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Drought and business: more action, less rhetoric
© Jozsef Szasz-Fabian – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Businesses, both large and small, are difficult to segregate into a specific sector. We have considered the business sector as all...
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How big business can help small entrepreneurs excel
According to the ANC policy document on activating small businesses and co-operatives, many black entrepreneurs would be more successful if they had some form of targeted financial support, such as tax...
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Is franchising services the silver lining in a stagnant economy?
©rido via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>The appeal of franchising is widespread. While other businesses often struggle to keep a positive cash flow in times of stunted economic activity,...
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PPC CEO Darryll Castle leaves with immediate effect
Image source: [[www.hesc.co.za]]</span>Cement maker PPC announced on Monday morning, 24 July, that CEO Darryll Castle had "agreed to part ways", with immediate effect.
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Protection for steel not enough to prevent plunge in output
Image source: [[www.pexels.com]]</span>SA's steel production plunged 15.9% year on year in June to 458,000 tonnes after falling 3.5% in May to 561,000 tonnes, according to data collated by the...
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MBAWC welcomes guideline to 2014 Construction Regulations
© Halfpoint – [[za.fotolia.com]]</span>Master Builders Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC) occupational health and safety manager Deon Bester says that while the recently published guideline...
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WallpaperStore to pop up in Cape Town
Curated interior and lifestyle design marketplace WallpaperStore will be popping up in Cape Town in mid-September at the V&A Waterfront's Silo District, just in time for the opening of the Zeitz...
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Damelin civil engineering students go on a field trip
Damelin Pietermaritzburg's civil engineering students were taken on a field trip to visit a construction site for the practical learning experience.
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Legacy project celebrates South African architectural history and heritage
A legacy project of Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) has recently culminated in the publishing of a richly illustrated research report - NZASM Footsteps Along the Tracks: The...
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Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference
What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference.
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Recent rainfall has had little impact as CT continues to face drought crisis
Image source: [[www.pexels.com]]</span>The drought conditions experienced in Cape Town has become the new normal for the city as a water-scarce region.
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Allan Gray delivers Group Five shake-up
© Leon Swart – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The eight new non-executive directors who secured appointment to the Group Five board at Monday's extraordinary shareholders' meeting are faced...
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2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards open for entries
The fourth edition of the PPC Imaginarium Awards has officially opened for entries. South Africa's emerging creatives are encouraged to enter the art and design competition which offers R500,000 in...
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The modern commercial facility builds on standards
© macrovector – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Today, modern commercially focused facilities - from corporate office buildings to retail environments - make use of global technology standards....
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Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport
Photo by Andrew Branch via Unsplash</span>With the backing of the African Legal Support Facility, the Government of Rwanda has taken a concrete step toward becoming a transportation hub for the...
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How will Eskom spend all the extra money it wants South Africans to pay?
Picture: Eskom</span>Eskom wants consumers to cough up more for electricity, but a lobby group has raised questions about how the power utility has spent hundreds of billions in funding.
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ArcelorMittal SA sinks deeper into the red
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>ArcelorMittal SA sank deeper into the red in the six months to June, as the struggling steel producer buckled under the weight of unrelentingly low steel...
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New International Construction Measurement Standards launched
© Ivan Kruk – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The newly launched International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS), a universal system that enables global comparison of construction...
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Bridge building competition helps develop interest in engineering careers
The third annual South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) Bridge Building Competition took place during the July school holidays in Port Elizabeth.
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Damelin Benoni city students attend Africa's mega infrastructure show
Damelin Benoni City students and lecturers recently attended the annual African Construction Totally Concrete Expo at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.
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