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Key areas to focus on for sustainability in the construction industry
Tommy Strydom, CEO, Inyatsi Construction Group Holdings</span>In today's socioeconomic environment, with high unemployment rates and a massive skills shortage afflicting South Africa and other...
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Social grants crisis tests the powers of South Africa's Constitutional Court
People queue to register for government grants in Cape Town, South Africa. EPA/Nic BothmaSouth Africa’s Constitutional Court is once again being asked to deal with a highly politically charged matter...
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How to unlock the potential of papyrus wetlands in Africa
Papyrus can alleviate pressures on native forest ecosystems.Author suppliedMost households in tropical sub-Saharan Africa – over 80%– use some form of biomass, such as charcoal or wood as their primary...
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How human rights are faring in South Africa two decades after democracy
Mass funeral for the victims of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre. FlickrEvery year South Africans celebrate Human Rights Day on March 21 to commemorate the 1960 Sharpeville massacre when police opened...
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Kenyans are still oppressed by archaic colonial laws
Some Kenyan laws still in use were designed by colonialists to control the people. ShutterstockIt’s been 54 years since Kenya got her independence and yet there are still a number of archaic, colonial...
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South Africa's grants debacle: about political trickery, not separation of...
South Africa's Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini with President Jacob Zuma.GCISThe social grants debacle in South Africa throws up a number of questions about the country’s state of...
View ArticleMother of Three Dies in Ogun Building Collapse
By Daud OlatunjiAbeokuta — Tragedy struck in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when a 51-year-old woman, Mrs Modupe Bankole, lost her life following the partial collapse of a building in Olomore area...
View ArticleNew Ballito Junction Mall ready to trade despite dwindling consumer spending
The much-awaited Ballito Junction Mall located in KwaZulu-Natal's North Coast holiday town of Ballito, will be opening to the public on Thursday, March 23 despite other Mall Owners feeling the pinch...
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UJ creatives recognised in Industrial Design Challenge
Twenty third-year industrial design students from the the University of Johannesburg's Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture (FADA) were recently recognised at an exhibit at the Homemakers Expo...
View ArticleSAIAT : Comment on A4C Petition and Cape Messenger article
Date: 16 March 2017Dear SAIAT MemberSAIAT’s COMMENTS ON RECENT NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND TELEVISION INTERVIEWS REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF SACAPFollowing the previous correspondence sent to members regarding...
View ArticleSwakop demolishes 90 mass houses due to poor workmanship
Eveline de KlerkSwakopmund-About 90 houses built in Swakopmund under the mass housing programme are currently being demolished at the town due to poor workmanship. The houses are situated close to the...
View ArticleNew Stadium On the Horizon for Addis
The Addis Abeba Youth & Sport Bureau has opened the technical portion of a bid for the construction of Aqaqi -Qality stadium. This is the second time that the project has been floated for bids. The...
View ArticleWhy African Cities Are Ranked So Low
By Maryanne GicobiIf you are an expatriate and have the luxury of choosing the country to be deployed to, you may as well pick Vienna, the capital of Austria.For eight years in a row, it has been...
View ArticleNo Quality Controls Done On Demolished Swakop Houses
By Adam Hartman No monitoring was done on the construction of the poor quality mass houses at Swakopmund with the end result being last week's demolition of the houses.INDICATIONS are that quality...
View ArticlePolice Displace Thousands in Otodo-Gbame Slum
Thousands of people fled Nigeria's largest informal fishing settlement on Friday as security forces used gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a recent court order, rights...
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PPC Imaginarium Awards announces 2016/2017 regional finalists
Fifty five finalists have been chosen from across South Africa as the PPC Imaginarium Awards reveals its 2016/2017 regional finalists. Following a regional judging process that took place in January...
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How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development
© Chaiyapruk Chanwatthana via [[http://www.123rf.com/ 123RF]]</span>By 2025, absolute water scarcity will be a daily reality for an estimated 1.8-billion people.Read more... | Send to a friend...
View ArticleSAPS : Professional Service Provider database
SUID-AFRIKAANSE POLISIEDIENS SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICEThe South African Police Service invites consultants in the various disciplines in the built environment to...
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Tafelberg sale to proceed: no social housing
Reclaim the City slams the Western Cape government decision By Ashleigh Furlong The sale of the Tafelberg school site to Phyllis Jowell Jewish Day School is to proceed and the land will not be used for...
View ArticleLaws to curb illegal sale of RDP houses
Pretoria – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says government is working on laws to stop the sale of government subsidized houses."When (government) gives a house to the needy, it is for the...
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