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RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes
© khunaspix – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), launching its Pride in the Profession: Celebrating 150 years of surveying successes campaign,...
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N2 upgrade near Grahamstown making progress
Photo by Alice Hampson on Unsplash</span>Sanral has announced that its six to seven-year project of upgrading the N2 between Grahamstown and the Fish River Pass is progressing well.
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Water Stewardship Summit focuses on closing SA's R30bn annual water...
© Elena Larina – [[http://www.123rf.com/ 123RF.com]]</span>Water, infrastructure and financial sector stakeholders met in Johannesburg recently for the third annual Water Stewardship Summit,...
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PIC bulks up interest in cement-maker PPC
© Sasin Tipchai – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Cement producer PPC said on Monday, 16 October, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) had increased its shareholding in the company, which is...
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Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018
WoodEX for Africa 2018 will take place 11-13 July at Gallagher Estate in Midrand. Hosted biennially, the event is a timber-focused trade exhibition offering a business and networking platform to...
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Facelift underway at Ithala's northern region centres
Thousands of small, medium and micro enterprise businesses (SMMEs) are having to bear the brunt of economic uncertainty following reduced growth in household expenditure, rising unemployment, a decline...
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Does South Africa's renewable energy plan signify progress or regression?
The energy industry breathed a huge sigh of relief recently when energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy from bid windows 3.5 and 4 will be...
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Green Star Leadership Awards recognises top buildings, professionals
Bruce Kerswill receives his Lifetime Achievement Award from GBCSA CEO Dorah Modise and chairman Rudolf Pienaar.</span>The annual Green Star Leadership Awards winners were announced at the GBCSA...
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In need of hotel rooms, Seychelles' govt tells developers to begin projects...
SCAPIN via [[https://pixabay.com/en/seychelles-victoria-mah%C3%A9-island-1414983/ pixabay]]</span>Eight out of 18 tourism projects excluded from a moratorium on large hotels in Seychelles could...
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Group Five spikes on Greenbay offer
© hxdyl – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Group Five's share price surged as much as 42% on Monday, 16 October, after it received an unsolicited firm-intention cash offer for its European...
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Dutch open 'world's first 3D-printed concrete bridge'
Dutch officials toasted on Tuesday, 17 October, the opening of what is being called the world's first 3D-printed concrete bridge, which is primarily meant to be used by cyclists.
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Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>Declining bee populations have been widely covered in the news. It is a pressing issue worldwide as one in three bites of food that we eat relies on bee...
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Construction set to start on Umhlanga Arch
Last week saw the official ground breaking of A-grade catalytic development Umhlanga Arch in Durban.
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Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers
Coinciding with International Day of the Girl Child, Mastercard recently launched the African leg of its Girls4Tech programme at Sandtonview Primary School in Johannesburg. Girls4Tech aims to drive...
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Discovery's new global HQ certified green
Discovery's new 112,000m2 global head office in Sandton Central has received a five-star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). Developed in a joint venture by...
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China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure
The United States is retreating from the global community under a president who rejected the Paris Climate Accords and denigrates NAFTA and NATO. This provides an opportunity for China to play a...
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How SA's urban sprawl trend is maintaining spatial divisions, resulting in...
According to Professor Edgar Pieterse, urban sprawl will continue to be encouraged if private- and public-sector land investment in our cities concentrates on keeping the haves away from the have-nots....
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African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities
©Michael Simons via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Over the last eight years, travel and tourism have grown by 17.3 percent in the top ten fastest-growing global destinations. This rate speaks to...
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Afrimat to feel pinch of economic slowdown
Afrimat, after mostly shooting the lights out in its results over many years, appears at last to have been stymied by the poor South African economy.
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Engineers could learn a lot from dance when designing urban transport
© boyenigma – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>There is little more important for the sustainability of cities than the ways we move around them. With transportation estimated to account for 30%...
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