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Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Global waste management group Averda recently announced its acquisition of Solid Waste Technologies (SWT), a healthcare medical waste company with over 20 years' experience. The acquisition of SWT...
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#UrbanHealth: Collaboration key in achieving SDGs, New Urban Agenda
Collaboration between the urban development and health sectors is key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Habitat's New Urban Agenda, explained Jo Boufford, president of The...
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R50m road project launched
© picsfive – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has launched a R50m road rehabilitation project between Meyerton and Alberton/Katlehong in Sedibeng.
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SA design company makes top 100 global interior designers list
ARRCC is the only South African design company to be included in an exclusive list featuring the most influential interior designers in the world.
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ArcelorMittal puts focus on protection
[[http://www.123rf.com/ © 123RF.com]]</span>ArcelorMittal SA is planning to step up its efforts to protect the local steel industry from cheap Chinese imports.
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Italtile cements 15% rise in net profit
Italtile says it expects the second half of its financial year to be tougher than the first and will introduce a number of initiatives to cut costs.
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Collusion implicated construction companies making amends
© Ivan-Kruk – [[za.fotolia.com]]</span>The construction companies implicated in collusion have paid their first sum of R117m in terms of the settlement agreement they entered into with the...
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'Simplicity in Design'-themed kitchens to display at Decorex SA 2017
Decorex SA 2017, showcasing in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Gauteng, will feature four expertly-designed kitchen stands in the Franke Kitchen Trends-sponsored feature, themed ‘Simplicity in Design'...
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R21m urban renewal project left to rot
Dilapidated buildings that were meant to be a public park in Ocean View, Jeffrey’s Bay. Photo: Joseph Chirume</span>A R21m, multi-purpose urban renewal project started in 2009 with the intention...
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Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution
Stefano Boeri Architetti is building another vertical forest, this time in Nanjing, China. The Nanjing Towers will be Asia's first vertical forests. The towers, which will produce around 59kg of oxygen...
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#DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?
With the global smart cities market projected to reach $1.56tn by 2020, South Africa still has much to do in terms of meeting the necessary infrastructure and connectivity requirements to smarten up...
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Will gas become SA's new money-spinner?
[[http://www.123rf.com/ © 123RF.com]]</span>Following the recent #MiningIndaba, questions are being raised about whether South Africa's gas sector, and the regional gas boom, will replace mining...
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Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds
© Ryan Faas – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>In a city such as London, commuters who travel for an hour to get to work pass 2.5-million jobs on the way, some of which would match their skills...
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Eskom: FM lets you judge for yourself
© gui junpeng – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Financial Mail has released the full Dentons report into irregularities at Eskom so South Africans can make up their own minds about the...
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Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies: report
© Energy_chuyu – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government policies that promote...
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Reviving brownfield sites to create mixed-use communities
The South African Property Owners Association's (SAPOA) 2016 Q4 Office Vacancy Report says that the office sector is still firmly entrenched in its recovery phase although this is becoming increasingly...
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Bakwena invests R1bn in road maintenance, construction
© Frank Gaertner – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has invested in a R1bn schedule of maintenance and construction projects scheduled for 2017.
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Why alternative building methods aren't yet feasible in SA
© Halfpoint – [[za.fotolia.com]]</span>Alternative building methods can potentially be more expensive than traditional methods, don't inspire customer trust and may not be as aesthetically...
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The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building
© Fridolin Krausmann – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The volume of natural resources used in buildings and transport infrastructure increased 23-fold between 1900 and 2010, according to our...
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New categories added to African Utility Week Industry Awards
Dr Kandeh Yumkella, UN under-secretary-general and former special representative of the secretary-general and CEO, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), won the Lifetime Achievement Award last...
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