African Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) […]
The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) is planning to construct three new airports expected to cost US$ 64.5m in Ethiopia. A […]
The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) is planning to construct three new airports expected to cost US$ 64.5m in Ethiopia. A […]
The roof of COBE’s diamond-shaped building will be made up of vertical concrete fins enclosed in glass. Danish firm COBE […]
The SACOIL Holdings group will conduct a technical and commercial feasibility study alongside the Mozambican and South African authorities for […]
Builders Skanska and Loughborough University in the UK have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the use of 3D concrete […]
The bulk buying frenzy is back again. The festive season is upon us and Stokvels across the country will be […]
Kenya Electricity Generating (KenGen) is seeking bids for the design and construction of two geothermal power plants with capacity totalling […]
As an emerging city, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, continues to be a massive construction site that parades […]
In this interview by David Rogers – he speaks with Gilberto Rodrigues, Mota-Engil Africa’s chief executive, on the company’s African […]
Along the coastal route from Gordon’s Bay in the Western Cape is the beautiful and peaceful Rooi Els, and amidst […]
Ghana is planning to set up a new 360-megawatt combined-cycle thermal power plant at the Inchaban in the Shama District […]
As one of our most relied upon construction materials, concrete makes a significant contribution to our overall carbon emissions. By […]
South African construction company Murray & Roberts has been awarded a 22-month contract by Trans African Concessions (TRAC) to upgrade […]
Tourism company Africa Albida Tourism has started the construction of a US$18 million education and entertainment Park in Victoria Falls […]
This is the second order received by Thermax from the same African company. In October this year, Thermax was awarded […]
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu announced that government is planning to build 1.5-million houses in the next five years and has put new initiatives in place to improve the relationship between government and the private sector,
A new tender for the construction of a dedicated cruise terminal at Cape Town harbour will be issued before the […]
For years Tumelo Alton thought construction was only about pushing bricks in wheelbarrows but the National Human Settlements Youth Brigade […]
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over $5.7 billion (N430.5 billion) for the construction of 17 roads and bridges […]
The share price of JSE-listed Bell Equipment fell by 5.65% on Wednesday morning after the heavy equipment manufacturer announced that […]
Dhuva Liswa is a steel and chemical company that supplies carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium to the chemical, construction, […]
Global Engineering Group, Atlas Copco, believes that excellent after-sales service support from a team of experts is essential to ensuring […]
The UK Quality Ash Association is sponsoring research into the recovery and use of stockpile fly ash for construction materials. […]
The African continent continues to attract the interest of global investors, developers and operators searching for growth.
Angola is set to replace all contractors who have failed to meet the deadline over various projects in the Country. […]
A record total of 31 students enrolled for the Master Builders Association (MBA) North’s popular Small Builders Development course which […]
The inquiry into the Tongaat mall collapse, in which two people died and 29 were injured, will continue this week, […]
Guillaume Roux, Group Managing Director/CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, in this interview with some journalists in France, speaks on the […]
Lesotho’s political and security crisis this year has contributed to slowing economic growth substantially, according to an International Monetary Fund […]
The CMA’s technical committee under the chairmanship of Taco Voogt has formed a working group to revise four precast concrete […]
Construction of the Metropolis on Park is well under way and occupation is set from May 2016 according to Kent […]
Angola is set to construct an additional 10600 km railway network at a cost of 50 billion US dollars on […]
In a move that help local contractors compete better with foreign contractors, Kenya Commercial Bank has offered to finance local contractors who are willing to build roads government’s US$444.4m annuity scheme.
Skanska and Loughborough University have signed a deal to develop the world’s first commercial concrete printing robot.The contractor hopes to […]
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa reports that 36 nominations have been made for the 2015 Fulton Awards, which, if […]
Although the year had started off with a lot of promise, the 2014 financial year had proved to be a […]
Tanzania expects to double its cement production in the next few years as new factories come on-stream to satisfy growing […]
Tightening specifications for readymix concrete has led to a substantial growth in the membership of the Southern Africa Readymix Association […]
The existing Bloemspruit Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) currently services the greater Bloemfontein area and is hydraulically overloaded. A new project […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – Local firms are angling for opportunities set aside for Kenyan companies as Chinese contractor China Road and […]
The aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has called on its members to help eradicate the scourge […]
Nigeria is set to become one of the six countries to have international cement research centres from Lafarge, a global leader in cement, aggregates and concrete making.
