Engineering and steel production company Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa this year celebrates 60 successful years of engineering excellence in Africa. The company on Monday said this milestone was […]
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The South African construction industry is in a state of accelerated decline, says South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors […]
Construction work is soon to be complete on the Leonardo building, South Africa’s tallest skyscraper, that will overtake the Carlton Centre which is […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosahas identified higher economic growth as the overarching goal of his Presidency and has urged business leaders to partner with government to put in place the building blocks required for achieving growth rates of higher than 5%.
South Africa has officially launched the Conradie Better Living Model Game Changer development which will see more than 3000 homes constructed with revolutionary new housing model.
South Africa is set to inject US $218 to complete the long-abandoned Giyani Bulk Water (GBW) Project in Limpopo.
A recent Ernst & Young (EY) survey shows South Africa has retained its position as the top foreign direct investment […]
National Treasury says S&P’s latest rating affords the country an opportunity to demonstrate that it can implement measures to turn […]
The old Conradie Hospital site has been dormant since 2002. Heralded by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, the plan for […]
South Africa’s economic recovery plans face serious constraints with growing debt of state firms domestically and capital outflows as a […]
The government of Ghana has signed an MoU with a South Africa-based consortium to build a $2.6bn light rail system […]
President Cyril Ramaphosaused an investment summit on Friday to reassure investors that his government was committed to protecting property rights as […]
“The conditions are shocking. As the government we are ashamed,” says KZN Premier. Beneficiaries of Msunduzi municipality’s Wirewall Rectification Programme in […]
South Africa and Rwanda are set to receive US $500m from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help fund the upgrade and […]
South Africa state-owned power utility Eskom has successfully synchronised unit 2 of the Medupi Power Station, set to be the largest dry-cooled […]
South Africa is set to embark solely on phase1 of Mzimvubu water project by South African companies despite the Chinese government […]
South Africa‘s black practitioners in the property development sector have no qualms about an amendment of the Constitution to expropriate land without […]
Two prominent sub-Saharan economies are showing “swiftly diverging fortunes” due to their respective political and economic circumstances, according to Mace, […]
Wind power projects amounting to US $1.2bn are set for construction in South Africa by Enel Green Power. The Enel Group’s […]
The infrastructure investments needed in South Africa far exceed the available fiscal resources, says Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and […]
Cue Park Square, Nedbank’s iconic US$ 78m mixed-use office and retail development located within Umhlanga’s New Town Centre is almost […]
Years after the closure of the Red Location Museum in Port Elizabeth, the huge building has now been stripped of […]
Black-owned and managed independent power producer (IPP) Pele Green Energy(PGE), which is an active owner and partner in wind and solar projects with a combined capacity […]
South Africa is set to build 4 power plants in Free State. The plants which include a 147MW wind plant […]
South Africa’s Construction Industry is projected to reach US $41bn by 2022 with CAGR growing at 14.9%; this is according […]
A new report estimates that South Africa will need to invest about R70.4-billion a year in waterinfrastructure investment over the next decade to address water scarcity […]
South African minister of water and sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, on Tuesday urged the business community to invest in the country’s water security in a bid to prevent the collapse […]
Building plans passed are a strong indicator of the future health of the construction industry, and statistics for the South Africa private sector point to an economic shift down south.
An ongoing culture of nonpayment by local municipalities has exacerbated the water troubles South Africa faces, with the Department of Water and Sanitation currently owed R10.7-billion, Minister Nomvula Mokonyane revealed on Thursday.
Two South African buildings have been shortlisted for the international Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards 2017- one of the world's foremost photographic prizes. And Johannesburg's infamous but iconic Ponte Tower is one of them.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a private sector multicurrency line of credit of $100-million and R1.3-billion to South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).
The World Bank Group is actively encouraging South African businesses to participate more actively in a $45-billion procurement opportunity that […]
South Africa’s credit rating is well placed at the lowest investment grade, but rising foreign ownership of the government’s local-currency […]
Zuma presided over the official launch of the bank’s Sandton branch. President Jacob Zuma has described the opening the Brics Bank as a […]
Property Point, a Growthpoint Properties initiative, is transforming the South African economy and society by building sustainable small businesses working […]
The 2017 SAPOA Convention & Property Exhibition that took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre was a huge […]
As infrastructure construction specialist Inyatsi Group Holdings undergoes an internal revamp and succession drive, new acting CEO Tommy Strydom is confident of the future of the company […]
South Africa’s economic growth likely resumed in the second quarter of 2017 after two straight quarters of contraction that pushed […]
South Africa’s political turbulence has prompted 28% of surveyed local business executives to give the nation’s economy a pessimistic outlook for the year ahead, according to advisory firm Grant Thornton’s second-quarter International Business Report (IBR).
Despite ongoing political turmoil and an increase in policy uncertainty, South Africa made a surprise recovery in the 2017 edition of a global reputation study, rising four places to 45 out of 71 countries measured.
