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Dobsonville Mall R114m extension, upgrade complete
Dobsonville Mall, owned by Vukile Property Fund, recently completed its R114m extension and upgrade. The expansion of the Soweto-based mall entailed an increase from 23,000m2 to 27,000m2.
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Group Five leaps 11% after saying it is mulling offers for various units and...
© Leon Swart – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Construction firm Group Five's share price jumped 11% to R8.75 on Friday, 6 October, after its new management said it was evaluating numerous...
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Italy's high-rise forests take root around the world
As balconies bristle with tree branches and sunshine dapples the leaves of thousands of plants, two apartment buildings in the heart of Milan have almost disappeared under lush forest.
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Sanral accused of digging holes in transformation road
© Lev Kropotov – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Political ructions shaking the ANC are showing up as cracks in the country's infrastructure.
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GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system
Green Building Council South Africa's (GBCSA) Green Star SA rating system has been rebranded Green Star Africa to support its uptake throughout the continent. Green Star was originally developed by the...
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Otis Southern Africa recognises its top mechanic
Otis Southern Africa, for the second year running, has awarded its top mechanic for expertise in product and safety aptitude and ability. The Otis SA Field Employee contest aims to encourage field...
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Lafarge South Africa launches Binastore
Lafarge South Africa has launched a new home building service called Binastore. Its first store opened late last month with the rebranding of the company's Orlando East Service Centre. Further...
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PPC merger opposition grows
© Wittaya Puangkingkaew – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Visio Capital Management, which holds 7% of PPC, is the latest investment manager to come out against a partial conditional offer for a...
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MEC Ismail Vadi launches R48m P-243 Road rehabilitation project
Péter Gudella via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Gauteng Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Roads and Transport Dr Ismail Vadi on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, officially launched the...
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How Cape Town can win support for the next round of water cuts
© Jari Hindstrom – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Dams in South Africa's Cape Town are half of what they were this time last year as the city continues to battle drought. Last year's shortage...
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Business bodies call for Eskom CEO to be reinstated
© gui junpeng – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Business lobby groups and the National Union of Mineworkers (Num) have called for the reinstatement of former acting Eskom CEO Johnny Dladla as...
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AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month
AfricArena, described as the largest tech innovation conference for startups and investors hosted on African soil, will take place from 6-7 November 2017 at the Century City Conference Centre.
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#GBCSA2017: Celebrating 10 years of green building in SA
Dorah Modise at the 10th annual Green Building Convention</span>Founded in 2007 by Bruce Kerswill, the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) turns 10 this year. It is celebrating the...
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#GBCSA2017: De Lille calls on building sector to 'think differently' as city...
Patricia de Lille at the 10th annual Green Building Convention</span>Patricia de Lille has highlighted the vital role of the property and building sectors in working with the City of Cape Town to...
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Emira upbeat over conversion of office block to residential
Image source: [[www.pexels.com]]</span>Emira Property Fund is confident that its first asset conversion of a property from office to residential will succeed and that this will prompt the company...
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Minister inspects Western Cape transport infrastructure projects
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash</span>The Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi, together with the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for transport and public works in the...
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Why engineering schools globally need more creative women
© lightpoet – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Engineers are good at solving problems. We make bridges safer, computers faster and engines more efficient. Today, the profession is working on an...
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Fairfax's offer readies the field for a tug-of-war over correct value of PPC
The naysayers are starting to crawl out of the woodwork over a proposed pan-African merger between AfriSam, Fairfax Africa Investments and PPC. Those publicly opposed to the deal now hold at least 25%...
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#GBCSA2017: Rubble is a resource
One cubic metre of concrete has a carbon footprint of 350kg of CO2, making this staple material in the construction industry one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases in the world. This fact...
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GBCSA launches Net Zero Programme
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), on Wednesday, 11 October, announced the launch of its Net Zero Programme and the certification of the first four projects under its Net Zero Pilot...
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