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... 

The construction industry welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the country moving to Level 3 as from 01 June 2020. The sector has been calling for an immediate re-activation of live... 

Property investment company Calgro M3 CEO Wikus Lategan says the company has made good progress on turning the business around, with cash generated from operations having increasing by 55.6%... 

Engineering consulting and management practice Zimile Consulting Engineers intends to diversify into the mining sector and believes that it is equipped and skilled to deliver quality service, says... 

In line with plans to get Gauteng’s health system ready for an expected surge in Covid-19 cases, the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development is ramping up initiatives to increase the... 

TenderPoint SA aims to introduce effective and efficient e-procurement in the construction industry both from procurement entities such as government and property development organisations, as well... 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) supports the call by the built environment industry for it to be designated as an essential service that can be among the first to restart... 

The project entails the development of the Capital Mall, which will anchor Capital City, a R5-billion mixed-use development being built in Gauteng. 

John Matthews, who is chairperson of the newly established Covid-19 Construction Rapid Response Task Team, says the global economy has been thrown into turmoil as the world struggles to combat the... 

The new African head office of professional services firm Deloitte is set to formally start operating in April, says property development, asset management and real estate investment trust... 

Gladstone, in Queensland, has been tipped as the location for an Australian first; an A$4.2-million gas injection facility being built by Australian Gas Networks (AGN) to deliver renewable... 

Construction company ICON Earthworks, a subsidiary of the ICON Group, was awarded a R2.5-million contract by property development company Amdec to demolish four buildings at the end of November... 

When Frenchman Mathieu Serradori won the T1.3 class (petrol two-wheel drive) in the 7 500-km, 2020 Dakar Rally, while also clinching eighth place overall, he did so in a car manufactured by... 

ICON Earthworks, part of the ICON Group, has been awarded a R2.5-million contract for the demolition of four buildings by property development company Amdec. Mc’Kyla Nortje has the story.  

Upgrades to Lanseria International Airport over the next five years valued at about R2-billion have begun, says Lanseria International Airport CEO Rampa Rammopo. The upgrades include an expansion... 

Real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Investec African Properties (Giap) has successfully acquired the RMB Westport Real Estate Development Fund. The entity houses the assets developed... 

The Western Cape's trade promotion agency Wesgro has launched an inaugural report on the province’s property market, which it says provides a comparative analysis on commercial office, retail,... 

In addition to its plans to exit sugar farming in South Africa, embattled agroprocessing business Tongaat Hulett expects to conclude a transaction to establish a transformative milling, refining... 

The new head office of Barloworld Automotive and Logistics – the first building to be completed in the mixed-use Irene Link precinct, in Centurion – has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star SA Design... 

KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has praised the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ) after the entity received the United Nations... 

The City of Cape Town has, following the Municipal Planning Tribunal meeting last week, approved the R14-billion Harbour Arch mixed-use precinct. Buoyed by the outcome, property development,...