Industry does not view Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s new 14-point plan as likely to stimulate the growth South Africa desperately needs. Rather, economists are viewing it as a group of administrative measures that will only move to stabilise the battered economy.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recently made a statement that the Inga 3hydro-electric project is not yet expected to start […]
The Amendment Property Sector Code, gazetted for public commentary late in 2015, is now legally binding to entities and organisations […]
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO), which is listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange, has bought a 40% stake in concrete frame […]
South Africa’s attractiveness to foreign investors in the future will depend a great deal on how it recovers from its […]
WSP, one of the largest multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies in Africa, has achieved a 4 Star Green Star SA As Built […]
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has appointed Shell South Africa upstream VP and chairperson Bonang Mohale as its CEO, effective July 1. Mohale, who succeeds Thero […]
GDP contracted 0.7% for the first quarter of 2017, indicating that the country has entered into a technical recession, according […]
Although South African cities are the engines of economic growth, they are not performing as well as they should, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said at […]
Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa says the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) continues to rank South Africa as the top […]
South Africa’s overall global competitiveness dropped from 52 in 2016 to 53 in 2017, according to the International Institute for Management Development’s […]
Despite the hype around the latest sovereign downgrades, South Africa has not hit rock bottom, nor has it experienced the worst-case scenario […]
South African rocket scientist Andre Nelhas been shortlisted as a finalist in the UK’s Royal Academy of EngineeringAfrica Prize for EngineeringInnovation. Nel invented a […]
“junk” grade usually pushes up borrowing costs. Both ratings firms said the downgrades could hamper treasury plans to cut spending […]
South Africa is proposing to put emergency “safeguard” tariffs on imports of certain flat hot-rolled steel products from July, it said in a […]
South Africa has been ranked as the fourth most attractive economy for investments flowing into Africa. This is according to the latest Africa Investment […]
South Africa’s credit rating could get downgraded deeper into junk status if political uncertainty triggered by the recent firing of […]
Returns in the South African property investment sector hit the lowest level since 2009 after falling from 13% in 2015 […]
As a South African Financial Services company operating in the field of domestic and international trade credit insurance our unique […]
Localisation is an important policy tool for industrial development in South Africa and will assist in growing the economy and the manufacturing sector, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob […]
S&P Global Ratings lowered South Africa’s sovereign credit rating on Monday to a sub-investment grade of BB+, from BBB-, on political […]
Although South Africa is the country with the most potential “by far” in terms of its renewable energy programmes, it is stuck in the […]
As South Africa reels from the news of another Cabinet reshuffle overnight, the damage to business confidence and a renewed threat of a ratings […]
South African company is a family owned company established in 80’s and grew into a multi-discipline construction company specializing in […]
With 2016 bringing a year of unexpected developments across the globe, from Brexit to the election of the 45th president […]
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Avi Bhoora is the new chairman of Sarma[/caption]
Avi Bhoora is the new chairman of Sarma[/caption]The Southern Africa Readymix Association of Southern Africa (Sarma) continues to grow as producers seek to align themselves with the high-quality concrete that is a hallmark of its membership.
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Bolloré Logistics secures cement plant projects in Nigeria and South Africa[/caption]
Bolloré Logistics secures cement plant projects in Nigeria and South Africa[/caption]Bolloré Logistics teams recently secured two key cement plant construction projects in Nigeria and South Africa with one of the largest cement plant production companies in China.
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New financing models needed for infrastructure[/caption]
New financing models needed for infrastructure[/caption]Global leaders and representatives of Canada, France, Switzerland, China, South Africa and the US on Tuesday, questioned the ability of public sectors across the globe to develop proper infrastructure ecosystems.
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PPC - [http://www.kznsagallery.co.za/resources/images/news/PPClogo.jpg][/caption]As part of an enabling partnership between PPC subsidiary Ulula Ash and Eskom, two high-tech mobile science labs have been donated to Sibongamandla Secondary and Kriel High Schools in Mpumalanga.
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Benoit Fricard as Managing Director of BASF [/caption]
Benoit Fricard as Managing Director of BASF [/caption]BASF recently announced the appointment of Benoit Fricard as Managing Director of BASF South Africa and Country Cluster Head for Southern Africa.
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Fitch holds SA's investment-grade rating, but cuts outlook to negative[/caption]
Fitch holds SA's investment-grade rating, but cuts outlook to negative[/caption]Ratings agency Fitch affirmed South Africa's investment-grade credit rating at one notch above 'junk' on Friday but changed its outlook to negative from stable, warning that political risks could hurt growth.
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South Africa says construction of coal-fired power plants to continue[/caption]
South Africa says construction of coal-fired power plants to continue[/caption]South African Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has dismissed objections to the nation building two new coal-fired power stations.
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Two critical after scaffolding collapses in Sandton[/caption]
Two critical after scaffolding collapses in Sandton[/caption]Two construction workers were critically injured when scaffolding they were on collapsed in Sandton on Tuesday, paramedics said.
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Flash floods - [https://www.google.co.za/search?q=flash+floods+in+Gauteng&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=589&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ64X7nKjQAhUsCcAKHUd9AW8Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=c5FQtpNGVvvnmM%3A][/caption]Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Friday he intended to declare some parts of Gauteng disaster areas following this week’s fierce flash floods in the province.
South Africa continues to account for the most infrastructure and capital project activity in Southern Africa, at 48.2%, followed by […]
According to Engineering News – Global software developer, Bentley Systems’ 2016 Infrastructure 500 list, which ranks the top owners of infrastructure worldwide from both the public […]
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SADC - [http://flagcraft.co.za/Portals/0/FOW/SADC/aaSouthern%20African%20Development%20Community%201.jpg][/caption]South Africa is at risk of being left behind as its neighbours ramp up port and corridor develop- ment and rapidly reduce their dependence on the Southern African powerhouse’s trade routes.
South Africa’s economy is poised to grow by between 2-3% in real terms next year, which will have a knock-on […]
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http://ifsp.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wonk0912.jpg[/caption]South Africa measures favourably in most indices bar economic growth, which the National Treasury has forecast will be 0.5% this year, a Moody's representative said on Tuesday.
The 86 MW Prieska solar photovoltaic power plant[/caption]
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WesBank announces R60m carport solar-panel project[/caption]
WesBank announces R60m carport solar-panel project[/caption]WesBank and sister company First National Bank(FNB) have announced a R60m project to replace the shade-net carports at its shared offices in Fairland, Johannesburg, with solar-panel carports.
Construction has started after the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between ENGIE and Eskom. The 100MW Kathu Solar […]
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Trade - [http://discoverandinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tradefinv3.jpeg][/caption]Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, held a meeting with a high-level Chinese delegation from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China on Friday afternoon.
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Eskom - [http://ridgetimes.sites.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2014/11/Eskom-Copy.jpg][/caption]Eskom on Saturday synchronised Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme on the cross-border of the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Dangote Cement records N442b revenue in nine months[/caption]
Dangote Cement records N442b revenue in nine months[/caption]Dangote Cement Plc, has declared an increased revenue of N442.09 billion in the last nine months, the Company’s financial report released on Thursday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange indicated.
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CDE [/caption]CDE Global is the largest wet processing equipment manufacturer in the world and works with its customers to maximise their return on investment and gain significant competitive advantage while minimising environmental impact. Its commitment to developing its operations in Africa was motioned when the company established its office (CDE South Africa (Pty) Ltd) in South Africa and appointed Nicolan Govender as Regional Manager for Southern Africa.
