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| The NMC Construction Group recently announced the appointment of Phila Jordan as the new executive chairman of the group... read |
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| Jessica Tennant Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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| Ruth Cooper The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art has seen well over the estimated amount of visitors stream through its doors since opening this past Heritage Weekend and executive director and chief curator Mark Coetzee predicts that interest and traffic will only increase. read |
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| Cape Town-based architecture firm SAOTA recently completed its first Los Angeles project, 900 Stradella, currently on the market for $45m (R595m)... read |
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| Otis Southern Africa, for the second year running, has awarded its top mechanic for expertise in product and safety aptitude and ability... read |
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| Lafarge South Africa has launched a new home building service called Binastore... read |
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| Mark Allix Political ructions shaking the ANC are showing up as cracks in the country's infrastructure... read |
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| Robert Laing 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 potential offers for various subsidiaries and assets... read |
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| With construction well on its way in zone one of the Coega SEZ BAIC site, the vehicle plant is being positioned as a new automotive hub on the continent... read |
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| Joseph Mahendran Cost overruns and schedule delays are key concerns for developers of infrastructure projects across Africa... read |
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| Mark Allix US construction vehicle maker Caterpillar will spend R1.3bn over the next 10 years on South African enterprise and supplier development... read |
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| Mark Allix PPC says the company's independent board is keen to avoid long-running negotiations with any bidders for the company... read |
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| Mark Allix Prudential Investment Managers, one of the top three shareholders in PPC, says it opposes a proposed merger between SA's largest cement group and its unlisted South African rival AfriSam... read |
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| Dobsonville Mall, owned by Vukile Property Fund, recently completed its R114m extension and upgrade... read |
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| The City of Cape Town recently issued a prospectus for the development of affordable housing opportunities on 11 city-owned sites in Salt River, Woodstock, and the inner city... read |
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| Alistair Anderson With less than three months to go to Christmas, Durban's North Coast now boasts a brand new mall spanning 65,000m2... read |
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| 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... read |
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| Growthpoint Properties has launched its Thrive Portfolio which comprises 71 dual-rated office buildings in locations nationwide spanning more than 850,000m2 of office space, and valued at R16.1bn... read |
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| As part of its sustainability strategy, Emira Property Fund has installed a R16m solar farm on the roof of its Randridge Mall in Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg... read |
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| Landfill 2017 is set to take place 18-20 October at Buffelsdraai Regional Landfill site in KwaZulu-Natal... read |
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| The renewable energy sector is growing faster than expected, driven largely by a "new era" in solar power and strong expansion in China, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, 4 October... read |
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| Taschica Pillay As the water crisis intensifies, South African companies are working furiously to meet demand for smart water restrictors.. read |
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| 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... read |
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| FNB @Parkside in Namibia is the first five-star Green Star rated building in Namibia and Africa, outside South Africa, after being awarded its As Built rating by the Green Building Council... read |
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| Adegboyega Adeniran and Katherine Daniell The Transaqua Project is a big, ambitious initiative to replenish the waters of Lake Chad, a fresh water inland lake in Central Africa... read |
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| Primrose Properties Ghana (PPG) has received a follow-on investment from the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund (ACRF) for the development of a middle-income housing community in Sakumono, Accra... read |
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| The rainy season in the Western Cape has now drawn to a close, and dam levels are at just above half of what they were at this time last year... read |
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