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Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 15 hours

Start your own construction company in South Africa in 7 steps

How To Start Up

Start your own construction company in South Africa in 7 steps

Issued by Company Partners 27 Jan 2025

Source: Barthelemy de Mazenod/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Master Builders Association says contractors must learn from #GeorgeCollapse

17 Dec 2024

Construction & Engineering

Prioritising construction site safety, a vital commitment

25 Jun 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

Source: Wikipedia. Police minister, Bheki Cele is overseeing investigations of the George building collapse at the weekend.

Residential Property

George building collapse: 33 lives claimed, 19 remain trapped

Katja Hamilton 14 May 2024

Source: CHRO. Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi.

Property

George building collapse: 44 remain missing

Katja Hamilton 10 May 2024

Rescuers work to rescue construction workers trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Construction & Engineering

George collapse: 44 still trapped as hope fades

Tannur Anders 10 May 2024

Rescuers work to rescue construction workers trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Construction & Engineering

George collapse survivor returns to site to 'check on guys'

Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander 9 May 2024

A rescue worker walks with a dog past the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Construction & Engineering

George collapse death toll rises to 6 in ongoing rescue effort

Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander 7 May 2024

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Nosiyabonga Mongane 8 Jan 2024

Source: Kelly/Pexels

Construction & Engineering

Fintech can help SA’s construction industry navigate growth challenges

28 Nov 2023

AI is a reflection of human bias. Source: Supplied.

Digital

Humans are the dark side of AI

Richard Frank 8 Aug 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Can employees be fired for refusing to work overtime?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 7 Jul 2023

How construction companies can reduce cold weather risks to projects

Construction & Engineering

How construction companies can reduce cold weather risks to projects

27 Jun 2023

Game show delivers a R250,000 win for local aspiring entrepreneur

TV

Game show delivers a R250,000 win for local aspiring entrepreneur

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 17 Mar 2023

Construction waste is costly: what's causing it on South African building sites

Sustainable Development

Construction waste is costly: what's causing it on South African building sites

Anne Fitchett 6 Oct 2022

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Construction & Engineering

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Seyed Ghaffar, Mehdi Chougan, Pawel Sikora 2 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: This state we're in is quite bizarre

Trends

#BizTrends2022: This state we're in is quite bizarre

Evan-Lee Courie 8 Feb 2022

Evergreen Val de Vie. Source: Supplied

Residential Property

Property developer extends vaccination drive to suppliers' workers

5 Nov 2021

You can't avoid accidents, but you can be prepared for them

Logistics & Transport

You can't avoid accidents, but you can be prepared for them

Jason Mellow 22 Apr 2021

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

NJ Ayuk 12 Jan 2021

WCPDF to tackle procurement - impeder or enabler - in final 'In Conversation' webinar

Property Development

WCPDF to tackle procurement - impeder or enabler - in final 'In Conversation' webinar

16 Nov 2020

Construction industry cannot afford Covid-19 non-compliance

Construction & Engineering

Construction industry cannot afford Covid-19 non-compliance

Morag Evans 29 Jul 2020

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Human Rights Law

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Shan Radcliffe 3 Jun 2020

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

Sandisiwe Shoba 16 Sep 2019

Construction workers strike over training fund

Construction & Engineering

Construction workers strike over training fund

Thamsanqa Mbovane 9 May 2019

Rovuma LNG project promises to transform Mozambique's economy

Energy

Rovuma LNG project promises to transform Mozambique's economy

25 Mar 2019

Tallest in the world, India's Statue of Unity stands 182m high

Architecture & Design

Tallest in the world, India's Statue of Unity stands 182m high

2 Nov 2018

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Sustainable Development

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Nuno Pinto and Aya Badawy 28 Sep 2018

Johannesburg's construction cost inflation gets 6% hike

Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg's construction cost inflation gets 6% hike

21 Sep 2018

Construction is leaving a legacy of destruction - it's time to address the mess

Sustainable Development

Construction is leaving a legacy of destruction - it's time to address the mess

Janine Espin 4 Jun 2018

Construction & Engineering

Skills shortage driving hike in construction costs - survey

30 May 2018

CTICC 2 opens for business, strengthens Cape Town tourism initiatives

MICE

CTICC 2 opens for business, strengthens Cape Town tourism initiatives

29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The skills shortage in the construction industry and what we need to do about it

Trends

#BizTrends2018: The skills shortage in the construction industry and what we need to do about it

Ian Massey 9 Jan 2018

Mechanical pipe joining provides solution to key concerns in struggling construction industry

Construction & Engineering

Mechanical pipe joining provides solution to key concerns in struggling construction industry

Marcel Ley 3 Nov 2017

Ford celebrates 100 years of making bakkies

Manufacturing & Parts

Ford celebrates 100 years of making bakkies

31 Jul 2017

Artist’s impression of CampusKey Scarborough in Summerstrand, PE.

Residential Property

Suburban high-rise student digs boon

Guy Rogers 28 Jul 2017

#Youthmonth: The kids do it themselves

Lifestyle

#Youthmonth: The kids do it themselves

Charles Siboto 22 Jun 2017

Public Health

First hospital ceiling collapse happened last month

3 Mar 2017

Image by Pixabay.com

ESG

DR Congo's street food mushrooms as crisis grows

15 Feb 2017

Sun exposure at work could lead to one skin cancer death a week

Oncology

Sun exposure at work could lead to one skin cancer death a week

19 Jan 2017

What construction jobs will look like when robots can build things

Construction & Engineering

What construction jobs will look like when robots can build things

George Quezada 24 Aug 2016

Eris Property Group to invest in Nigeria's Agbara Estate

Industrial & Logistics Property

Eris Property Group to invest in Nigeria's Agbara Estate

4 Feb 2016

Construction at Avon Peaking power plant resumes

Energy

Construction at Avon Peaking power plant resumes

19 Nov 2015

SA, Russia sign energy agreements

Energy

SA, Russia sign energy agreements

9 Jul 2015

Massive development to put the main back in Menlyn

Commercial Property

Massive development to put the main back in Menlyn

12 May 2015