Healthcare group Netcare will spend R2bn to expand facilities during its 2015 financial year in expectation of strong demand for […]
“Contractors working on modern construction projects strive to achieve the fastest possible pour cycles and, in doing so, still have […]
Group Five says its strategy is strongly focused on expansion in Africa, with selected projects in Russia and Northern America also possibly on the horizon, Engineering News reports.
The bypass round the city of Tartu is a large-scale infrastructure project now under construction. In terms of formwork engineering, […]
South African housing policy makers should consider buying land and building affordable houses closer to central business districts (CBDs), where […]
Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to construct a new dam on River Dawa in Mandera County, Kenya. As part […]
JSE-listed cement producer PPC have reported headline earnings a share (Heps) of 179c for the financial year ended September 30, […]
Construction of Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, a non-profit hospital located in Parktown, Johannesburg is currently underway starting June this year. […]
Arab Contractors (AC), Egypt’s leading construction firm is planning to double its business ventures in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria to […]
Aurecon has been appointed to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the 4.5MW Stortemelk hydropower plant near […]
The total value of construction contracts awarded this year will soar to $195.7 billion, up from $159.87 billion in 2013, […]
A major Chinese engineering firm is interested in investing about R4bn in a waterfront-type development in Port Elizabeth. A delegation […]
Group Five has welcomed the Competition Commission’s referral of a collusive tendering case regarding the construction of 2010 FIFA World […]
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have named the consultant for the regional oil pipeline. Kenya Energy’s Joseph Njoroge says the project […]
The governor of Luanda, Angola, Ernesto Muangala has last week said that his region will undertake 652 construction projects until 2017as part of the Lunda Norte Provincial Development Plan.
What started as a weird idea from Kevin Young, 26, to improve his father’s resort in Sungai Lembing has gone […]
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) secured R1.84-billion in ten new investments in the 2013/14 financial year, becoming the first industrial […]
Lafarge Africa Plc, emerged the overall first runner-up with six nominations at the 8th Nigeria Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (SERAs) […]
Construction major Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) continues to deny that it was involved in collusive tendering regarding the construction of […]
Stefanutti Stocks was confident that it would suffer no further financial exposure from the Competition Commission’s case of collusive tendering […]
The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekp has said that the Federal government is undertaking 149 dam projects and […]
The London Borough of Wandsworth has approved plans put forward by the Vinci St Modwen (VSM) JV and its partner, […]
Tanzania is planning to invest in geothermal power at Lake Ngozi in Mbeya, in a bid to shift focus from […]
Construction has started on the 4.5 MW Stortemelk hydropower plant, in the Free State, with Aurecon appointed as the engineering, […]
Senegal aims to increase its power generation capacity by over 70% in three years as it brings more sources of […]
The Competition Commission has referred a case of collusive tendering to the Competition Tribunal regarding the construction of the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup stadia
The City Council of Harare unveiled an annual budget worth US$$272.7m, much going towards roads and water infrastructure development. Infrastructure […]
First Quantum Minerals (FQM), a mining company based in Zambia, is planning to spend US$500m on constructing facilities on 1,000-hecatres […]
A central theme of the inaugural African Economic Expansion Summit, in Durban, on Tuesday was that economic consolidation is essential […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be the lead financier of the US$612-million new airport terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International […]
Tanzania’s economy is booming, with the construction industry and demand for cement said to be one of the key drivers […]
Master Builders Association (MBA) North is in the final stages of launching a Training Portal for professionals to acquire essential […]
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has announced that South Korea has signed an MOU with Arab Contractors, a leader in […]
In an initiative that will help four tea factories in Nyeri County reduce power costs, the Gura Hydro Power project […]
A contract for construction of a new water supply system said to be worth US$268.2m in Benguela Province has been […]
On 24 September 2013, Deborah Terhune founder of NGO Growing Up Africa, construction industry teams and the community began clearing […]
With infrastructure project awards across the Gulf region forecast to exceed $86 billion in 2014, according to Ventures Onsite, demand […]
20,000 Uganda citizens will benefit from the new housing project to be implemented by Shelter Afrique (SAf) in collaboration with […]
Kenya signed a $66-million financing agreement with the French Agency for Development (AFD) on Wednesday, to upgrade Moi International Airport […]
‘Twenty Years of Freedom’ was the theme of the recent Western Cape Government’s Govan Mbeki Awards in May this year. […]
PPC says it has bought the Industrial Development Corporation’s 20% stake in Ethiopia-based Habesha Cement Share Company for $13m, raising its share from 27% to 51%.
