3SMedia | Sep 7, 2021
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) is a State-Owned Entity (SOE) that raises funding and implements bulk raw water infrastructure projects on behalf of the government. Kirsten Kelly talks to Ntsikelelo Gosani, Project Finance Manager at TCTA...
3SMedia | Aug 18, 2021
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has gazetted the draft National Infrastructure Plan 2050 (NIP 2050) for public comment. The NIP 2050 was prepared by Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), working closely with sector specialists...
3SMedia | Aug 4, 2021
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas build-ups within wastewater networks are the main cause of accelerated biogenic corrosion in concrete structures. Unless countered, H2S will significantly shorten the life of infrastructure assets, but there’s a proven...
3SMedia | Aug 4, 2021
Construction industry stakeholders, including cement producer PPC and Master Builders South Africa (MBSA), are engaging with the Department of Trade and Industry and Competition (dtic) on the development of a construction industry master plan. PPC...
3SMedia | Aug 4, 2021
South Africa could find itself short of skilled construction workers in the next decade, unless retention and skills transfer are prioritised. This according to Njombo Lekula, Southern African managing director of Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC). ...
3SMedia | Jul 28, 2021
South Africa is in desperate need of a zinc refinery to assist with the vast quantities of galvanized steel likely to be taken up by the government’s ambitious infrastructure development plans. “If we intend to rebuild our water and wastewater...
3SMedia | Jul 14, 2021
A sustainable built environment extends well beyond deconstruction. It has to consider the risk profile of deconstruction versus demolition, as well as the salvage value of equipment versus the recycling value thereof, in order to make informed and...
3SMedia | Jul 14, 2021
At a recent round table hosted by the Master Builders Association North, a broad spectrum of panelists came together to address some of the key issues that continue to undermine the industry. “The robust discussion was a useful starting point...
3SMedia | Jun 22, 2021
SA’s construction sector recovery slowed a little in the first quarter of 2021 due to seasonal effects as well as the second wave of Covid-19, according to an index tracking activity in the sector. Afrimat, the JSE-listed open-pit mining company...
