Reserves released to boost Vaal Dam
Vaal Dam. Image source: [[https://www.dwa.gov.za/]]</span>The Department of Water and Sanitation has started a process of releasing water from the country's reserves at Sterkfontein Dam into the...
View ArticleStanley Black & Decker to acquire Newell Tools
Irwin Dupla Double-Sided Hacksaw Blade</span>Stanley Black & Decker has announced its intended acquisition of the hand tools and accessories division of Newell Brands; Newell Tools, pending...
View ArticleVote for the coolest spaces and places in Joburg, CT
City Peaks - The People's Building Awards has returned after a successful campaign in 2015. This year, founder Ash Brook Commercial Property has expanded the awards programme to Cape Town, in addition...
View ArticleNew buy-to-let development for CT's East City District
1 Harrington is a new buy-to-let development set for construction from mid-2017 in Cape Town's East City District. The building is currently the home of NICRO, the National Institute for Crime...
View ArticleArcelorMittal SA steel output falters
© Oleksiy Holubenko – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>ArcelorMittal SA says difficult trading conditions globally have affected its third quarter steel production in 2016.
View ArticleDesalination plant opens in KZN
South32 has opened a desalination plant in KwaZulu-Natal at its Hillside Aluminium Smelter in Richards Bay.
View ArticleYoung artisans to gain from nuclear build
© MurÃ?¡nsky – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>It is a pity that the nuclear energy debate has been shrouded by what appears to be serious ideologues from the two sides; and, unsurprisingly,...
View ArticleConsidering the technical readiness of South Africa to support the shale gas...
© bennymarty – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The discovery and exploitation of very large shale gas reserves in countries like the United States have transformed the energy market. South...
View ArticleBrian Molefe's quitting is understandable, Ngubane says
Image source: [[http://www.railway-technology.com/features/featuretransnet-south-africa-rail-network/featuretransnet-south-africa-rail-network-2.html www.railway-technology.com]]</span>Power...
View ArticleState of Capture and the Eskom CEO
Source: [[www.capemessenger.co.za ]]</span>Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe has handed in his resignation just days after the infamous State of Capture report by the former public protector,Thuli...
View ArticleSA construction sector must expand into Africa to overcome slump
© Lev Kropotov – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>While the multidisciplinary South African construction industry contributes significantly to the economy and employment, globally the industry...
View ArticleEarthworks on R11.4m Strand Pavilion upgrade started
The City of Cape Town recently announced that a contractor has been appointed for the R11.4m Strand Pavilion Precinct upgrade project with the earthworks under way.
View ArticleNew residential, retail development for Woodstock
Cape Town property developers Signatura, and Indigo Properties, the owners of the Old Biscuit Mill and Woodstock Exchange, have announced a new development for the Woodstock creative hub. WEX One has...
View ArticleConstruction begins on The Plettenberg Manor
Civil construction has begun on Devmark Property Group's The Plettenberg Manor, a new retirement village in Plettenberg Bay.
View ArticleMTN, Huawei launch smart water metering solution
©Jozsef Szasz-Fabian via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>MTN and Huawei have jointly launched the Smart Water Metering solution, "the first Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) solution in...
View ArticleArcelorMittal grim on steel sector's future
© laurentiu_iordache – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>ArcelorMittal SA CEO Wim De Klerk says if the country's biggest steel maker does not get safeguard protection from the government - in...
View ArticleNew R1.5bn development for Umgeni, Durban
Eris Property Group recently announced the development of a R1.5bn décor and lifestyle business park in Umgeni, Durban at a launch event at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Umhlanga.
View ArticleBalwin Properties' sales grow but red tape slows earnings
Balwin Properties, the sectional title unit developer, achieved strong sales growth in the six months to August but saw its earnings decline considerably because of delays in registration transfers and...
View ArticleEmbattled Dawn reports loss for six months to end-September
Building supplies group Distribution and Warehousing Network (Dawn) announced on Wednesday, 16 November, a 10% drop in revenue to R2.4bn for the six months to end-September.
View ArticlePPC interim net profit slides 83% to R58m
© Sasin Tipchai – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>PPC Group reported on Wednesday, 16 November, that its half-year net profit fell by more than two-thirds as a result of higher finance costs...
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