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[Earth Focus] Nuclear red. Renewable energy green
[Roger Metcalfe] Given South Africa's world-shattering potential for renewable energy, it is inexplicable why our government is seriously considering the purchase of eight nuclear reactors at an estimated R1tn... read more>>



Architecture & Design
Winners of Architecture for Social Gain 2015 awards announced
The winners of the inaugural Architecture for Social Gain 2015 awards were announced at a ceremony held at Glenshiel in Johannesburg on 6 August... read more>>

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Construction & Engineering
Construction of phase one at Coega's multi-user facility commences
Construction on the Coega Development Corporation's (CDC) multi-user facility, located in Zone 3 of the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, has started... read more>>
Construction worker killed in KZN wall collapse

Jeff Wicks

One person died and three others were injured when a wall collapsed at a Newcastle construction site on Thursday, 13 August... read more>>
Shando's is part of a competitive construction industry
A former administrator at Sasol, Princess Ndiweni, became an entrepreneur because she has always dreamt of owning her own business... read more>>
BME's double-edged solution identifies reactive ground
BME, a supplier of explosives and services to the African mining, quarrying and construction industries, has developed a double-edged solution that allows customers to quickly identify reactive ground and apply the appropriate product... read more>>



Sustainable Development
Government needs to support small contractors
There has been a noticeable increase in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) being asked to provide guarantees when participating in government construction projects... read more>>
Philippi Village a space for people to find inspiration
Philippi Village in Cape Town is a transformation of genius that was designed as a thesis project for a Masters Degree in Sustainable Design by one of Cape Town's acclaimed architects, Philip Briel... read more>>
Why promoting green infrastructure in Africa may be bad for development

Mike Muller

Inadequate infrastructure is widely recognised to be holding back Africa's development and lowering the quality of life of its citizens... read more>>
Business
Concern about silence on key threats to SA's economic longevity
South Africa has a leadership crisis, but this is not limited to government. Trevor Ncube, entrepreneur and publisher of SA's Mail & Guardian newspaper, recently addressed corporate leaders on their silence on key threats to the country's economic longevity... read more>>
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