Fresh to the local startup scene is Yakha, a new digital marketplace for the African built environment which aims to simplify...
Sindy Peters 17 Mar 2021
Yakha African Architecture aims to become the largest online source for knowledge, collaboration and products for the African built environment...
The cement industry is seen as a good indicator of a country's economic growth as it is the key input material in infrastructure, development and...
Now in its third year, the Africa Property Investment (API) Awards recognises innovation and outstanding achievement in the property industry...
Every week, around the world, an area of floor space the size of Paris is constructed. With building and construction comes harmful emissions that remain with us for decades...
Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019
Founded in 2010 by Marloes Reinink, Solid Green Consulting is all about advancing sustainability in the African built environment...
Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2018
Like many parts of the world, the South African built environment and construction industry is still in a slump...
Henry van de Wall 9 Mar 2018
The skills shortage in the South African built environment is exacerbated by...
With 2016 bringing a year of unexpected developments across the globe, there are now diverse global realities impacting the African continent as a whole and Southern Africa's construction industry in particular...
Soren Du Preez 10 Feb 2017
The winning and commended projects in the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation were announced at a gala event in Cape Town recently...
Athi Myoli is the director of the Women in Construction Awards...
Sindy Peters 23 Aug 2016
Based in Kigali, the African Design Centre has launched a two-year fellowship programme to train the creative leaders who will design a more sustainable Africa...
The South African Competition Commission's ruling that the practice of using fee guidelines within the built environment industry is non-completive and effectively results in price-fixing is good news for the industry...
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has awarded a 6 Star Green Star SA Office Design v1 certification to the new Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) head office in Pretoria.