SINOHYDRO Corporation Limited has been awarded a US$85-m contract for construction of a 79.1-km road in the Southern Region of […]
SINOHYDRO Corporation Limited has been awarded a US$85-m contract for construction of a 79.1-km road in the Southern Region of […]
President Armando Guebuza laid the first stone for construction of a major new dam on the Incomati River in Maputo […]
A new bridge is set to be constructed alongside the current Kamuzu Barrage in Liwonde. Malawi Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation […]
Dangote Cement has applied for a licence to build a 75 MW coal-fired plant in Tanzania that would power a […]
Construction and engineering group Aveng continues to experience difficult trading conditions in line with general economic conditions of the group’s […]
Construction and engineering group Aveng continues to experience difficult trading conditions in line with general economic conditions of the group’s […]
Housing Finance has disclosed plans to construct 115 four-bedroom mansionettes in Komarock Estate, Nairobi. The mortgage financier will construct the […]
WG Wearne on Monday said it expected its basic earnings a share for the six months ended August 30 to […]
Kenya’s National Cement is planning to construct a new coal-fired power plant in Kajiado in a bid to source power […]
The final phase of construction work on 5,000 affordable housing units in Kpong, Ghana has begun. The affordable housing programme […]
Affordability was the key issue facing South Africa in terms of human settlements and housing development, South African Affordable Residential […]
A new soda ash extraction plant will be constructed at Engaruka basin in the North of Tanzania, starting at the […]
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has welcomed the age restriction set by the Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu for […]
Indian industrial engineering firm Jaguar Overseas Limited has been awarded a tender to rehabilitate Harare Thermal Power station. Rehabilitation will […]
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched new projects worth Dhs4.5 billion in Dubai’s technology and media […]
OR Tambo International Airport where the new aerotropolis will be constructed Plans are under way for the construction of an […]
PPC, a household name in the construction industry for over 120 years, has played an integral part in developing South […]
Landlocked Mali aims to diversify its mining sector away from gold with Chinese-built rail projects worth $9.5-billion that would link […]
The planning and design stage of the Egypt’s US$ 40 billion housing project for one million homes was being finalised. […]
Dangote Cement has described its current campaign on how to guard against building collapse across the country as part of its corporate social reasonability project.
Leading piling contractor, Gauteng Piling, resorted to an age-old piling technique to cope with space restrictions and heritage preservation when […]
Tanzania and China have signed investment deals to build a $1-billion satellite city and $500-million financial centre in Dar es […]
A leading cement manufacturer in Sierra Leone has warned of the danger of a cement shortage in the country which it blamed on the Ebola epidemic.
A leading cement manufacturer in Sierra Leone has warned of the danger of a cement shortage in the country which it blamed on the Ebola epidemic.
