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Aveng in big drive to settle claims
© Ivan Kruk – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Construction group Aveng has thrown the kitchen sink at a host of long-outstanding claims - and plans to book a R2.7bn impairment charge as a result.
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SAPOA Meet the Mayor Dinner hosts eThekwini's Zandile Gumede
“As a city, we are working harder to ensure that we make our citizens happy," said eThekwini Municipality Councillor Zandile Gumede at a recent SAPOA Meet the Mayor Dinner. "The importance of property...
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Aveng woes keep mounting as CEO resigns
© Leon Swart – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Aveng is a company on life support, with the group reporting a crippling R6.7bn headline loss for the year to June, as well as the exit of its CEO.
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Ambition and partnership key to driving smart city adoption
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash</span>Despite negative perceptions around the rise in the use of automation, artificial intelligence and other technologies, in conjunction with the innovative...
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Strikes delay construction of China's flagship BAIC SA plant
Image source: [[www.coega.co.za]]</span>The government is feeling pressure from the Chinese state-owned R11bn Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) vehicle plant being built in the...
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GVK-Siya Zama scoops five awards at National Occupational Health & Safety...
GVK-Siya Zama recently walked away with five awards from the National Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Competition, held at the recent Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress.
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Turnkey gland service water system for Grootegeluk
Situated west of Lephalale in Limpopo, Exxaro's Grootgeluk open-pit mine employs 3,200 people and produces 26Mtpa final coal products, using a conventional truck and shovel operation. It also has a...
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#InnovationMonth: Propertuity, LOT-EK collaborate on SA's first large-scale...
Property developer Propertuity - known for taking urban design well beyond the box with its cross-border collaborations - partnered recently with award-winning New York-based architecture firm and...
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Redefine develops home for advocates in Sandton
© szefei – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Redefine Properties is developing a specialised office block for advocates in Sandton. The R476m development, to be called Advocates, "is the result...
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Apartment living on the high rise in SA
© goodluz – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Homeowners are increasingly keen on apartment living in South Africa. For every 100 plans stamped for houses in 2013, says Statistics SA, 26 were...
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BSI Steel considers closing branch
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>BSI Steel, an AltX-listed processor and distributor of steel products into sub-Saharan Africa, is reviewing the viability of servicing the market in...
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Here are the winners of the 2017 Africa Architecture Awards
The inaugural Africa Architecture Awards was held on Thursday, 28 September, at the newly launched Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town. Over 300 projects from 32 African countries were entered into the awards.
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Water crisis can be good for business
As the water crisis intensifies, South African companies are working furiously to meet demand for smart water restrictors. Durban-based Utility Systems, which has supplied the Cape Town municipality...
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PPC board keen to avoid delays
© Sasin Tipchai – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>PPC says the company's independent board is keen to avoid long-running negotiations with any bidders for the company. On Tuesday, 3 October, it...
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'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables
© worradirek muksab – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The renewable energy sector is growing faster than expected, driven largely by a "new era" in solar power and strong expansion in China,...
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Conference to consider harnessing groundwater as an alternative water supply...
Hosted by the Ground Water Division of the Geological Society of South Africa, the 15th Biennial Groundwater Conference is set to take place 14-18 October in Stellenbosch. One of the critical topics on...
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Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jeremy Stewart
Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a...
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Coega SEZ set to be a new African automotive hub
With construction well on its way in zone one of the Coega SEZ BAIC site, the vehicle plant is being positioned as a new automotive hub on the continent.
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Caterpillar to invest more than R1bn in Southern Africa in next decade
US construction vehicle maker Caterpillar will spend R1.3bn over the next 10 years on South African enterprise and supplier development.
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Landfill 2017 to host leaders in waste and environmental management
Landfill 2017 is set to take place 18-20 October at Buffelsdraai Regional Landfill site in KwaZulu-Natal. This is the first time that the conference will take place at an operational landfill site.
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