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Addo awash in raw sewage for months
Residents of Addo in the Eastern Cape say sewage pooling in their yards and running down their streets has become normal.Read more... | Send to a friend
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SAIW materials testing laboratory achieves 5-year ISO 17025 recertification
The Southern African Welding Institute (SAIW) materials testing laboratory has achieved its South African National Accreditation System (Sanas) five-year ISO 17025 renewal certification. This entails a...
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Bizcommunity - connecting communities for 20 years
This August, Bizcommunity celebrates 20 years at the forefront of business-to-business publishing in South Africa.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change
Climate change and its potential costs to humankind made headlines again last week. What was new was the clarity of the message putting changes to the planet's climate down to the human race.Read...
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Building collapses are all too common in Lagos. Here's why
Building collapses in Lagos are a frequent occurence. US UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images</span>The rising status of Lagos as an emerging megacity and a commercial nerve centre in sub-Saharan...
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Digitalisation is critical for the construction industry
Source: © Chutima Chaochaiya [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>The construction industry has to embrace technology to remain relevant, because it will ensure better delivery of projects on time...
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#WomensMonth: Obstacles have fuelled quantity surveyor Mosha Senyolo's fire
Mosha Senyolo</span>Sexism, scepticism and allegations of nepotism are just a few of the challenges quantity surveyor, Mosha Senyolo had to overcome in her career. But these obstacles only served...
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#WomensMonth: Changing the culture of the industry
Source: ©Wanida Prapan [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>The construction sector is undergoing major changes with more and more women successfully assuming positions once considered 'male'...
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Developers try to overturn sale of land for Cape Town housing development
The Racing Park Developers’ Association wants to overturn the sale of industrial land to the Western Cape Human Settlements Department for housing 1,500 families from overcrowded informal settlements...
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New headquarters for Rubicon in Cape Town
Source: Supplied</span>Construction on a new 9,300sqm distribution and office facility for sustainable technology company, Rubicon, in Richmond Park, Milnerton, Cape Town begins in November this...
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CPHA faces charges of price fixing
Source: ©Sergei Butorin [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>The Competition Commission has filed charges with the Competition Tribunal against the Contractors Plant Hire Association (CPHA), and 22...
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These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to...
In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the US Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing US...
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CoCT to appoint expert panel to guide water strategy
The City of Cape Town aims to increase its available supply capacity by an additional 300 million litres of water per day from alternative sources like desalination and water reuse. The establishment...
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Engineering gender equity
The United Nation Commission on the status of women made an astounding claim in 2014 that sub-Saharan Africa needed 2,5 million engineers and technicians just to improve access to clean water and...
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Growing opportunities for women, youth in energy sector
Celebrating the strong women in SA's energy industry and recognising the importance of women role models, the South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) recently hosted a Women in...
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South Africa faces isolation if it sticks with coal, Eskom CEO says
South Africa faces "another era of isolation" if it persists with coal power generation, the chief executive of state-owned utility Eskom said, arguing a pivot to cleaner energy would boost the...
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Mixed-use developments an alternative to disintegrated, mono-functional cities
According to Paragon Group director Henning Rasmuss, mixed-use developments represent a positive alternative to South Africa's disintegrated, mono-functional cities, reducing travel time for residents...
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa forges ahead with water stewardship with 2030...
Coca-Cola bottling partner, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), is forging ahead with the implementation of its 2030 Water Stewardship Strategy.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Eskom outlines plan to arrest spiral in outstanding municipal debt
Outlining its financial results on Tuesday, 31 August, Eskom chief financial officer Calib Cassim said the outstanding municipal debt rose by 26% to R35.3bn for the financial year ending March...
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Women in construction urged to take advantage of Contractors' Framework
The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has encouraged women in the construction industry to take part in the Contractors' Framework that is geared towards attracting construction companies...
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