Black Rhino, a company backed by Blackstone, recently announced a JV with Dangote that will see the two entities invest […]
South Sudanese Government has embarked on a road construction project that will see the road networks linking Juba to Bor […]
Twelve sustainable construction projects were recognised at the Holcim Awards 2014 for Africa and the Middle East at a ceremony […]
The 109th annual Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Conference got underway in September 2014, at the Boardwalk Hotel and Convention […]
Uganda could rely on income from future oil exports to finance an $8-billion railway if funding talks with China fail […]
Nigeria’s status as Africa’s largest economy has underlined the need to expedite infrastructure development in the country to meet the needs […]
Babcock’s supply of heavy construction equipment for construction of an airport on the remote island of St Helena will also […]
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Lagos-Badagry Road will involve expanding it from four to 10 lanes. The Federal Government will […]
An initial design for the stadium from the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) MH Engineering Plc has been awarded a […]
The Ababa-Adama Expressway: government has set aside US$1.5bn for road construction projects in this year’s budget Ethiopia Roads Authority (ERA) […]
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says her department will work even harder to maintain solid relationships with the building industry […]
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has committed government to building 1.5-million low-cost houses over the next five years,
A hydropower dam Preliminary works on Isimba Hydropower Dam that will add 183MW of power into Uganda’s national grid commenced […]
Twin water gates at one of the water canals serving Mwea Irrigation Scheme used to regulate water. This will soon […]
Construction group Stefanutti Stocks expects earnings a share for the six months ended August 31 to increase by between 20% and 40%,
The planned Tunisia Economic City will include academic, research, medical, commercial centres and residential facilities. A mega-project, Tunisia Economic City, […]
The Gauteng government is considering launching a bank that will assist township entrepreneurs get access to funding to help grow […]
The new Tshedimosetso Green Building in South Africa to Boast Energy Conservation Tshedimosetso, the new South African Government Communications and […]
The new Tshedimosetso Green Building in South Africa to Boast Energy Conservation Tshedimosetso, the new South African Government Communications and […]
The Gauteng government will invest more than R1 billion to build and improve infrastructure for township economies in the next […]
Dutch law now dictates that meat and fish markets must be covered for hygiene purposes. Rotterdam’s Markthal (Market Hall) has […]
Tanzania will complete a $455-million power transmission line next year linking its power grid to Kenya and Zambia, part of […]
The European Investment Bank says it is planning to avail funding to several small and medium enterprises and universities in […]
EU will fund a security and health centre in Kenya to help manage security issues in the region EU Ambassador […]
African countries should consider innovative solutions to finance infrastructure development that would enable the continent to unlock quality growth, the […]
The Protea Hotel Chain has signed a deal worth US$ 22m to expand its presence in Africa by constructing a […]
Largest occupier of green buildings in SA, Nedbank has opened another Nedbank 4 star green star rated building, this time […]
The Gladesville Bridge, once the world’s longest concrete arch span bridge and the first large bridge designed with the aid […]
Huila Province in Angola is set to construct three hydraulic dams at a cost of US$ 25m in the municipalities […]
The Department of Human Settlements says it will built over 5 000 houses for military veterans in less than three […]
Rehabilitation of the post will include upgrading of the road network to and from the post Zimbabwe has announced it […]
Chembe bridge in Zambia: construction of the Lubembe River bridge is also part of the planned roads construction projects Luapula […]
Due to an unexceptionally high interest in the Totally Concrete East Africa technology display showcase, only a very limited number […]
South Africa’s Productivity Statistics for the year 2013 have been released, and they show a mixed bag of performances in […]
The sweeping R4.5-billion Waterfall City development has the potential to become Gauteng’s new central business district (CBD), enabling large corporates […]
Housing units: Tanzania government is planning to construct 12,000 new housing units for the country’s military, in two phases Tanzania […]
Construction of 600 000-m2 Alstom-led Gibela train manufacturing facility in Ekurhuleni IN Gauteng is set to begin mid 2015, with […]
Angola’s liquefied natural gas plant faces a long closure for reconstruction to fix design flaws and corrosion in the new […]
Two new hospitals are set to be constructed in Sofala Province, Mozambique at a cost of US$ 30m. This follows […]
Low-carbon construction materials and systems can now be tested in realistic open-air conditions at a new test facility called The […]
The project would not only mark a huge expansion of Arabtec’s business but also boost Egypt’s struggling economy and help […]
