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Finalists for the 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award
L-R: Finalists Renée Amelia Minnaar, Margeaux Adams, and Reply Mahlangu</span>Each of the regional winners in the 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards has been judged top of...
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Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms
The SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has promised to respond by the end of the month to a legal challenge to the controversial R9bn N2 Wild Coast Toll Road from East London to Durban. The challenge...
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These are the 2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards winners
Chris Soal was recently announced the overall winner of the 2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards. The 24-year-old sculptor, a fine arts graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand, received R150,000 in...
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Robot cities: three urban prototypes for future living
© Teoh Chin Leong – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Before I started working on real-world robots, I wrote about their fictional and historical ancestors. This isn't so far removed from what I...
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Fortress to rebalance portfolio mix with focus on logistics properties
© Maxim Blinkov – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Fortress REIT plans to grow its logistics-focused properties to two thirds of its total portfolio by 2020. It currently owns 100 such...
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SACPCMP uses Games of Thrones-themed activations to engage with youth
© Leon Swart – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Embarking on a youth-focused activation programme to transform the construction industry, the South African Council for the Project and...
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Builders Warehouse African expansion gains momentum with third store in...
Builders Warehouse embarked on its African expansion in 2011 and is about to open its seventh store on the continent and the third store in Mozambique on 12 April 2018 in Marginal.Read more... | Send...
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When in a mall's lifecycle should refurbishments be done?
© tykhyi – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>There are a number of reasons why mall refurbishments are done - keeping up with current shopping centre trends, retail formats that erode traffic, or...
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Smart cities: Tapping into innovation networks
© Chin Leong Teoh – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Many cities - an increasing number of major African metros among them - are beginning to outgrow themselves. Ageing populations, increasing...
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Failed sanitation at schools violates children's rights
By [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtzecosan/4134816244/ SuSanA Secretariat]], CC BY 2.0, [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36537433 Wikimedia Commons]]</span>The death of...
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Uganda signs $4bn agreement to build a refinery
Photo: </span>The government of Uganda has signed the contract for the construction of the $4bn oil refinery, offering further clarity on how the country's oil resources will be exploited.Read...
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Smart cities in Africa? It's not just about ICT
© denis cristo – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>As mass urbanisation continues across Africa, putting in place the fundamental infrastructure needed to build smart cities has never been more...
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Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa
Scheduled for 30-31 May in Sandton Central, Johannesburg, the 2018 RICS Summit Africa event plans to put the spotlight on smart urbanism and sustainability.Read more... | Send to a friend
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SAPPMA stands fast on manufacturing standards
According to Jan Venter, CEO of the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA), its board members decided during a recent strategic planning session to remain steadfast in their...
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Recent changes in government to have significant impact on construction sector
The country is currently experiencing a palpable positive mood of change since the recent changes in government. While it is too early for the new leadership to have introduced any meaningful economic...
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MBAWC hosts seminar seeking to reduce number of accidents on building sites
© Halfpoint – [[za.fotolia.com]]</span>According to figures from the Federated Employer's Mutual Assurance Company (FEM), which provides workmen's compensation insurance to employers in the...
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With smart cities, your every step will be recorded
Image source: [[www.pxhere.com]]</span>Modern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones but also objects actually embedded into our...
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SRK encouraged by new DWS online water use licence system
SRK's WULA experts</span>Jacky Burke, leader of SRK Consulting's Water Use Licence Application (WULA) Group in Johannesburg hosted a workshop last month on the Department of Water and...
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Renée Minnaar wins 31st Corobrik Architectural Awards
Renée Minnaar from the University of Pretoria is this year's winner of the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award. Her thesis, entitled, Remediator - Restoring the dichotomous relationship...
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Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth...
A recently released report from PwC Economics analyses the behavioural measures that bring gender equality to emerging tech. 16 nudges for more #WomenInTech notes that the imbalance between men and...
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