SOUTH AFRICA Insights into the fight against the construction mafia[Lindsey Schutters] The construction mafia has had a negative impact on South Africa’s economy and government is responding… | |
SOUTH AFRICA Milkor puts SA back on the advanced military engineering radarMilkor 380 is entirely locally developed and fabricated | |
SOUTH AFRICA #WomensMonth: Lufuno Maishe is lifting women in engineering[Lindsey Schutters] Lufuno Maishe, hoisting project engineer at ABB South Africa shares her insights and experiences as the first in her field… | |
SOUTH AFRICA MeerKAT telescope casually makes 49 new galaxy discoveriesThe MeerKAT radio telescope instrument located just outside Carnarvon forms part of the Square Kilometre Array project. | |
SOUTH AFRICA Leap Day: The problem that changed the history of timeLeap days are special for many reasons. | |
SOUTH AFRICA XCMG helps Nigeria's Dangote refinery get up to speedXCMG equipment at the Dangote site. Source: Supplied | |
SOUTH AFRICA #YouthMonth: ABB's Arleta Mukhesi on navigating a global transition[Sindy Peters] Arleta Mukhesi shares with us how she's managed the transition to ABB France and how young employees are being empowered... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #YouthMonth: Izadri van Niekerk on engineering as a force for good[Sindy Peters] Izadri van Niekerk shares with us what excites her most about being an engineer and how GIBB is empowering youth in the engineering sector... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BehindtheSelfie: Raymond Mhlongo, engineering manager, Sedna[Sindy Peters] We go behind the selfie with qualified mechatronics technologist, Raymond Mhlongo... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Sanna Sebone shares tips on building a sustainable woman-owned construction enterprise[Sindy Peters] Sanna Sebone shares invaluable insights from her entrepreneurial journey on how to develop a sustainable woman-owned construction company... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Construction industry under siege[Morag Evans] Armed gangs are increasingly invading construction sites across the country, harassing workers and threatening violence unless their employment demands are met... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Government non-payment culture driving construction job losses[Morag Evans] Government's failure to pay building contractors on time or even not at all is one of the major causes of job losses in the construction industry... | |
SOUTH AFRICA The case for compulsory vaccination in the construction industry[Morag Evans] With only around 29% of South Africans vaccinated against Covid-19 (at time of writing) and the threat of a fourth wave of infections looming, the debate around... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Signs of new life in the local construction sector[Bongani Dladla] Construction is often a bellwether indicator of the health of the broader economy... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #WomensMonth: 'Gender-inclusive workforce makes good business sense' - Morag Evans, Databuild[Sindy Peters] Women make up only 11% of South Africa's total construction workforce... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #YouthMonth: Meet Bongani Dladla, the CIDB's dynamic new CEO[Sindy Peters] Bongani Dladla was recently endorsed by Cabinet as CEO of the Construction Industry Development Board... | |
SOUTH AFRICA CoEng celebrates 14th anniversary as it continues to box above its weight[Sindy Peters] Having started out around a shared desk at another firm's office space, business for CoEng has since boomed... | |
SOUTH AFRICA 4IR will drive the post-pandemic construction industry[Bongani Dladla] Fundamental changes that are taking place with the construction industry will enable the sector to play a turnkey role in South Africa's post-pandemic recovery... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Emerging contractors key to construction sector recovery[Bongani Dladla] The construction sector can lead South Africa's recovery as the country emerges into a post-Covid-19 economy, but only if emerging contractors are empowered... | |
Johannes Masiteng | Corobrik Student Architecture Awards revealed winners for 2019 and 2020Click here to view the projects and presentations of the winners and the full list of 2019 and 2020 finalists. |