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Concor to construct Ikusasa office block at Oxford Parks
Concor has been awarded the contract to construct the new Ikusasa office block at Oxford Parks in Rosebank. Work started on the building, which will house Anglo Global Shared Services (AGSS), at...
The AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Award is aimed at unearthing the best in South African architectural and design innovations that are specifically focused on addressing local and global...
SA cement produces engaging for sustainability
The cement industry in South Africa continues to engage government to create conditions that will sustain the sector’s local production capacity and grow market demand. Speaking online at the...
Miners recognise excellence in health and safety
Professionals in the fields of health and safety were awarded during surface mining industry association, ASPASA’s, annual awards ceremony which was held online across the country recently to...
Managing green-building strategies during construction crucial for ratings
Constantly managing, monitoring and aligning construction costs against budget when implementing Green Star sustainable building-rating initiatives helps developers to achieve the objective...
Increases in civil tender awards, hardware sales despite Covid pandemic
There are some positives to be found in the South African construction market, despite the Covid pandemic, says Industry Insight senior economist David Metelerkamp. This first positive lies in the...
Roodepoort cement plant – the birthplace of AfriSam
Founded in 1934, AfriSam (then trading as Anglovaal Portland Cement Company Limited) started construction on its first cement plant in 1935 at the plant’s current location in Roodepoort. The...
No real growth without fixing structural impediments first – Econometrix
“The only way out of our economic dilemma is to get this economy to grow faster,” says Econometrix chief economist Dr Azar Jammine. “To achieve that, we need to address the key structural...
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UJ launches pioneer advanced Rescue Simulation Centre
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) on October 17 launched its new Rescue Simulation Centre at its Doornfontein Campus, in Johannesburg. The four-storey, 3 000 m² facility was developed under UJ’s...
Africa needs to exploit all its energy resources to generate electricity
Africa needs to exploit all the energy resources that it possesses, including coal, to generate electricity. So affirmed Nigerian enterprise Heirs Energy’s head of commercial operations, Joseph...
CSIR launches CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched a pioneering CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility (SCEF), the first of its kind on the African continent, on October 17. This...