Lockdown forcing construction sector to think more strategically about tech...
According to the results of a survey conducted by Construction Computer Software (CCS) amongst its clients, stakeholders and industry partners, the lockdown has compelled the construction industry to...
View ArticleSAIW championing work-based apprenticeship learning for welding industry
After achieving suitable qualifications at TVET colleges, artisan learners in SA subsequently discover that they cannot obtain the necessary work experience due to a lack of apprenticeship...
View Article#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity
As part of our #LockdownLessons series, Bizcommunity is reaching out to its Press Office clients and South Africa's top industry players to share their experience of the current Covid-19 crisis, how...
View ArticleMBA North launches new services to help construction get back to work
Reopening construction sites after the lockdown is set to be a challenging process, says Gerhard Roets, construction health and safety manager at Master Builders Association North (MBA North). In order...
View ArticleCoronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, our homes have been serving as makeshift workplaces, schools, gyms and pubs. And many of us are spending more time in them than ever before.Read more... |...
View ArticleLocked down, not locked out: 10 benefits of a Biz Press Office now
While the term unprecedented times is becoming a bit oversubscribed, the media is experiencing its own unprecedented, via a global resurgence in media consumption. The fact that audiences, fragmented...
View Article#LockdownLessons: Adopt and adapt as we enter a new age with increased...
As part of our #LockdownLessons series, Bizcommunity is reaching out to South Africa's top industry players to share their experience of the current Covid-19 crisis, how their organisations are...
View ArticlePitch sessions held for infrastructure projects development
The inaugural Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA) to unveil an infrastructure pipeline for six priority sectors will take place on 23 June 2020. In preparation for...
View ArticleMpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and...
The safety of our communities is a top priority for us at Mpact. We have further expanded our face shield range and will be launching a respiratory mask during the course of June; ready for the...
View ArticleHow smart water solutions could help solve Africa's water challenges
Africa is not readily associated with water but, due to its varying geography, it is both a dry continent as well as a wet continent.Read more... | Send to a friend
View ArticleDr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital fast-tracked for June opening
The R3bn Dr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital in KwaMashu north of Durban, originally scheduled for completion by November, has been fast-tracked to open by June to manage the Covid-19 pandemic...
View ArticleNHBRC regional offices to resume, satellites phased in
While the National Home Builders' Registration Council (NHBRC) provincial offices will resume full service operations next Monday, 8 June, satellite offices will be phased in gradually.Read more... |...
View ArticleSmart cities in the time of physical distancing
In the past weeks, we have been experiencing a new way of living, working, and thinking. When the State of Disaster was announced as the Covid-19 crisis hit South Africa, a new set of rules began to...
View ArticleThe Mpact hard hat face shield: protecting your workforce
The safety of our communities, and those who help build them, are a top priority for us at Mpact. We have launched a face shield, specially designed to attach to a hard hat, in support of the...
View Article#YouthMonth: Youth belong at the forefront of imagining, creating a future...
Sphephelo Mhlongo is a professional architect currently at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works. His hope for Youth Month 2020 is that it ignites passion, drive and a fresh sense of...
View ArticleMitigating Covid-19 risks in constructing wind farms
Kangnas Wind Farm</span>As South Africa enters Level 3 lockdown, sectors across the country, including wind power construction teams, are facing more stringent health and safety regulations than...
View Article#YouthMonth: Many opportunities for youth in world's oldest industry,...
Tracy-Lee Behr is event director: built environment at dmg events - organiser of the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo. She believes mentorship and updated training programmes will be key...
View ArticleBlueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital
The brainchild of Dr Johan Pretorius, a medical doctor and a director of the not-for-profit Universal Healthcare Foundation, 80 professionals across various fields have been working since early March...
View ArticleGBCSA takes Green Building Convention into immersive, virtual world
The Green Building Council South Africa's (GBCSA) annual Green Building Convention will now take place online from 28 to 30 October 2020.Read more... | Send to a friend
View ArticleNew report: The Future of Infrastructure - Creating opportunity for everyone
Global infrastructure firm AECOM has released its third annual global infrastructure report, The Future of Infrastructure: Creating opportunity for everyone, which illustrates the essential role...
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