Dubai construction company Arabtec is close to completing the planning and design stage of its $40-billion deal to build one […]
Nigeria: construction housing units will go hand-in-hand with related infrastructure and land reclamation Nigeria federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and […]
Housing units built in Phase I: Royal Bafokeng Platinum will build 3100 more housing units for workers in partnership and […]
The Bomas of Kenya: Kenya is set to construct the largest convention centre in Africa at the site, beginning next […]
A new study conducted by Investment Property Databank (IPD) and the Green Building Council of SA (GBCSA) has found that […]
Property groups Attacq and Atterbury Property Holdings will soft launch the R1.3-billion Newtown Junction mixed-use development, in the central business […]
Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks says local government needs to include the participation of the people in housing delivery. […]
Foster + Partners has designed a number of airports, including Kuwait International, Jordan’s Alia International and the proposed London Britannia. […]
Foster + Partners has designed a number of airports, including Kuwait International, Jordan’s Alia International and the proposed London Britannia. […]
Range Industrial Park is a modern and unique development making it a prime location in Blackheath at a very affordable […]
Range Industrial Park is a modern and unique development making it a prime location in Blackheath at a very affordable […]
Uganda is hoping to secure an $8-billion loan from China to build a railway network to revamp the country’s transport […]
Uganda is hoping to secure an $8-billion loan from China to build a railway network to revamp the country’s transport […]
All is set for construction of the largest-ever thermal power in Morocco, Safi thermal power plant, after the investment contract […]
All is set for construction of the largest-ever thermal power in Morocco, Safi thermal power plant, after the investment contract […]
Eskom’s recent announcement of project delays in the completion and critical maintenance of many power plants will make load shedding a reality for the next few years.
Eskom’s recent announcement of project delays in the completion and critical maintenance of many power plants will make load shedding a reality for the next few years.
Infrastructure development on the continent has gained momentum, with a special office to be set up soon to champion this […]
Infrastructure development on the continent has gained momentum, with a special office to be set up soon to champion this […]
Because Ekurhuleni’s population currently grows between 3 and 4%/annum, the area has become one of the largest informal settlements in […]
Because Ekurhuleni’s population currently grows between 3 and 4%/annum, the area has become one of the largest informal settlements in […]
Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA) has set aside US$331m for roads in the city which presently has a […]
Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) has welcomed the slightly more positive outlook reflected in the latest FNB/Bureau for Economic Research […]
The Department of Public Works says it has reached important milestones in its annual performance targets in the first quarter […]
As the industry continues to evolve, so do the opportunities at Africa’s leading construction and concrete events: African Construction and […]
Concrete.TV spoke to Keamogetswe Mmekwa, Structural Design Engineer for PH Bagale and South Gauteng Branch Chairperson of CESA Young Professionals […]
The Green Building Council South Africa recently hosted their 7th Annual Green Building Convention in Cape Town. The theme for the year was “It’s time for Africa”
Mali has signed agreements with China totalling $11-billion, most intended to finance two major railway projects linking the land-locked country […]
The One Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Program (OWNP) in Ethiopia have received US$91.10m funding from the African Development Bank […]
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved the construction of a new resort on the Palm Jumeirah […]
Officials from the South African Mission in Lagos, in Nigeria, are still liaising with rescue workers and government authorities to […]
Slow economic growth and a lack of infrastructural investment, coupled with increased competitor activity and rising imports, have made the […]
Murray & Roberts Group reported revenue of US$3.2bn (June 2013: us$3.09bn) and attributable earnings of US$117.6m (June 2013: US$ 90.5m). […]
The Ethiopian Government has awarded a US$700-m contract for the construction of a new Gebba River Dam along Gebba River […]
The signing of an electricity supply treaty between the governments of South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
The Windhoek mass housing project in Namibia, launched by President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Otjomuise in November 2013 has not yet […]
Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies confirmed on Friday that China’s Hebei Iron and Steel Group would partner with […]
French cement giant Lafarge Group has sold 58.61% of its stake in Ashaka Cement Plc to Lafarge Africa Plc in […]
The development of the R84-billion Modderfontein New City by Hong Kong-listed property development group Shanghai Zendai will be driven by […]
Eight heads of states from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the head of West African Development […]
