Artisanry is an elite profession
Artisanry needs to be promoted as an elite profession if South Africa is going to succeed in developing a large pool of competent skills required to complete construction projects on time and within budget. [...]
Continued progress on well-located social housing
There are approximately 2 000 social housing units already in the pipeline for the central Cape Town area. Around 2 500 social housing units are also nearing completion or about to commence construction along the [...]
CESA calls on improved collaboration towards the national agenda
It has been almost a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced South Africa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, with a key objective being to create jobs, primarily through aggressive infrastructure investment. […]
Key to construction success
It is no surprise that cost cutting is the order of the day in the construction sector, but this should not prevent contractors from ensuring that their readymix concrete is up to scratch. […]
The City continues to deliver title deeds to beneficiaries
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Management, Alderman Grant Twigg, hand delivered title deeds to two beneficiaries in Scottsdene on Saturday, 31 July 2021. This demonstrates the City’s commitment to redress [...]
Work continues at City’s first phase R134,3 million Harare Infill housing project.
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Malusi Booi, conducted a site visit at the City’s Harare Infill housing project in Khayelitsha to check on its progress. The project will [...]
Zutari offers pro bono services to #RebuildSA
Consulting engineering firm Zutari is offering its services for free in August to support the #RebuildSA efforts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). KZN Office Manager, Imraan Mahomed. Photo By Zutari […]
Nominations open for 2022 Fulton Awards for excellence in concrete
Cement and Concrete SA (CCSA) is now calling for nominations for the prestigious 2022 Fulton Awards, the South African construction, civil engineering and architectural industries’ premier accolades for excellence in concrete. […]
Impressive achievements by newly-launched Cement & Concrete SA
Cement & Concrete SA (CCSA), launched on March 1 this year, following the amalgamation of The Concrete Institute (TCI), Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA), and Association of Cementitious Materials Suppliers (ACMP), has already shown [...]
City’s Bothasig Gardens Phase 3 social housing project launched
Phase 3 of the City of Cape Town and Communicare’s Bothasig Gardens affordable social housing project was launched on 28 July 2021. An online launch was held by Communicare to safely commemorate this significant milestone [...]