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Winy Maas on innovating into the future of architecture
If you are reading this while sitting in one of the world's big cities, chances are that you're in a tall grey-looking building overlooking several more of them.
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Huge new shopping mall opens in Mozambique's Pemba
R-L: Gerhard van der Westhuizen, project manager of Atterbury Property Development, and Tagir Carimo, mayor of the City of Pemba.</span>Property developer and investor Atterbury has completed the...
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Mercantile's role in the liquidation of Alert Steel heads to court
© Vladislav-Kochelaevs – [[za.fotolia.com]]</span>Mercantile Bank's role in the liquidation of Alert Steel is heading to court, with plaintiffs, including ArcelorMittal, demanding R351m damages,...
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Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from...
© alvinge – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Water access is a key challenge for urban futures. In cities like Cape Town, population growth and rising affluence, place increasing demands on...
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Cape Town hotel to feature in London architecture exhibition
The new 504-room Tsogo Sun hotel complex in Cape Town, set to open its doors in the CBD in September this year, has been selected for display at this year's New London Architecture (NLA) exhibition in...
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N2WCTR to create up to 55,000 jobs in the Eastern Cape
© Péter Gudella via123RF</span>The N2 Wild Coast Toll Road (N2WCTR) is the key to unlocking a new and golden age for a significant number of the unemployed of the Eastern Cape. The fact of the...
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CT's emergency water plans making progress
© gonewiththewind – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The City of Cape Town says plans of potentially partnering with the private sector to create a short-term emergency water supply using...
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Builders' council clamps down on fraud
© Alexey-Klementiev – [[za.fotolia.com]]</span>The National Home Builders' Registration Council (NHBRC) has introduced new builder registration and enrolment certificates as a means of reducing...
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Dawn moves to sell rest of GDW
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>Distribution and Warehousing Networks (Dawn) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the controlling shareholders of Grohe Dawn Watertech...
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GGC2017 to tackle critical issues in green building space
The fifth Going Green Conference (GGC2017) is set for 13-15 September at the KZN Department of Public Works Conference Centre in Pietermaritzburg. Under the theme 'Public infrastructure leading through...
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100% Design South Africa - 'not just another interior design show'
This year's 100% Design South Africa will be "so much more than just another interior design show", says programme director Cathy O'Clery. The event, featuring the likes of Gregor Jenkin, Dokter and...
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SA stainless steel industry battles economic storm
South Africa's R15bn stainless steel industry has felt the strain of a contraction in its apparent consumption figures in the last two years, reported John Tarboton, executive director of the Southern...
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Africa shows rising interest in green building design
The UNEP Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative attributed 30% of annual carbon emissions to the global building sector. In response to this and the commitments made by numerous states to reduce...
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Matla a Metsi Joint Venture to supervise design and construction of Polihali...
The Matla a Metsi Joint Venture was recently announced the successful bidder on the design and construction supervision of the Polihali Dam - one of the two main water transfer components of phase two...
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Rejuvenating inner cities cannot be at the expense of communities
Inner city rejuvenation has gained momentum globally over the last couple of years, says Hassan Shaikh, founder of Revolve, with a strong focus on brownfield sites (existing buildings) and repurposing...
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Tools & Build Show brings quality Chinese manufacturers to SA
For three days from 30 July producers, buyers, distributors and users of hardware products and building material will converge on Gallagher Convention Centre to find what's new or improved in the tools...
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Waverly Office Park - Phase two
Barrow Properties introduces its latest development project, Waverly Office Park - Phase two.
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Partnerships to boost SA's water security
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>South Africa has committed to work with all international agencies and governments to ensure water security. The commitment was made during the opening of...
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The next step in sustainable design: Bringing the weather indoors
A building's primary purpose may be to keep the weather out, but most do such an effective job of this that they also inadvertently deprive us of contact with two key requirements for our well-being...
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Expanded engagement for Caterpillar: Boosting sales and alleviating poverty
makamuki0 via [[https://pixabay.com/en/excavator-caterpillar-shovel-1296399/ pixabay]]</span>WASHINGTON, US - A strong signal of growing business engagement with Africa by large US corporations...
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