Unpacking the building loan process
By Banking Association South Africa Whether you are building a new home or improving your existing one, a building loan allows you to design and build your home just the way you want it. [...]
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. [...]
More funding for SMMEs
The nationwide Covid-19 lockdown has been a game-changer for the SMME sector in South Africa. With a range of restrictions imposed and the resulting financial constraints that this has caused, many small businesses have had [...]
Chinese SOE investment in Africa could impact housing solutions
Housing is not yet a priority industry for Chinese investment in Africa. About one third of Chinese firms on the continent operate in the manufacturing sector, followed by services, trade, then finally construction and real [...]
More bad news for SA construction
Construction companies, currently clinging on by their fingertips waiting on government to release funding for infrastructure development, will be disheartened to read the construction market’s Industry [...]
Solar powered stations now financially guaranteed
The long-term viability of six solar plants in South Africa, with a projected capacity to generate a combined 1,000GWh of power, have been all but guaranteed thanks to an offer from The Multilateral Investment Guarantee [...]
Salt River Market – let’s build
By Catherine Stone, city planner In 2012 Cape Town’s city planners started a project to package well located land to be developed that demonstrates the intent of our plans and policies to transform Cape Town. [...]