Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association (Sasfa) director John Barnard explains that an existing three-storey building in Woodstock, in Cape Town, has been re-engineered into a... 

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the June 16 Soweto Uprising of 1976. A day which is said to have changed the face of South Africa’s history forever. Through the uprising, the brave... 

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has been allocated R25.5-billion over the medium-term. These funds will be spent on seven priority areas, Minister Patricia de Lille said... 

South Africa’s government and private sector need a clear agreement on their collective to bring an end to the trend of working in silos and “talking past each other”, nonprofit property... 

JSE-listed residential property investment company Calgro M3 has restructured the process of handing over units to ensure a consistent number each month, which has stabilised cash flows and reduced... 

The stalemates and standoffs between the public and private sectors have largely been blamed for the stagnation that has set into the property development and construction industries for a number... 

Motheo Construction Group, the largest black women-managed and lead construction company in South Africa, is finalising its new management structure as it strengthens its footprint in all nine... 

Constantly managing, monitoring and aligning construction costs against budget when implementing Green Star sustainable building-rating initiatives helps developers to achieve the objective... 

Equites Newlands Group's new distribution centre, in England, will serve as the latest superhub for Hermes Parcelnet and will handle 1.3-million parcels a day. 

Sustainability is the key feature of a new outdoor raised flooring installation in Centurion which is laid on recycled truck tyres and will harvest vast volumes of rainwater.   KBAC Flooring’s... 

A revolutionary new method of conducting periodic inspections of petrochemical storage tanks has recently been developed. Oil and fuel storage require a robust and reliable infrastructure, with... 

As engine of the economy industry needs a boost from Mboweni’s incentives budget The vital manufacturing sector could do with heaps more carrots and far fewer sticks 

Construction contractor Icon Group is conducting bulk earthworks and demolitions in the Johannesburg central business district as part of a construction project aimed at developing a new Title... 

South Africa’s construction industry has united to form a single umbrella body, Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA), which is made up of 29 professional, contractor, supplier and other bodies... 

John Schooling, Director, STAG African South Africa is facing a chronic student housing shortage. While universities across the country search for ways to provide affordable accommodation,... 

Twenty-nine of South Africa's professional, contractor, supplier and other bodies within the construction industry have united to form a single umbrella organisation, called the Construction... 

With the global trend of microgrid hybrid power solutions, solar solutions company Vert Energy was presented with a unique opportunity by property development company O’Nit Developments, whose... 

Property development, management and investment company Akani Properties has won a bid to develop a R350-million hotel and conference facility, in Middelburg, in Mpumalanga.  The facility will... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa used the platform of the third South Africa Investment Conference to underline the country’s potential to act a gateway to the African market, as he sought to reignite... 

Investment pledges of R109.6-billion were unveiled at the third South African Investment Conference on Wednesday, increasing the total value of commitments made since 2018 to R773.6-billion, or... 

While construction sites were able to reopen in early May for civil projects, ongoing delays in terms of both the public sector being slow to change gears and client’s additional regulations around... 

South African real estate investment trust Equites Property Fund has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Equites International, concluded an agreement with Hermes Parcelnet to develop a... 

The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) says that, while the “robust infrastructure pipeline” is supposed so set South Africa’s economy back on track and kickstart the flaying property... 

Following 12 to 18 months of rigorous restructuring initiatives, JSE-listed Calgro M3 has successfully closed its internal construction division. Calgro M3 CEO Wikus Lategan reported on October 190... 

The developer of a private inland port in southern Gauteng, known as Distribution Junxion Port of Gauteng, has initiated legal action against the Tambo Springs Development Company. 

Infrastructure development at the project is continuing, despite the inability of State-owned freight logistics group Transnet to deliver on the construction of a rail terminal in the agreed time. 

Countries globally are increasingly turning to self-certification to combat public sector bottlenecks that result in serious application backlogs and that impede the building process. South Africa... 

Construction of bulk infrastructure at the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway has started. This development, located on the southern border of the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metros, is connected by... 

Krugersdorp heat pump manufacturer EMS Holdings will officially launch its world-first 200 ℓ low-pressure, integrated heat pump alongside its official distributor, ACDC, at Electra Mining Africa... 

Construction has started. 

Architecture firm Paragon Group is perhaps “unique in the industry” for employing an equal number of men and women, with the latter ranging from student architects to senior management. “I love the... 

Emergent diversified multidisciplinary engineering and construction group Tirelo Africa is actively searching for business opportunities in the South African engineering, project management,... 

Construction of bulk infrastructure at the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway has started. This development, located on the southern border of the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metros, is connected by... 

In heeding Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities Minister David Maynier’s call for Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza to urgently intervene in the... 

Property developer Growthpoint Properties has introduced two new anchor tenants − Pick n Pay and Dis-Chem − to the Lakeside Mall, in Benoni, Gauteng. This follows the completion of the final phase... 

Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities Minister David Maynier recently called on Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza to urgently intervene in the repeated... 

When Eric Foster originally founded Eric Foster & Genote/Associates (EFG) as a one-man consulting civil engineer practice in 2000, South Africa was a new democracy opening up to many opportunities,... 

The project entails the construction of a sports facility that will be a key infrastructure for the Summer Olympics, which will be held in 2024. 

Delta Reality, with Delta Built Environment Consultants (Delta BEC) as its Green Star consultants, successfully obtained a four-star design rating for its Menlo Pinnacles development from the Green... 

The coronavirus pandemic has propelled us forward, encouraging us to think critically about new ways of interacting and doing business. The founder of Smart Living Properties (PTY) Ltd was born and... 

Following two months of hard lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the development of a 2 047-bed student village at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), in the Eastern Cape, has resumed... 

Infrastructure development and construction materials supply group Raubex managed to maintain sufficient capacity to participate in any improvement in the sector, while simultaneously undertaking...