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Construction sector confidence lowest since 2012
The FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index lost 17 index points to 35 in 4Q2016, meaning that, barring 1Q2016 when the index was at 28, confidence is at its lowest since the beginning of 2012. The fall in the...
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The Sustainable Development Goals: What local governments need to know
Language EN File: the_sdgs_what_localgov_need_to_know.pdfImage: Link: ReadCategory: Read full article: https://www.uclg.org/en/node/26509read more
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Five reminders of how visual artists can invoke and stir deep emotions
Sikhumbuzo Makandula’s 'Ubuzwe II', 2016, Digital photograph: Inkjet on Epsom Ultrasmooth. The mural kaSebe/Sebe's Lip (2011) is by artist Buntu Fihla.Review 2016: This has been a year most of humanity...
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Live streaming master classes for African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo
Africa's largest gathering of built environment professionals returns to Gallagher Estate.</span>The fifth annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo will take place at the Gallagher...
View ArticleSACAP E-Newsletter : From the desk of the Registrar Edition 06/2016
SACAP : E-newsletter.From the desk of the Registrar (06/2016)SACAP E-NEWSLETTER OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2016 (Edition : 06/2016) Word versionSACAP E-NEWSLETTER OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2016 (Edition : 06/2016)...
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Uganda's Soroti Solar Plant begins operations
(Source: Access Power)</span>Uganda's first grid-connected solar plant, made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels and generating 10MW, is now online. The plant will supply clean, low-carbon,...
View ArticleSA Property Sector survives 2016 rollercoaster
Towards the end of 2015, the naysayers and the sorry folk who have avoided listed property investing in the past said the sector would struggle in 2016. Read full article:...
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New R226m road resurfacing project on R67
© picsfive – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is to undertake a R226m road resurfacing project between Grahamstown and Fort Beaufort.Read more......
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Slum health is not urban health: why we must distinguish between the two
© Brian Scantlebury – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>We live in an urban century. Already more than 50% of the global population lives in urban areas. The United Nations estimates that by 2030...
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Ethiopia inaugurates dam to double energy output
Ethiopia on Saturday, 17 December, inaugurated a hydroelectric dam that aims to double the country's electricity output, but which critics say is a threat to locals and a UNESCO-listed lake in...
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AfDB commits $74.9m for Dar, Maputo road network
©Leon Swart via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $71.8 million grant and $3.1 million loan to the Mozambique government for the construction of an...
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To survive, South Africa's universities must learn to engage with chaos
REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoThe recent 2016 meeting of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Convocation – the annual gathering of its alumni – has been described as having descended “into chaos”.But in fact...
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Community scale projects are Africa's energy future
The 17th annual African Utility Week will take place from 16-18 May 2017 at the CTICC in Cape Town. The conference programme address the latest challenges, developments and opportunities in the power...
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20% maths decree sets a dangerous precedent for schooling in South Africa
Learning the fundamentals of maths can equip children with critical thinking and reasoning skills.Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahThe department of basic education in South Africa has reacted to...
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Old Mutual installs largest corporate solar carport in SA
Old Mutual was recently awarded a five-star Green Star SA Existing Building Performance rating for its Mutualpark offices in Pinelands, Cape Town. This rating by the Green Building Council South Africa...
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SA home-building sector in decline
© Romolo Tavani – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>It is always worrying when the home-building sector goes into decline, says Bill Rawson, chairman of the Rawson Property Group, since...
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Ethiopia's political ripple a big test for infrastructure-led Chinese approach
Addis Ababa’s light-rail network built by China Railway Engineering Corporation has become a key transport link for city residents. EPA/Solan KolliNearly three months into the state of emergency...
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Sustainability key in 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
Mario van Wyk from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is the regional winner for Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year. His entry is entitled .</span>Sustainable building is a...
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Southern Africa's former liberators offer rich lessons in political populism
A mural depicting populist dictators painted onto remnants of the Berlin Wall in Berlin in 2014. Henning MelberPolitical populism is anything but new. Nor are its various shapes peculiar to certain...
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Why Zimbabwe's use of elephants to pay off old debt to China is problematic
Zimbabwe are looking to sell 35 young elephants to China in the hopes of settling an old debt.ShutterstockA bizarre story has recently come out of Zimbabwe. Grace Mugabe, the politically powerful wife...
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