3SMedia | Oct 16, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused damage to the South African economy, Government’s newly unveiled Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, is expected to rebuild the economy and create much needed jobs. President Cyril Ramaphosa...
3SMedia | Oct 14, 2020
Business forums – groupings representing local communities who disrupt building sites – are here to stay and the construction sector needs to find ways to include them in construction projects. This was the outcome of a panel discussion...
3SMedia | Sep 23, 2020
Even though lockdown restrictions eased such that construction firms could operate more normally, activity levels remained ultra-depressed with only a marginal improvement from 2Q2020. Sentiment in the civil construction sector, as measured by the...
3SMedia | Sep 9, 2020
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has launched a database for unemployed youth, professionals and artisans throughout the country. The database, which is District Development Model based, will be used to capture and store...
3SMedia | Sep 7, 2020
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development & Property Management is considering laying criminal charges against Officials of the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development & Property...
3SMedia | Aug 24, 2020
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has long been encouraging partnership and collaboration with government in spurring up infrastructure development, both private and public. News from the industry body this year has highlighted collaboration...
3SMedia | Aug 7, 2020
Plans are underway to invest R15-billion into a project to develop the area of the Cape Town foreshore which is currently underused. However, this new development is expected to become another major success for the region and re-imagine Cape...
Alastair Currie | Aug 5, 2020
Covid-19 may have thrown the world off balance, but it has also opened the door to a smarter way of working and delivering construction programmes more efficiently, says Nonkululeko Sindane, CEO of Mariswe. A prime example is the recent launch of...
3SMedia | Jul 31, 2020
Government will in the coming months expedite the implementation of at least 50 infrastructure projects with a total investment value of more than R340 billion. The fast-tracking of the projects forms part of the reconstruction and recovery of the...
