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2020 MBA North Safety Competition winners announced
Master Builders Association North (MBA North) earlier this month announced the winners in the nine categories in its annual Safety Competition which recognises best practice in construction site...
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Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent
The new SABIS International School in Runda, Nairobi was awarded a four-star Green Star Africa-Kenya PEB v1 Design Rating earlier this year. Construction on the SABIS International School - Runda...
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Black water to potable water treatment and purification
The commercial sector has not fully realised the opportunity that exists to reduce their environmental footprint and save money in the long term when it comes to water use. The sector is currently more...
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Turner & Townsend completes project management on active hospital site
Turner & Townsend was appointed as project manager and principal agent for the recently completed refurbishment and extension of the UCT Neuroscience Institute building on the Groote Schuur...
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October - The official start of the 4th quarter
With 90 days to go to the end of 2020, speed and decisiveness are the advantage.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality
Construction developers and contractors have an opportunity to leave a lasting positive legacy in the communities in which their projects are based by investing in training and development that creates...
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Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye has been awarded the 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. The award is the UK's highest honour for architecture given by the Royal Institute of British...
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ITAC introduces changes to steel industry prices
In an effort to improve access to affordable scrap metal for the domestic steel and other metal producing industry, the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has introduced changes to...
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Celeste Margo Le Roux awarded Standard Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur 2020
Celeste Margo Le Roux, CEO and co-founder of React24 and co-founder of React Training College, was recently named the Standard Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur for 2020.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Construction body calls for self-certification to overcome public sector...
The Construction Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Team (CC19RRTT), formed during the height of the lockdown, collectively presented the minister of national public works and infrastructure, Patricia de...
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'Keep on walking' just took on a new meaning
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's walking president, set tongues wagging when he first took office thanks to his habit of taking a brisk morning walk. From Gugulethu to Rosebank and the Cape Town...
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Getting real about virtual events
2020 sure has been event-ful. Online platforms have proven increasingly valuable, especially in the business-to-business space, enabling more knowledge sharing, wider audience reach and networking...
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Covid-19 guidelines for the Construction Sector published
At various stages during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, various studies were released on the negative impact that Covid-19 will have on the construction sector. Some studies predicted that the...
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Zutari, Bakwena collaborate on Bafenyi ka Bakwena ABCD Project
Engineering consultant Zutari and the Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) recently collaborated in developing the Bafenyi ka Bakwena Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Project. The...
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Could automation eventually replace architects entirely?
A World Economic Report on The Future of Jobs, published in 2016, noted that while numerous employment fields were set to see a job loss of 7.1 million by this year, thanks to automation (two-thirds of...
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Is there room for 'disruptive' business forums in the construction industry?
During a recent panel discussion, the Federation for Radical Transformation (FFRET), the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral), and contractors concluded that business forums - groups accused of...
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Your backstory is a front page story on Biz
A recent campaign, which sees rugby icon Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira announced as brand ambassador for Husqvarna South Africa, received the full front page multimedia treatment on Bizcommunity.Read...
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Why responsible handling, reporting of hazardous waste is crucial
"Hazardous waste" is waste that contains organic or inorganic elements or compounds that may, owing to the inherent physical, chemical or toxicological characteristics of that waste, have a detrimental...
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9 students successfully graduate from MBAWC OHS Learnership Programme
Having started in March 2019, nine out of 11 students in the Master Builders' Association for the Western Cape (MBAWC) OHS Learnership Programme graduated in September this year.Read more... | Send to...
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Calls for South Africans to buy local to reignite growth
©xtockimages via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>If South Africa is to adopt the right localisation policy at a larger scale, about 3.2 percentage points could be added to the country's annual GDP,...
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