Over 50 000 buildings in Nairobi County risk demolition after failing to seek City Hall’s construction approval. According to a report by the Daily Nation developers of the buildings have been given one month to seek approval permits...
South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation increased to 5.2% in December 2015, in line with expectations and 4 percentage points higher than November’s 4.8% rise. Â It was the highest rate for the year as consumers battle with...
While South Africa does not have statistics, data in the US say there are approximately 100Â 000 forklift accidents per year resulting in over 94Â 000 injuries. This does not only have serious and even tragic consequences for forklift operators but...
Musa Shangase has at his core the unwavering belief that every South African deserves a home they can call their own. Into that understanding is not just a tin or cardboard shanty unable to weather the storms, but the soundness of bricks and mortar...
President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Switzerland, where he is leading a team of Ministers, Chairmen and CEOs of major companies who are ready to present the many positive attributes of the country at the World Economic Forum. President Zuma is...
The government of Gabon has received a $100 million injection to assist in advancing its infrastructure and local development agenda. The World Bank approved loan is the second phase of the Infrastructure and Local Development Project, which aims...
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee recently recommended that Council support the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) relating to the Two Rivers Urban Park Project (TRUP) between the City, the Western Cape Government (WCG), and the Kingdom of the...
Msunduzi Municipality’s proposed multimillion-rand expansion of Pietermaritzburg Airport is to get under way this year. Vacant land around the airport is set to form part of the long-term developments. The airport itself will see an upgrade to the...
All cities in South Africa will face an electricity tariff increase of at least 16% in July if Eskom is granted a R22.8 billion adjustment for the 2013/2014 financial year, according to Leslie Rencontre, director of electricity at the City of Cape...
Taking top honours at last month’s Best Projects Awards, Aveng Grinaker-LTA is in remarkably good shape just two years into its challenging restructuring. In this Industry Insight, Chris Botha sheds light on the strategy behind its response to...
