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New landmark Walmer commercial development under construction
The commercial growth of Walmer's Main Road in Nelson Mandela Bay is gathering pace, with the building of a R20m office and retail development set to modernise the rapidly expanding business node.
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SA construction firms urged to join international debate on new engineering...
The first NEC contract, known as the ‘New Engineering Contract' - was published in 1993. The NEC3 suite of contracts was updated in 2013 and the London-based organisation has now released the...
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R338m redevelopment for Maluti Crescent Shopping Centre
Executive mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, Cllr Vusimusi William Tshabalala and Sedise Moseneke, executive director of Vukile Property Fund at Maluti Crescent Shopping Centre (formerly...
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ITC-SA to host roofing CPD-accredited workshop in Maritzburg
SAQA-registered professional body for the engineered timber construction industry the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) will be hosting a free CPD-accredited workshop in...
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R10m Mpame Bridge project to undergo assessment
© hxdbzxy – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Des van Rooyen will visit the communities of Mbashe Municipality in the Eastern Cape...
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Reinvented Singita Sweni Lodge unveiled
The reinvented Singita Sweni Lodge, located within Singita's private 33,000-acre concession in Kruger National Park, has been unveiled. Taking inspiration from the lodge's leafy location on a lush...
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What's driving Cape Town's water insecurity, and what can be done about it
Cape Town’s main storage dam, the Theewaterskloof in May 2017 with 9% of water left in storage. Kevin Winter</span>In pre-colonial times the Khoisan called Cape Town, //Hui !Gaeb, the place...
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New NEC4 Alliance Contract designed to elicit feedback
© Ivan Kruk – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The format of the new NEC4 Alliance Contract, recently released by the NEC, is designed specifically to elicit feedback from the construction and...
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Lifestyle-focused work environments are not just for millennials
© Cathy Yeulet – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>What time do you power down your laptop at night? Look at the plug next to your bed. How many devices are plugged in there? Your answers to...
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How to avoid the fluctuating price of solar installation on commercial projects
The increase in the demand for PV systems worldwide will result in the rise in cost in the fourth quarter (Q4) of this year of installing photovoltaic (PV) systems. This is according to Charl du...
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2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced
US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.</span>The US African Development...
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Table Bay ready for flagship mall opening in September
The flagship Table Bay regional retail mall will open on 28 September 2017, with more than 65,000 m2 of retail space with the option to expand to 90,000 m2. It is thought to be one of the last large...
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Technology is not enough to create connected cities - here's why
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>The United Nations (UN) estimates that by 2050, 66% of the world's population will live in cities. This creates an unprecedented pressure on cities around...
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Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure...
© Chin Leong Teoh – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Facing rapid growth and evolution in Africa's megacities, radical and effective urban management is needed. Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa already...
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Built environment professionals at risk under Copyright Act
The Copyright Act of 1978 (currently under amendment) applies to consulting engineers, designers, architects and other built professionals who need to be conversant of its ramifications.
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Construction starts on hospital bunker
Image source [[https://thumela.org/port-elizabeth-hospital-complex/ www.thumela.org]]</span>Construction of a concrete bunker to house a multi-million-rand bone scan machine at Livingstone...
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Cape Town skyscraper to include “affordable” apartments
Cape Town property developers FWJK have promised that their planned city centre skyscraper will include affordable housing - but the price of the “affordable” apartments will be “less than R800,000”.
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How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase
Property pioneers have already taken the first steps in shaping Africa's urban landscapes, constructing landmark malls, hotels and office blocks that could be called iconic. This is just the start....
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Drakenstein achieves significant water loss reduction after installing HDPE...
Willem Liebenberg and Andre Kowalenski of Drakenstein Municipality</span>Under a 20-year master plan to replace old or aging asbestos pipes with HDPE pipes, the Drakenstein Local Municipality in...
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Hi-tech boost for business
A new machine housed at the Propella Business Incubator has the potential to save time and money for Nelson Mandela Bay innovators as it creates prototypes from soft materials that can then be tested...
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