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SNC-Lavalin has established a five-year agreement with Oryx GTL to provide engineering consultancy services on projects at the Qatar-based GTL facility[/caption]
SNC-Lavalin has established a five-year agreement with Oryx GTL to provide engineering consultancy services on projects at the Qatar-based GTL facility[/caption]Engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin was awarded an engineering consultancy and support services contract by Qatar-based company Oryx Gas To Liquids (GTL), a JV between Qatar Petroleum (51%) and Sasol (49%) for its GTL complex at Ras Laffan Industrial City, in Qatar.
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Credit - [https://www.google.co.za/search?q=credit+downgrades&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=589&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjotaSxrOnPAhWlKMAKHVGWCRoQ_AUIBygC#q=credit&tbm=isch&tbas=0][/caption]
Credit - [https://www.google.co.za/search?q=credit+downgrades&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=589&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjotaSxrOnPAhWlKMAKHVGWCRoQ_AUIBygC#q=credit&tbm=isch&tbas=0][/caption]South Africa is making progress towards avoiding rating downgrades despite the economy not growing fast enough, FinanceMinister Pravin Gordhan told a trade union gathering on Wednesday a week before reading his mid-term budget speech.
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Kenya’s Lapsset project receives new breath of life[/caption]
Kenya’s Lapsset project receives new breath of life[/caption]The Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia transport corridor (Lapsset) project has received a major impetus after a consortium of international investors led by the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) said they will help finance the project.
A leading manufacturer of cement in Africa, Dangote, is hoping to move into the Asian market in the next decade.The […]
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SEIFSA - [https://saraccablog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/2014feb06_seifsa_logo-jpg.jpg?w=1200][/caption]The incoming president of the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), Michael Pimstein, has called on employers affiliated to the body to adopt a proactive stance towards the upcoming 2017 wage negotiations.
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Dr Graeme Codrington [/caption]
Dr Graeme Codrington [/caption]We are living at a remarkable time in history, where history itself is changing, said futurist and strategy consultant Dr Graeme Codrington at engineering and environmental consulting firm Jones & Wagener’s 50-year celebration function in Johannesburg, last Thursday.
Doka has acquired Dutch materials technology specialist BAS, with whom it had already developed a sensor for measuring concrete strength […]
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Savannah Cement MD, Ronald Ndegwa (left) engages Junction General Hardware dispatch driver Allan Waiganjo at the firm’s factory during the Savannah Cement Customer Service week[/caption]
Savannah Cement MD, Ronald Ndegwa (left) engages Junction General Hardware dispatch driver Allan Waiganjo at the firm’s factory during the Savannah Cement Customer Service week[/caption]Kenyan cement manufacturers are exploring alternative market opportunities to guarantee their survival in a globalised and increasingly competitive market.
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Marriott - [http://sanmigueltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/231830_Marriott_RoofSign.jpg][/caption]Marriott International plans to spend R3bn (US$218.14mi) on hotels in South Africa, it said on Wednesday.
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Small business incubation - [http://www.hiatec.org/images/Business_Incubation_Startup.jpg][/caption]Part of agriculture and agroprocessing group Tongaat Hulett and the eThekwini municipality’s Bridge City mixed-use development is being earmarked for small business incubators, with the integrated rapid public transport network set to benefit existing and emerging businesses.
Engineering News – The 88-MW Nojoli wind farm in theEastern Cape Province has been connected to the grid. The project, developed by Enel Green […]
South Africa has slightly improved its competitiveness score and ranking in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). The […]
According to Engineering News, despite soft growth in the construction industry; the FNB Bureau of Economic Research Civil Confidence Index gained 11 […]
South Africa’s commercial retail property sector has been doing well, especially in the retail office sector, where there have been a lot […]
Engineering News – South Africa has plummeted to an abysmally low level in the World Bank’s 160-country cost-of-doing-business rankings. On the bank’s Doing Business scale, which measures […]
After falling to 34 in 2Q2016, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index increased by 4 points to 38 in 3Q2016. This returns the […]
The local construction industry continues to struggle in gaining the full benefits of technologies, including advanced data and analytics, mobility, automationand […]
Master Builders South Africa (MBSA), has called on its members to get firmly behind the transformation goals of the newly […]
The 2016 annual Master Builders Congress, being held from 31 August to 2 September at the Durban International Convention Centre, will under […]
One of the world’s great statesmen was born 207 years ago. Known from a young age as Honest Abe owing […]
Avon Peaking Power has commissioned its gas turbine open cycle power plant near Durban in South Africa. The power plant operation project […]
According to Engineering News, The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday confirmed a settlement agreement between Wilson Bayley Homes-Ovcon (WBHO) and the Competition […]
According to Engineering News, South African multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Gibb, which marked its sixtieth anniversary in late June, is aiming to materially expand […]
Enel, through its subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (“EGP RSA”) has completed and connected to the grid the Tom Burke photovoltaic […]
A skills shortage continues to hurt the South African construction industry, a new survey has revealed. The Construction Industry Development […]
Dr Stephan Ramabodu has been elected as president of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). A Senior Lecturer […]
South Africa’s absence – for the second year running – from the top 25 countries listed in AT Kearney’s annual […]
Government had identified the first five companies that would benefit from its Black Industrialists (BI) programme,
Nearly two-thirds of South African business executives are delaying their investment decisions, while almost half are considering investing offshore, owing to […]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has presented investments in the infrastructure and ICT sectors in South Africa and Africa
The second day of the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, has seen industry experts, leaders, students – and those with a […]
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will put R70 billion towards developmental investments in the next few years to drive economic […]
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 […]
While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects South Africa’s growth to halve to just 0.6% in 2016, growth in other […]
After its official opening on Thursday morning, the Mall of Africa, in Waterfall City, Midrand, had played host to about […]
South African power utility Eskom is not under pressure to tap international markets to help fund its R340-billion ($23.5-billion) five-year […]
Despite a decrease in appetite for emerging-market assets in recent months – owing to the current drought, commodity exposure and […]
Pretoria is to get a spanking new “nodal development” located in the east of the city at a massive R44 […]
The Mall of Africa will officially open its doors to the public on Thursday. Punted as “the biggest mall in Africa, […]
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has launched a national campaign to celebrate 4.3 million houses and housing opportunities being delivered
“Positioned as a market leader in building systems we are constantly engaging with our target audience through various platforms prompting […]
Upcoming contractors in South Africa have received a training boost after the Department of Transport and Public Works offered successful […]
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Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies[/caption]
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies[/caption]Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says government’s incentives have helped to leverage R57 billion in investments over the past year.