Rand Merchant Bank’s (RMB) latest ‘Where to Invest in Africa 2014/15 – A Guide to Corporate Investment’ report revealed a […]
South African firm Group Five has won a contract to design and construct a 350-Mw gas and oil-fired power plant […]
Over 250 delegates attended the recent African Ports Evolution event held in Durban. 32 speakers took part in the event […]
Tanzania Ports Authority has called on bidders to tender for the Dar es Salaam maritime gateway improvement project, which will […]
The private sector in Tanzania has a received a US$185m grant from the World Bank. The funds were released by […]
Concrete Trends and www.Concrete.TV are major sponsors of the upcoming Totally Concrete East Africa forum taking place 28 – 30 […]
The 2014 annual Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress will be taking place from the 21st to the 23rd of […]
Pakistan cement makers, facing anti-dumping probes, are unlikely to lose South African market as their offered prices are still attractive for […]
Tunisia is seeking foreign investors for $6.82-billion worth of infrastructure and development projects, as the government tries to prop up […]
Upgrading of Tassia Estate a housing development scheme in Nairobi, including construction of a 90.4-km tarmac road with culverts, a […]
The impact of dolomite on housing developments in Gauteng continues to create tensions between local government and communities, especially in […]
Despite the ‘Construction Sector Charter Council – State of Empowerment 2009-2013’ offering an optimistic view of growth within the construction […]
The hotel industry in Kenya will receive a boost after construction of five new medium-sized hotels. The hotels will be constructed […]
South Africa’s Department of Health will build 43 state-of-the-art hospitals across the country in the next five years. In addition, […]
An engineer from PCP Engineering Consultants, Pieter Pretorius, has testified before the Tongaat Mall Commission that although he was not […]
Chinese companies and banks were once seen as bold and fearless as they invested in countries Western investors deemed too […]
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal Legislature called on the construction sector to throw its weight behind government developmental programmes that will […]
South Africa’s public servants have been urged to roll up their sleeves and ensure that delivery systems and infrastructure is […]
If South Africa is to prosper and meet its full potential then we must have sustainable human settlements that are […]
‘Building a Sustainable South Africa’ is the theme of the 109th annual Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress, taking place […]
The Deputy Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga wants to see women occupying 50% of managerial positions and more women engineers working with Sanral.
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa would investigate a claim that Portland cement from Pakistan was being dumped […]
Construction of Namialo-Rio Lurio road in Mozambique has been completed. This involved construction of lots 1 and 2 of the […]
Grinaker-LTA’s poor performance and projects in Australia in the past financial year continued to negatively affect construction and engineering group […]
Nearly eight years ago green building in South Africa was considered a “right thing to do” for the environment. But […]
In 2001 MTN paid $285m for one of four mobile licences sold at auction by the government of Nigeria. Observers […]
Africapaciti Investment Group, EnviroBoard Zambia and EnviroBoard Corporation USA have agreed to help reduce housing deficit of 1.5 million units […]
Group Five on Thursday said it had secured a three-year R4-billion engineering, procurement and construction contract for the design and […]
President Zuma has appealed to builders and project managers to apply the necessary protection measures as well as comply with […]
A section of wall of the Baywest Mall, still under construction, collapsed under strong wind. Strong winds in Port Elizabeth […]
The 2nd annual Cape Construction Expo, which took place 13 – 14 August 2014 at the CTICC in Cape Town, […]
The Department of Human Settlement has released its budget and the MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, said US $0.42bn will be used […]
The slow roll-out of government’s infrastructure spend is partly due to mistrust of the construction industry, Murray& Roberts (M&R) CEO […]
Tetra Tech Inc will oversee development of phase 1 of Konza city following the signing of a contract between them […]
The Arab Contractors (AC), one of the leading construction companies in the Middle East and Africa, has been approved by […]
The Department of Human Settlements plans to abandon the rectification programme to fix poorly built houses and make contractors responsible […]
Murray & Roberts has renamed four operating platforms to better describe the target market sectors in which the group operated, […]
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has announced the winners of the 2014 Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, which saw Aurecon, Aecom […]
The Government of Rwanda is planning to borrow US$1bn to fund various infrastructure projects in the country next year. The […]
The Department of Labour is to investigate the building sector in a bid to establish a Sectoral Determination (SD) in […]
SAWIC, an association that advocates women in the construction industry, is about to sign a MoU with the national Department […]
