The construction industry is grappling with issues pertaining to productivity and meeting project deadlines that have been intensified following the economic recession of 2008-2009. About 2 million construction workers were let go in the United...
Experts predict that in 30 years, there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish. And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed some form of plastic waste. All that pollution on beaches and in the ocean is harmful to both marine...
A Port Elizabeth artist has created beautiful fashion pieces out of waste that he has collected from the ocean and land in the city. Luke Rudman created more than 190 high-end fashion plastic pieces and has caught the attention of Greenpeace...
Nine of the top ten items retrieved from beach cleanups are related to food and drink. Food packaging remains the second most common trash item collected during the Ocean Conservancy’s annual beach cleanup in 2018. And now for the first time,...
When you discard a plastic bottle, do you ever stop and think about where that plastic ends up? Most would say it ends up as litter or discarded in the ocean, however with Ford, recycled plastic ends up in its vehicles. Ford Motor Company is...
South Africa’s construction industry has been given a glimmer of hope, with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Transnet, Eskom, the Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) and the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) advertising multiple multi-billion...
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has identified the hot spots where most fatal road accidents took place in July. At least 41 people died in crashes in July. Following the release of the statistics, Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba urged...
Construction of the Oceans Development has recommenced with an accelerated programme. The announcement comes after construction of the development stalled in October last year. The project worth R3.8 billion is the largest mixed used development in...
The cost of construction has increased and the price index increased by 4,4% on the month to month rate in Contract Price Adjustment Provisions (CPAP). This is according to data released by Statistics South Africa reveal construction price indices...
South African cities are swelling, as people move to look for better opportunities. The pressure now is to prepare for the future by improving infrastructure but what are SA’s major cities doing to accommodate the increased pressure in urban...
