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Design - all about ingenuity

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:00 +0200

Within the world of interior design, the challenge lies to strike a delicate balance between the forces of form and functionality - and when you add money to the mix, it's made even more complex.
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SONA in a nutshell

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:06:00 +0200

Union and business representatives have welcomed President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address to Parliament and, while the speech was held by some observers to be uninspiring it contained a lot of detail about the government's plans to boost jobs and invest in infrastructure.
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Business confidence falls in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0200

Business confidence fell to its lowest level since May 2010, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said.
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dti moots small business census

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.
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Dig this! Excavator dumped on Barberton farm

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:04:00 +0200

An excavator has been dumped at Gerrie Roets' farm in Mpumalanga and News24 reports that the Volvo, valued at more than R2m, has been left there for five months.
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Afrisam-SAIA Award promotes sustainability in architecture, construction

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:39:00 +0200

Concrete is, after water, the second most used product on the planet. The production of cement, an ingredient of concrete, involves the emission of CO2, which adds to the global concern regarding climate change and its implications for the future. This is the reason why cement industry leader AfriSam is leading the way in producing advanced composite cements with a low carbon footprint and partnering with initiatives like the AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture.
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Transnet delay costs SA billions: DA

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:21:00 +0200

The DA has accused the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) of "dragging its feet" and losing out on potentially billions of rands from Africa's lucrative west coast gas and oil-platform repair business.
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Road construction under pressure due to bitumen shortage

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:22:00 +0200

South Africa is currently facing a bitumen supply shortage which has had drastic implications on road maintenance and road repairs over the past couple of months. Currently one thousand tons of bitumen per day is required by the road construction industry to maintain the roads in South Africa.
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Regional winner of Architectural Student of the Year Awards announced

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:49:00 +0200

Pieter Jonkers from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is this year's regional representative at the 25th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards. His winning entry is titled "The Design of a Transportation Hub and Student Centre on the Pretoria Campus of the Tshwane University of Technology."
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First ever six-star Green Star SA rated building

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:35:00 +0200

Gadget reports that Vodacom's just unveiled the first ever six-star Green Star SA rated building in South Africa. The completed Vodafone Site Solutions Innovation Centre, at its head office in Midrand has been validated as the greenest building in Africa by the Green Building Council of South Africa.
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