A residential energy solution, which allows homeowners to generate and store their own electricity, has been officially launched in the […]
Consumption of cement in South Africa rose by 7.7% YoY in 2015 following a drop in sales the previous year. According […]
South Africa-focused Sunbird Energy has signed a conditional agreement with a South African consortium to divest of its noncash assets […]
The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved its first set of loans worth US $811 million, which will go towards […]
The process of registering a company in South Africa is now a simpler, seamless process says Trade and Industry Minister […]
South Africa's business confidence continued its recovery in March supported by merchandise export and import volumes,
A major PV solar construction project in South Africa, being built by Juwi Renewable Energies is nearing completion and will […]
All 35 turbines at the R1.9-billion Noupoort wind farm project, in the Northern Cape, have been installed and the plant […]
Developed on a scale beyond anything the country has known by leading South African property developer and investor Atterbury,
South Africa has unveiled Africa’s largest solar farm in in southern hemisphere at De Aar, Northern cape. South Africa’s Energy […]
A looming competitive threat to South African-based cement producers from exports from China has been confirmed. Thato Chabeli, the interim […]
South Africa has yet to fully discover and utilise the benefits of concrete strip roads, says Bryan Perrie, MD of […]
South Africa's recent budget was not aimed at implementing austerity measures and would not go the same path taken by some countries in Europe,
Brett Larsen has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of a.b.e. Construction Chemicals, part of the Chryso Southern Africa Group. After […]
The Legacy Group has announced that it had awarded multidisciplinary construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA the Leonardo contract to […]
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.
Government and state-owned companies (SOCs) are set to spend R865.4 billion on public sector infrastructure in housing, roads, rail, public transport, water,
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, […]
Hennie Botes, CEO of Moladi Construction and Dr. Amira Osman, Associate Professor of Architecture from the University of Johannesburg, feature amongst the all-star […]
President Jacob Zuma met with black professionals in Pretoria to discuss the implementation of government’s Programme of Action, particularly the […]
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,
A multi-million casino project has been launched in Cape Verde. Touted as the most modern gaming resort in Africa, .Macau […]
During the SONA debate on Tuesday, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said the recently launched Black Industrialist Programme has […]
Group Five on Monday announced a 5% increase in revenue, to R7.26-billion, for the six months ended December 31, compared […]
Lafarge South Africa, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, yesterday tabled its final offer to striking workers and is awaiting a response.
Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has made a R1.5-billion proposal to the Competition Commission to settle all outstanding matters […]
President Jacob Zuma has encouraged the business community to invest in the African continent to assist in creating jobs and […]
South Africa-based property developer Actis plans to invest US$200 million in the construction of warehousing and shopping facilities countrywide. Company […]
As a customer-focused company that continuously invests in improving service delivery, Babcock has completed an ultramodern, bespoke sales, parts and […]
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has welcomed a commitment by the Japanese government to increase its investment in South Africa, […]
Something has to be done to save the economy. That was the unanimous message after a meeting between Finance Minister […]
Despite a “strong operational performance,” Anglo American Platinum on Monday recorded a loss of R12.2 billion for the year to […]
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South African businesses are largely pessimistic about the outlook of the domestic economy over the coming 12 months, Grant Thornton’s […]
JSE-listed Attacq has appointed Pete Mackenzie as head of development, effective January 1, in a new position aimed at driving […]
South Africa-based oil and gas equipment supplier Energas Technologies, in the fourth quarter of last year, completed the engineering, procurement […]
The World Bank has lowered its 2016 price forecast for 37 of the 46 commodities it monitors and has warned […]
Seacom, a submarine cable operator has announced that civil construction activity in Egypt was the cause of prevalent outages which […]
South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Friday told a briefing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that […]
The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) and the National Treasury have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to focus […]
The recent sharp decline in the rand is yet to filter through to the manufacturing sector, but new Manufacturing Circle […]
As a delegation of South African Cabinet Ministers and business representatives prepares for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) yearly meeting,
South Africa was not slipping into a recession despite taking substantial hits in a storm of global economic challenges, Finance […]
Trouble for construction sector in South African deepened this week after reports emerged that the Hawks – The Directorate for […]
Three new major risks have emerged for South African businesses in the latest Allianz Risk Barometer 2016, with the business […]
The African construction industry is the vital foundation necessary to support the continent’s infrastructural development requirements. The outlook for Africa’s […]
FAW is a silver sponsor for African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo 2016. Africa’s leading construction, concrete and cement show […]
South Africa’s access to some of the duty-free trade benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) hangs in the balance as
The replacement of a second Finance Minister in South Africa within five days has not enhanced confidence in government effectiveness […]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday confirmed a government decision to proceed with nuclear procurement. “There will be a formal […]
The Presidency issued a statement on Sunday confirming the appointment.”I have received many representations to reconsider my decision. As a democratic […]
South Africa’s Standard Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have signed a collaboration agreement to raise […]
Pakistan approached the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in November for dispute settlement consultations with South Africa regarding the imposition of […]
South Africa’s premium home grown manufacturer, Bell Equipment showcases its extensive product offering available on the continent and reaffirm its commitment […]
Local government is increasingly being identified as the strategic enabler for national economic and development objectives, says South African Local Government […]
The NHBRC will assist SACPCMP to develop the requirements for the Building Inspectors professional qualification, accreditation and registration criteria and […]
The South African government will use instruments such as tariff hikes to protect jobs in sectors threatened by imports, Economic […]
The government will aggressively protect the construction industry in South Africa to save jobs the minister for Economic Development Ebrahim […]
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (NCIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa‘s Green Fund (DBSA) has partnered to construct 400 green
According to SANews.gov.za, Uganda has urged South African companies to take advantage of opportunities in that country’s construction industry. The […]
Having extended its reach to the Free State area and Eastern Cape – as well as making progress within the […]
Despite rumours that Russia was in the lead to take the deal, Nuclear energy regulators in South Africa and China […]
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment is an industry leader in the engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of compact and heavy construction equipment. […]
Lack of consequences for poor performance and transgressions on the part of contractors remains a significant hurdle to tackling South […]
Consulting Engineering South Africa (CESA) has announced the appointment of Christopher (Chris) Campbell as its new Chief Executive Officer. Campbell […]
