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Stage 2 load shedding to be implemented as grid loses 17,933MW
Eskom has announced that stage two load shedding will be implemented from 4pm this afternoon following a shortage of generating capacity.Read more... | Send to a friend
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SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal
The United States joined Britain, France, Germany and the European Union on Tuesday, 2 November, in a multi-billion dollar partnership to help South Africa finance a quicker transition from coal that...
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South Africa's power grid is under pressure: the how and the why
South Africans are facing another round of power cuts despite promises from South Africa's power utility, Eskom, that it would keep the lights on. Unexpected breakdowns and scheduled maintenance at...
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Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse
Rescuers in Nigeria on Wednesday, 3 November, raced to find survivors, two days after a high-rise building under construction collapsed and trapped scores of people in the commercial capital Lagos, as...
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Bheki Vilakazi named new MD of SVA International
Bheki Vilakazi has been appointed managing director of SVA International (SVAI), effective October 2021. SVAI is a member of the GIBB Group of Companies and GIBB Engineering.Read more... | Send to a...
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New president at the helm of Master Builders' Association Western Cape
Rich Volker</span>At the recent 120th Annual General Meeting of the Master Builders' Association Western Cape (MBAWC), Rick Volker was inaugurated as the new president of the Association.Read...
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Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?
The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson</span>The long-running dispute in the Amadiba area of the Eastern Cape over the planned N2 Toll Road through the Wild...
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PG Bison Education Initiative 2021 winners announced
Zander Deysel and Ashleigh Bennett</span>Zander Etienne Deysel, architecture student at Nelson Mandela University, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious 2021 PG Bison Education...
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Carbon reduction in construction - the time to act is now
Source: [[www.unsplash.com]]</span>South Africa's construction industry has a pivotal role to play in helping the country meet its 2050 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero, says...
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Serious concern at steady decline in uptake of galvanized steel
Image supplied</span>The steady decline in the uptake of galvanized steel in South Africa is directly related to the drop-off in manufacturing activity and the dwindling number of construction...
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Property developer extends vaccination drive to suppliers' workers
Evergreen Val de Vie. Source: Supplied</span>Evergreen Property Developments is extending its vaccination drive to suppliers' staff. This means that in addition to vaccinating its own employees...
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Emerging contractors key to construction sector recovery
The construction sector can lead South Africa's recovery as the country emerges into a post-Covid-19 economy, but only if emerging contractors are empowered.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA
During its annual Green Building Convention, held last week in Cape Town, Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) announced that 140 buildings were certified over the past year - a record number...
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#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure...
The Osmotic Engineering Group (OEG) is a new player in the African advisory and consulting engineering market with offices currently in South Africa and Nigeria. With a group of highly experienced...
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Eskom CEO resists calls to resign amid severe outages
Chief executive of Eskom Andre de Ruyter has resisted calls to resign from miners' union NUM and metalworkers' union Numsa, as well as the Black Business Council on Tuesday, 9 November, amid severe...
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We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less
As the built environment takes centre stage at COP26, the scale and urgency of the climate crisis and of the industry's responsibility to address it comes into focus. A recent report from the UN's...
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Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns
African countries, including South Africa, are lagging far behind the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on creating sustainable cities and communities by 2030. Although these goals...
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Stage 2 load shedding as power system continues to recover
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says the power utility will reduce load shedding to Stage 2 today and he expects load shedding to be completely lifted by Friday morning. He was briefing the media following a...
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Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official
Ethiopia expects its Grand Renaissance Dam to start producing 700 megawatts of electricity next year, a senior government official said on Thursday, 11 November, boosting the country's installed power...
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Excavations: Greater focus needed on assessing, monitoring ground conditions
The risk of ground failure during excavations on construction sites should be taken very seriously, says Brent Cock, engineering geologist at SRK Consulting, and engaging the right geotechnical...
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