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,... 

The Steyn City luxury lifestyle development, in Gauteng, is tapping into the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), while keeping its promise of “creating a lifestyle like no other”,... 

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,... 

JSE-listed Calgro M3 will, in the months ahead, continue to focus on effective liquidity management, by giving careful consideration to the best use of the group’s cash on each project and... 

Students have moved into the stylish rooms at The Campus student accommodation in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, as Concor Buildings fast tracks the project. The 850-bed development, close to both UJ... 

Shopping centre developer Flanagan & Gerard Property Development and Investment has invested R16-million in the installation of solar plants at its malls, in an effort to save energy and reduce its... 

Construction has started on the first phase of the multibillion-rand Castle Gate mixed-use precinct in Pretoria.  The precinct is being co-developed by Atterbury Property Fund (APF) and The Carl... 

The proposed R1-trillion Durban Aerotropolis will be the hub of the KwaZulu-Natal economy and will not only connect the country’s second-largest economy with the rest of Africa and the world, but... 

There are opportunities for real estate developments in the African healthcare, agriculture and education sectors, Knight Frank United Arab Emirates researcher Tilda Mwai told delegates at the... 

Shopping centre developer Flanagan & Gerard Property Development and Investment has invested R16-million in the installation of solar plants at its malls, in an effort to save energy and reduce its... 

South Africa’s leading shopping centre developer, Flanagan & Gerard Property Development & Investment, has invested more than R16 million to install state-of-the-art solar plants at its malls in an... 

An innovation-focused company that has been both a pioneer in water storage solutions and a champion of water as the most important currency in Africa, has achieved a major milestone in its... 

The proposed R1-trillion Durban Aerotropolis would be the hub of the KwaZulu-Natal economy and would not only connect the country’s second-largest economy with the rest of Africa and the world, but... 

South African industrial and commercial property investment company Improvon is working to replicate its local success across new frontiers in sub-Saharan Africa. With developments under way in... 

Next month Cape Town will showcase at the 7th Cape Construction Expo why it is a global investment and tourism destination with great potential for further economic development through which to... 

Copper miner Sandfire Resources has reported a fall in net profits for the full year ended June, on the back of lower copper prices. Net profits for the 2019 financial year declined from the... 

Next month Cape Town will showcase at the 7th Cape Construction Expo why it is a global investment and tourism destination with great potential for further economic development through which to... 

Fire-safety requirements for student accommodation are by nature more onerous than other building types. This warning from ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk comes in the wake of the fire that gutted... 

This week Engineering News profiles Estelle Meiring, a director at architectural firm Paragon Architects 

The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) has bemoaned the City of Cape Town’s cancellation of a request for proposals (RFP) process for the highly anticipated Woodstock/Salt River... 

The construction industry in Cape Town, already under immense economic strain, is facing the continuing disintegration of the city’s tendering and procurement processes, says the Western Cape... 

KBAC Flooring supplied and installed 60 000m2 of flooring for I Discovery Place, the overall winner of the SA Property Owners’ Association (SAPOA) 2019 award for Innovative Excellence in Property... 

Tongaat Hulett is asking ten lenders for a break from payments on as much as R11-billion of debt so it can recover from the impact of having to restate accounts, according to CEO Gavin Hudson. The... 

WSP in Africa, one of the largest multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firms on the continent, proudly acknowledge the contributions of the firm’s engineers to two winning projects in the... 

Attacq Ltd the developers of Waterfall City and Waterfall Logistics Hub, is thrilled to announce that Cummins Africa Middle East’s new Southern Africa Regional Head Office has won the SAPOA... 

Mediclinic has started operating from brand-new, world-class medical facilities in Stellenbosch, purpose-built for the private hospital group by Atterbury and its partners to serve the growing... 

Architecture and interior architecture group Paragon racked up four major wins at the SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence 2019. The winners were announced at the 2019 SAPOA... 

The Tambo Springs Intermodal Terminal is being developed as part of a next-generation logistics gateway – the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway – being developed by the Tambo Springs Development... 

Dave Lake and Peter van den Steen, the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for Group Five on Thursday informed shareholders that it was “very unlikely” that they would receive any value back on... 

Building strong relationships with existing clients is important for repeat business. This is especially true in the niche South African property development industry, which is dominated by a... 

A diversified funding mixture to stimulate industrial activity and development will help to improve success and can lead to growth partnerships with investors and government, as well as more rapid... 

Property technology firm ParkUpp is monetising idle parking spaces in inner cities by allowing private and commercial property owners to list available parking spaces on its website and persons... 

There’s been a fair amount of hype about what’s going to be the tallest or largest building in Cape Town over the past few years, but little is made of the re-inventions of current spaces into...