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BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest
Find out how to invest in your company's presence on the biggest multi-industry B2B news website in Africa and attract more interest from 328,000 decision-maker audiences across 18 industry...
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Kouga Dam down to last
Tail end of Churchill dam. Image source: [[http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/dam.aspx www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za]]</span>With the Kouga Dam down to 7.7% of capacity on Wednesday, 24 January, a...
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South African steel production rises 2.6% in 2017 to 6.3m tonnes, says...
[[http://www.123rf.com/ © 123RF.com]]</span>South African steel production rose by 2.6% in 2017 to an estimated 6.301-million tonnes after falling by 4.2% in 2016, according to the World Steel...
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New spotlight on media and digital at African Utility Week Awards
Two new categories have been added to the fifth annual African Utility Week Industry Awards to honour excellence in energy or water journalism, as well as digitally advanced utilities.Read more... |...
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Will 2018 present a challenge or opportunity for the construction industry?
© Ivan Kruk – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Well, 2018 has arrived and the Western Cape construction industry is, arguably, entering one of its toughest years in a century, led by the...
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The elephant in the planning scheme: how cities still work around the...
Car parking is expected but often unnoticed, taking up surprisingly large proportions of city space. A parking bay occupies at least 13m2 - some codes specify up to 30m2 including accessways.Read...
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This is how Cape Town's water collection points will work
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>Save water or queue for water: that was the blunt message to Capetonians at a city council Day Zero briefing on Sunday, 28 January. City officials said 200...
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SACPCMP partners construction industry in work-integrated learning programme
© Lukas Gojda – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) is partnering with construction companies to foster...
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Basil Read plans steeply discounted rights offer
© hxdyl – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Construction group Basil Read proposes to raise R300m via a steeply discounted rights offer which will see its shares in issue increase 11 times.Read...
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How virtual 3D modelling and simulation can help us create better cities
A 3D model of a development scenario in Brisbane’s West End produced using ESRI’s CityEngine program. Author supplied</span>New technologies offer new possibilities for planning and designing...
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#BizTrends2018: Interest in energy, water infrastructure to intensify in 2018
Energy is one of the sectors of our economy most closely watched by local and international investors. This heightened interest is unlikely to let up in 2018, thanks to plans by the government to...
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Metro calls for investment in innovative solar power project
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is planning to embark on an electricity generation project that will see selected consumers across the metro equipped...
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New Mungo Mill a nod to transparent textile design and production
Textile company Mungo, founded 35 years ago by master weaver Stuart Holding, opened a new mill in November at the historic homestead of Old Nick Village in Plettenberg Bay. The Mungo Mill is the...
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Amazon opens plant-filled 'The Spheres' buildings
The Spheres, by Ron Cogswell, [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/22711505@N05/38945927124/in/photostream/ Flickr]], CC BY 2.0</span>Internet giant Amazon on Monday, 29 January, opened its...
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2018 Architecture ZA festival to focus on new opportunities in shaping our...
This year's Architecture ZA (#AZA18) festival is calling for participatory action from those involved in the built environment on issues around how we shape our cities collectively.Read more... | Send...
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New Day Zero date, 6B restrictions now in effect
© PhotoSky – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Day Zero, when household taps run dry in the City of Cape Town, has been moved back four days to 16 April, the city announced on Tuesday, 30...
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ArcelorMittal says profits more than doubled in 2017
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>Global steel giant ArcelorMittal said Wednesday, 31 January, that its net profit more than doubled last year as the worldwide market for steel...
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Could Cape Town see its green waste drop-off sites closed?
NEWSWATCH: According to a tweet from organic compost producer Reliance Compost, Cape Town could see its green waste drop-off sites closed due to its contract with the city coming to an end after 15...
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City's digital technology 'request for ideas' closes 16 February
© Chin Leong Teoh via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>The City of Cape Town's call for submissions on how it can make use of digital technology and data to enhance its performance and enable...
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Gauteng urged to stop sending water to the Cape
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>Gauteng residents were urged on Thursday, 1 February, not to jeopardise their own water supply by sending truck-loads of donated water to the...
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