In a country grappling with high numbers of unemployment, public works programmes such as construction and rehabilitation of roads is […]
Awards for South Africa’s top-rated Green Star SA buildings, as well as for the country’s top-rated building professionals have been […]
The South African government has been ranked thirty-third out of this year’s top 500 global infrastructure owners, up two places […]
Concrete Plant International (CPI), the trade journal for the concrete industry, has just signed an agreement with the African Construction […]
PAN MIXERS SOUTH AFRICA (PMSA) are a silver sponsor of the event where the world meets Africa’s construction, concrete and […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned on the charm for African leaders on Thursday, promising $10-billion in credit to back […]
During a Macquarie Group CEO construction conference in Johannesburg, firms in South Africa outlined their restructuring strategies in a bid […]
LiuGong is a world-class quality and engineering firm that started trade in 1958 and now prides themselves in producing machines […]
Government has introduced a R20 million project to help small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) grow sustainably.The Enterprise Development Pilot […]
Construction work on the second phase of a new wax plant in Sasolburg, Mpumalanga, has begun. President and CEO of […]
Infrastructure development group Raubex expects to report an up to 10% increase in its earnings a share and headline earnings […]
A business forum for South Africa and Mozambique has been established to increase economic cooperation between the two countries. Speaking […]
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is alarmed by the continuing water and sanitation challenges at Madibeng Local Municipality, in North […]
The first commercially viable biogas plant in South Africa has begun supplying renewable energy to automotive manufacturer BMW. A year ago, […]
There is likely to be increased demand for trained adjudicators as a result of the implementation of Construction Industry Development […]
GIBB Engineering, South Africa’s leading black-owned engineering consulting firm, recently completed a feasibility study to evaluate and investigate the construction […]
In 2014 a JV between CHRYSO and its Algerian partner Hydipco was set up in Algiers. It was intended to […]
Government’s investment in infrastructure will continue to grow, but not as rapidly as in the past, with the focus shifting to improving value for money in infrastructure delivery,
The Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) pipeline and facilities project has requested the repayment of the remaining A$112-million advance […]
African Construction and Totally Concrete Expos, Africa’s biggest gathering of qualified buyers and sellers for the cement, concrete and construction […]
Sika is opening its first concrete admixture and mortar production facilities in Nigeria and Ivory Coast. The global speciality chemicals […]
The 2016 Education Programme of the School of Concrete Technology (SCT), operated by The Concrete Institute, is now available. John […]
President Jacob Zuma says government’s efforts to restore the dignity of the residents of Langa through the roll-out of integrated […]
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) reported on Thursday that it would decide whether to take disciplinary action against […]
South Africa’s Waco International Holdings, a firm in the construction equipment sector, has postponed its planned listing on the stock […]
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Emergency workers sought survivors and assessed the damage.[/caption]The City of Johannesburg has received a report of a third death following the collapse of a bridge over the M1 highway near Sandton.
The Gauteng Provincial Government has committed to giving qualifying township-based businesses all contracts under R500 000. Gauteng MEC for Economic […]
Murray & Roberts, the company responsible for the construction at the M1 highway where a temporary bridge collapsed on Wednesday, […]
Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau on Wednesday evening announced that two people had died and 23 others were injured when a […]
While the appetite for home ownership is strong among lower to middle-income earners, access to affordable housing is hampered by […]
While the pipeline of infrastructure projects promised under government’s National Development Plan remains largely empty, the country’s housing and human […]
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the Banking Association of South Africa (Basa) have revived a MoU to tackle […]
Commercial operation has begun at the independent gas-fired Dedisa Peaker Power Project in South Africa. The 335 MW gas-fired plant […]
GIBB, South Africa’s leading black-owned engineering consulting firm, in association with the National Department of Transport (NDoT),
Banking giant FNB is preparing to launch a forum that will facilitate networking opportunities and amass industry experts for potential […]
South Africa’s ageing electricity transmission grid needs investment of $15-billion by 2022 to help cope with increased new energy production, […]
New forms of mobility are needed to ensure the escalating cost of traffic congestion is brought to a halt, Johannesburg […]
The recent downgrade to junk of South Africa’s emerging market peer Brazil is a timely warning that ratings agencies and […]
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Department of Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi[/caption]The Department of Public Works (DPW) and its Property Management Training Entity (PMTE), has now moved into the second phase of the department’s turnaround plan,
Improvements in “technological readiness” helped South Africa reverse a four-year decline and leapfrog seven positions to land back into the […]
Gauteng entrepreneurs could win cash injections of up to R1-million, as well as mentorship and incubation from established businesses, by […]
South Africa’s first Biobulk waste water treatment plant in South Africa will be commissioned in March 2016.Veolia Water Technologies South […]
The slowdown in construction activity is likely to deepen for the rest of this year and into 2016 if demand […]
With the growing need to facilitate onsite training and increase accessibility and technical support to the Saint-Gobain Gyproc product portfolio, […]
South Africa was ranked third in the International Budget Partnership’s (IBP’s) 2015 Open Budget Index (OBI) survey, which measured governments’ […]
South Africa’s established infrastructure and its sophisticated accounting, banking, medical and legal environments, leverages the country as the ideal platform […]
South Africa is investing R1.4 trillion into infrastructure projects, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, […]
The Black Business Council (BBC) has appointed Mohale Ralebitso CEO, effective October 1. Ralebitso, a BA Honours graduate from the […]
Green buildings outperform their conventional counterparts by almost 30%; the IPD South Africa Annual Green Property Indicators 2014 report shows The […]
Described as a tangible example of its reindustrialisation and mineral beneficiation agenda, government on Friday broke ground on a R267-million […]
Tsogo Sun’s refurbishment and expansion of Gold Reef City Casino is nearing completion. This sizeable investment in the property is in […]
South Africa’s business confidence index extended losses to its weakest since late 2011 in the third quarter of this year, […]
Two Masterclasses will be held at the upcoming Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress, taking place
How can architects and designers shape South Africa’s urban landscape for positive social change and economic development? Remarkable developments and […]
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) will launch 77 “catalytic projects” across the country, which will allow it to achieve […]
The South African government on Wednesday welcomed Moody’s Investors Service’s decision to affirm South Africa’s sovereign ratings and maintain a […]
This Central Supplier Database (CSD) was launched by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on Tuesday.Speaking at the launch of the CSD […]
Megaprojects are often over budget and delayed and project planning is a crucial element in ensuring the successful delivery of […]
Global management consultancy McKinsey & Company argues that South Africa should urgently pursue a ‘big gas’ energy option to bridge […]
Construction group Basil Read on Friday reported that it had returned to profit, but CEO Neville Nicolau also noted that […]
The completion of Medupi is expected to grow South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by about 0.35% a year, says […]
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has introduced a new set of performance standards for contractors in a bid to manage under-performance in the industry.
Construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) reported a fall in earnings, revenues and orders during the year to June 30, […]
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will launch the Central Supplier Database (CSD) next Tuesday in East London at the Industrial Development […]
Six young women will be involved in the construction projects come from Maitland Garden Village, Langa and Gugulethu after being appointed to be part of the Expanded Public Works Programme
The African construction industry is the vital foundation necessary to support the continent’s infrastructural development requirements. The outlook for Africa’s […]
Hot off the press! African Ports Evolution brochure and conference programme now available. Access the latest agenda, speaker line up, […]
ArcelorMittal South Africa is willing to cap its profit margin if the government imposes duties of up to 10% on […]
BASF in South Africa and Sub-Sahara is expanding its online communication activities by launching its presence on social media platforms […]
Cape Town’s new independent fuel storage, distribution and loading facility, in addition to a petroleum pipeline, will become operational in […]
The biogas plant, located in the Uilenkraal dairy farm in the Western Cape, has achieved a 1.5GWh electricity production in […]
In a celebration of innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism in the consulting engineering sector, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) […]
JSE-listed Aveng on Friday revised its expected 2015 financial results further downwards amid challenging economic conditions in domestic and foreign […]
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has started construction on the R86-million multi-user processing and value-addition facility in Zone 3
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) director-general Lionel October has confirmed that various processes are at an advanced stage to […]
South Africa’s economy faces a turbulent time ahead as the prospect of interest rate normalisation in the United States and […]
The African Construction and Totally Concrete Expos 2016 is the cement, concrete and construction event trusted by the industry. Next […]
Implementation of carbon tax in South Africa was set for mid-2016, said National Treasury chief director of economic tax analysis […]
South African firms should shift their expansionary strategies northwards, targeting the growing economies of sub-Saharan Africa that were increasingly buttressed […]
Concrete.TV interviewed Rashiq Fataar, Founder of Our Future Cities NPO, to discuss the urban development, design and spaces within the city […]
Marley Building Systems is pleased to announce the acquisition of the South African Gypsum business of Lafarge. This acquisition is […]
The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it had prohibited Raumix Aggregates, a subsidiary of the Raubex Group, from acquiring […]
The emerging social order will see Africa build its megacities; however, South Africa’s economic powerhouse, Johannesburg, would likely fall by […]
South Africa’s largest steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) gave notice on Thursday that it was weighing the partial or […]
On 10 July 2015 Reimer SA had its very first Expo at their offices in Lyttelton, Pretoria. The attendance exceeded […]
For some years now, Lafarge South Africa has been partnering development projects with the New Jerusalem Children’s Home and the […]
Chryso Southern Africa Group is set to erect a factory in Kenya as from 2016. At the moment, it has […]
South Africa needs an additional 5 TWh of energy a year to keep up with its growing population and meet […]
Young South African engineers should be paid as much as merchant bankers if the country wants to stop them from […]
TAL recently modernised its laboratory through the acquisition of additional state-of-the-art equipment which will allow for increased research and testing […]
Concrete.TV recently interviewed the Clay Brick Association of South Africa’s new executive director, Jonathan Prior. Prior talks about the objectives and responsibilities […]
The 30th PPC Cement Riebeek Bergmarathon is set to take the Boland town of Riebeek West by storm on Saturday, […]
The upgraded Bosch GWS 13 and GWS 17 classes of professional angle grinders in the ‘Power & Protection’ range are […]
The South African government confirmed on Monday that it would support an application by domestic steel companies for across-the-board tariff […]
Lafarge South Africa has announced the appointment of Unathi Batyashe-Fillis as Country Manager: Communications. Batyashe-Fillis has an impressive track record in reputation […]
Shortly ahead of the introduction of a new dispensation for registration of construction health and safety professionals in South Africa […]
Data released by cement producer PPC on Wednesday showed a 15.6% surge in South Africa’s year-on-year domestic cement sales to 2.87-million […]
The South African market has been included as one of Spain’s 16 “priority markets” as the European country intensifies its […]
Forbes Africa has selected Africa’s 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs under 30 years of age in a number of key […]
Speciality chemicals group Lanxess on Wednesday appointed its South African CFO Ben Marais as country representative and MD. Marais, a […]
The time had come for government and business to find ways and means of working together to end South Africa’s […]
South Africa is still an attractive destination to those who are interested in mineral investments, says Chamber Mines President Mike […]
By attending SARMA’s conference, South Africa’s construction industry professionals can explore new products, equipment and techniques that are pushing the […]
Cabinet has approved South Africa’s joining of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, an international financial institution which provides finance for […]
Cement manufacturers in the country were once viewed in terms of their abilities to succeed in international markets. But the […]
Have you booked your seat for the REIMER EXPO? Reimer SA will be hosting its first Expo on 10 July […]
Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, famous for its animal migration, is home to a newly opened US$ 16m luxury camp. […]
Have you booked your seat for the REIMER EXPO? Reimer SA will be hosting its first Expo on 10 July […]
Concrete.TV interviewed architect Rogan Rich from Richlabs Architecture about sustainable technology used during timbrel vaulting systems. According to Rich “Focus should […]
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will sign a service level agreement with the Eastern Cape Provincial Government to fast track […]
The current pause in South Africa’s monetary policy tightening cycle is likely to be temporary, while the speed and extent […]
Power prices in South Africa have risen 70% since 2010 and a second double-digit increase proposed for this year will […]
South Africa needs to sharpen up its industrialisation programme if it is serious about reaching the 5.4% a year gross […]
South Africa’s economy is expected to grow by 3% by 2017 as the country has taken several steps to address […]
By the end of 2014, government had spent R1 trillion on developing the country’s infrastructure. “The expenditure was in areas […]
The Department of Labour is set to host an informational session ahead of the implementation of the registration of construction […]
South Africa has increased its installed base of wind turbines from eight in 2012 to 294 currently, and the South […]
A new report benchmarking the regulatory environment faced by small businesses operating in nine South Africa cities shows that entrepreneurs […]
