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Numsa accepts wage offer, paving way for strike to end
Numsa said on Thursday, 21 October, that it had accepted a three-year wage offer in the steel and engineering sector, paving the way for an end to the strike.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Eskom has 'fruitful' talks with Western climate envoys - CEO
Eskom, which is seeking funding to move away from coal-fired power, held "fruitful discussions" with Western climate envoys recently, the state power utility's chief executive said on Friday, 22...
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Construction, engineering SMEs encouraged to enter Eskom Business Investment...
Eskom Development Foundation chief executive officer Cecil Ramonotsi is calling on owners of small businesses in the construction and engineering sectors to enter Eskom's Business Investment...
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First 500 documents the achievements of Black women architects
A new global initiative has been launched to document the achievements of Black women architects from around the world. Called First 500, the initiative, founded and led by Tiara Hughes, aims to raise...
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SA needs extra 4,000-6,000MW of power capacity - Eskom
South Africa needs an extra 4,000 to 6,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity to eliminate the risk of scheduled power cuts, Eskom said on Monday, 25 October, adding it would forge ahead with a...
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How to make living spaces truly come alive
There are many definitions of 'green' as it pertains to buildings, but the latest sustainable lifestyle trend toward living walls and living roofs has the ultimate credentials in low-impact living....
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Eskom extends power outages until Saturday
Eskom has announced that it is extending scheduled power cuts until Saturday because of a shortage of generation capacity.Read more... | Send to a friend
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How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation
Since Ethiopia announced the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, there have been disagreements between Egypt and Ethiopia on the filling and operation of the dam. With...
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More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO
According to the Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021, renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019. The report, released by the...
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Adjaye Associates proposes its tallest skyscraper Affirmation Tower for New York
Called Affirmation Tower, Adjaye Associates has proposed a 498m-tall skyscraper for a vacant plot at 418 11th Avenue where the site is directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan...
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SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals
The focus on clean energy at COP26 is helping to drive a number of welcome changes in the South African energy sector. Some of these changes have also been necessitated by new technologies, Eskom's...
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Trips, shutdowns at 5 Eskom plants result in Stage 4 load shedding
Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 4 load shedding from midday today until the early hours of Friday morning. Then, load shedding will drop to Stage 2 until the next morning.Read more......
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Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade
Eskom says it plans to add at least 30GW of new generation capacity - mainly from solar and wind energy sources - to the system over the next 10 years. This was revealed in the power utility's...
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Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not...
More than half of the world's 7.8 billion people live in cities and urban areas. By 2050, an additional 2.5 billion will be living there. As that figure continues to climb and ever more people flock to...
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Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries
Young Architects Competitions (YAC) and the Manni Group have launched the third edition of the Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm, which aims to enable the design of a hub from where...
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FBW Group completes Rwanda's University of Global Health Equity masterplan
FBW Group has completed the masterplan of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) campus expansion on the 40-hectare second phase in the Burera district of Rwanda. Led by FBW's Rwandan team based...
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Why a contractors all-risk insurance policy should be considered before...
When planning property improvements, before bringing a contractor on site, establish whether a contractors all-risk insurance policy is required, advises Fuzlin Abrahams, managing director of GIB...
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Odyssey Ballito day hospital under construction
A private 32-bed day hospital, backed by the Ribumed healthcare group, is currently under construction within the mixed-use Odyssey Ballito development in KwaZulu-Natal. The facility plans to offer a...
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6 die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise
At least six people have died in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos after the collapse of a high-rise building that was under construction, the state emergency services chief said on Tuesday, 2...
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Lesotho Highlands Water Project to be fast-tracked
The ministries of water in both South Africa and Lesotho have agreed to fast-track phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to ensure security of supply to the Integrated Vaal River...
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