With the ongoing power crisis, South African CEOs are losing confidence in their ability to secure debt or equity capital, […]
The biggest drop in transaction volumes in more than a decade could be an indication that winter has also arrived […]
The opening of the specialised small business support desks at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) branch in Orlando East […]
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa President Zuma and the Chairperson of the Mara Foundation, Ashish Thakkar, discussed […]
General Electric (GE) chairperson and CEO Jeffrey Immelt has indicated, in an essay titled ‘Reimagining South Africa’, how he might […]
This month, African countries will finalise a 26-nation free trade bloc aimed at opening up business on the continent by […]
THE merger between Pembani Group and Shanduka has been concluded and the new industrial holding company is ready to shake […]
Wesley Soutter, Commerical and Legal Director at Master Builders Association, spoke to Concrete.TV on the importance of compliance and ethic rules […]
Combining nearly 80 years of expertise in the manufacturing and supply of building industry chemicals and specialist civil engineering services, […]
“South Africa remains the most diverse economy on the continent – providing a supportive regulatory framework, a well-developed infrastructure network, […]
South Africa slipped one position, from 52 to 53, in the latest world competitiveness ranking, which highlighted power and infrastructure […]
Following the success of last years African Constuction and Totally Concrete Expo, this is what is new for 2016 New in […]
The methods of education keep on revolving over generations with the use of chalk and board, paper and pen/pencil. Today’s generation […]
Afripack Sacks has the capability to produce both woven polypropylene sacks as well as multi-walled kraft paper sacks across various […]
The 8th Annual South African Construction Awards are your chance to come together as a community to network, learn and […]
Business people forming part of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti)’s outward trade and investment mission (OTIM) to Peru […]
South Africa has possibly the largest infrastructure build programme on the African continent, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said. He said […]
Hodna Algerian Cement Company and South African cement producer PPC are partnering to build a new cement plant in Algeria […]
Cape Town International Airport is set for an overhaul with the upgrading of its domestic and international terminals planned for […]
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) on Friday launched its small business hub (SBH) to assist in […]
Business activity in South Africa’s private sector expanded at a slightly slower rate in April but new orders continued to […]
Stakeholders in South Africa’s construction sector continue to anxiously await the materialisation of the proposed R800-billion of public sector investment […]
Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has told factory workers that the continent is vital for the country’s economy. “We sell […]
Concrete.TV spoke to Daniel van der Merwe about what he calls “the third revolution of the construction industry”. He predicts […]
The South African government has been given 48 hours to stop xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals and their shops or […]
Global investment banking, securities and investment management firm Goldman Sachs is bullish on South Africa, which it regards as a […]
Following recent building collapses in Nigeria and South Africa, we interview Professor Mark Alexander who reminds us that building is […]
Register now to qualify for prize give-aways from Landrover, The Gadget Shop and more at African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo […]
Construction chemicals specialist Chryso Southern Africa is supplying precast product manufacturer Rocla with its CHRYSO® Optima 203 and CHRYSO® Quad […]
The annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, from Tuesday, 12 May […]
Last chance to save R1000 when you register for African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo! The early bird registration has […]
Reimer SA would like to announce that that they have upgraded their rental fleet. Reimer Volumetric mixers are now mounted on […]
Concrete.TV interviewed Jacques Smith, who is a registered professional Civil Engineer with extensive experience in concrete on site, in a […]
SARMA is an acronym for the Southern African Readymix Association. This national body represents all the reputable ready-mix companies, and […]
Amsteele Systems is a specialist Post-tensioning company in operation since 1969, licensed to two renowned pre-stressing companies, namely CCL stressing systems […]
Dedicated to recognising excellence in Africa within the construction, cement and concrete industries! Is your organisation helping to shape the roles […]
Repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated concrete can be an art as well as a science. Developing an effective concrete repair and […]
The proposed $44.27 billion merger between Switzerland-based Holcim Ltd. and France’s Lafarge SA, is on hold, after Holcim rejected the […]
Recent events confirm that South Africa’s perceived receptiveness towards foreign direct investment (FDI) is declining. Consequently some foreigners are disillusioned, […]
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has recently welcomed its new Executive Director, Frans Minnaar to its helm. Here, Minnaar explains […]
Why do construction companies consider mergers? We interviewed Margot Kuhn, Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan on why construction […]
Does your construction equipment have an application in Africa’s cement, concrete or construction industry? If yes, over 6000 professionals (including EPC’s, […]
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a meagre 1.5% in 2014, lower than the 2.2% growth of 2013 […]
While 2014 was characterised by a slowdown in global economic growth, the V&A Waterfront has continued to buck the downward […]
A wide variety of products supplied by CHRYSO Southern Africa were used for the construction of a Vodacom Business Data […]
Captains of Construction is a special forum for high-level decision makers and stakeholders, in the public and private sector, to […]
Construction works on three new South African wind farms are set to begin this month. The three projects, mainly located […]
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has welcomed the positive tone of the State of Nation Address […]
Former Eskom FD and the current head of Africa’s largest steel group, Paul O’Flaherty, has described the latest round of […]
The cumulative effect of several uncertainties in South Africa’s metals and engineering sector, amid a lack of demand – or […]
Amid the intense debate surrounding the future of electricity supply in South Africa, delays in construction of new power plants, […]
We interview Jonathan Cawood, Partner at PwC on the release of their report on trends and ongoing challenges of infrastructure […]
Do you want to be a part of South Africa and Africa’s 20 to 30 year infrastructure development boom? Do […]
Can you afford to miss Africa’s leading paint and coatings event? Learn about how the industry remains key to supporting […]
South Africa will be hosts, for the first time, of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The summit ,on […]
HSBC Securities has cut its growth outlook for South Africa for 2015 and 2016 because of the country’s “deepening and […]
South Africa is seeing a massive leap in wind energy development. To add to the mix, French company EDF […]
In its slowest start to the year since 1997, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index […]
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.
One of the biggest challenges in the cement and concrete industry is the upskilling of existing employees as well as […]
The World Population Bureau estimates that the population of Africa will rise from 1.1 billion in 2013 to 2.4 billion in 2050.
Be part of the innovation and development of Africa’s bourgeoning coatings industry! Coatings for Africa is facilitating innovation and education for success […]
Falling oil prices also had a negative impact, noted Jammine. “We are losing out because Oil prices could bounce back […]
Aurecon was recently honoured as ‘Top Green Service Provider’ by Growthpoint Properties. “Our work with Growthpoint has included partnerships on […]
Giam Swiegers joined Aurecon as Global CEO on Monday, 2 February 2015. “It’s very exciting. The engineering and professional services […]
President Jacob Zuma says infrastructure is the way to go towards sustainable development and Africa is on the right track. […]
The City of Johannesburg, whose environmental policy innovations include an integrated waste management plan covering all relevant environmental legislation, has […]
Concrete.TV interviewed Andre Huddlestone, Conference Producer at Hypenica on what to expect at Coatings for Africa 11-13 May 2015 at […]
We are looking to connect top finance / banks and investment players with African construction companies, including leading public, […]
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.
Tenders are being prepared for two major oil-services infrastructure projects, collectively valued at around R10-billion, for the deep-water Port of Saldanha,
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 Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has appointed Seana Nkhahle from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) […]
Trade union Solidarity on Thursday said there were indications that Eskom was on track for a mid-February synchronisation of Medupi […]
South Africa remains open for business and is an attractive destination for investments despite the current energy challenges, says President Jacob Zuma.
Nelson Mandela Square is currently undergoing a major refurbishment to restore the precinct as one of Gauteng’s premier lifestyle and […]
According to a CSIR study, renewable energy from South Africa’s first wind and solar projects delivered R800-million more in financial benefits for the country in 2014 than it cost.
Coatings for Africa 2015 sets the scene for progress in the African paint and coatings industry! Visit the website now for […]
Chryso Southern Africa, the largest construction chemicals specialist in South Africa, offers a full range of cement additives to optimise […]
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) President Abe Thela announced that CEO Lefadi Makibinyane has unexpectedly resigned and is currently serving […]
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 […]
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked South Africans for their views on the upcoming Budget Speech and the general state of the economy.
While significant growth is forecast for five African countries that form part of the top-ten biggest growing economies in the […]
Eskom, the generator of approximately 95% of South Africa’s electricity has signed a number of deals — 26 at last […]
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 possible PPC and AfriSam merger has been lambasted as not making sense given PPC’s Africa growth strategy. “The transaction […]
Brick manufacturer Corobrik is upbeat on prospects for 2015 following an increase in government infrastructural spending since the May general […]
“When we look at Cape Town 10 years ago, it was a great place, nobody could say it was a […]
The Southern Africa Readymix Association (Sarma) is laying the foundation to up-skill local readymix concrete manufacturers to be able to […]
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 […]
PPC-released data shows Domestic cement sales grew 4.6% in Q3 of 2014 after contracting in the first two quarters, though sales for the full year were on track to come in lower than in 2013.
Cement sales in South Africa reportedly grew 4.6% in 3Q14, having contracted through the first half of the year. Cement […]
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.
Part of the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban will be reconstructed by the South African Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) […]
Lafarge recently welcomed Praveen Bechoo as its general manager for aggregates. Praveen, whose appointment commenced 01 October 2014 is based […]
In an effort to accelerate transport planning in South Africa, Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters officially launched the National Transport […]
South African construction company Murray & Roberts has been awarded a 22-month contract by Trans African Concessions (TRAC) to upgrade […]
Admitting it neglected to order diesel to fire emergency power stations, leading to the weekend’s widespread load-shedding,
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), in collaboration with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, plans to implement some R256-million […]
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,
Freight logistics utility Transnet signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with locomotives manufacturer CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (CSR) on Thursday, […]
For years Tumelo Alton thought construction was only about pushing bricks in wheelbarrows but the National Human Settlements Youth Brigade […]
The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) is hoping to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Public Works (DPW)
The share price of JSE-listed Bell Equipment fell by 5.65% on Wednesday morning after the heavy equipment manufacturer announced that […]
Cement producers in Pakistan are considering sourcing their coal from Indonesia instead of South Africa.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is in the throes of establishing a “platform” through which it and other […]
Global Engineering Group, Atlas Copco, believes that excellent after-sales service support from a team of experts is essential to ensuring […]
A record total of 31 students enrolled for the Master Builders Association (MBA) North’s popular Small Builders Development course which […]
The CMA’s technical committee under the chairmanship of Taco Voogt has formed a working group to revise four precast concrete […]
Local Karachi cement exporters are considering ending procurement of coal from South Africa and exploring options to import it from a Muslim country.
South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has emphasised the role of the private sector in delivering the 51 Programme for […]
Construction of the Metropolis on Park is well under way and occupation is set from May 2016 according to Kent […]
BASF shares its Master Builders Solutions® brand in this video showcasing how BASF works globally. Master Builders Solutions® draws on […]
Tightening specifications for readymix concrete has led to a substantial growth in the membership of the Southern Africa Readymix Association […]
The aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has called on its members to help eradicate the scourge […]
Healthcare group Netcare will spend R2bn to expand facilities during its 2015 financial year in expectation of strong demand for […]
South African housing policy makers should consider buying land and building affordable houses closer to central business districts (CBDs), where […]
Professor Graeme Bloch, Wits School of Public and Development Management and Mpogeng Nkgadima, CEO, Lafarge Education Trust, measured LET’s contribution […]
The Western Cape Minister of Finance Dr Ivan Meyer together with the Head of Urban and Rural Development from the […]
Coatings for Africa opens doors for you and reaches across African markets, connecting industries and enabling the paint and coatings […]
Aurecon has been appointed to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the 4.5MW Stortemelk hydropower plant near […]
As part of NPC’s commitment to sustainable development, partnerships and community interaction, NPC offers guided tours to our cement plants. […]
PPC Ltd. (PPC) has a shortlist of six candidates to succeed Ketso Gordhan as CEO and plans to make an appointment if shareholders vote to retain the board, Chairman Bheki Sibiya said.
A R39-billion power station to help ease South Africa’s energy demand is expected to be built in Limpopo near Musina […]