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Developing skills and recycling plastic for a good cause

The Reshape workshop is a 1-week collaboration that took place during Design Indaba Conference 2017 in Woodstock, Cape Town. Copenhagen-based jewellery designer Mette Saabye teamed up with Mads Bille Block from Beth Uriel (House of Light), a local...

The changing role of quantity surveyors

Quantity surveyors need to embrace change and the technology it brings with it. This was the message at the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) conference held in Midrand earlier this month. The theme of the conference, Agility,...

Cape Town ramping up efforts to save water

The minimal winter rain Western Cape has brought little relief to the drought stricken province. Dam levels have shown only a marginal increase of 8% while consumption has increased and the 500 million litre per day target is being exceeded. The...

SA needs R6 trillion for water & electricity

South Africa needs to invest R6 trillion in water and electricity to fill its infrastructure investment gap by 2040. This was revealed in a Group of 20 Global Infrastructure Hub report. Source: SABC Digital News

Sustainable development of infrastructure in SA

Natural infrastructure is just as important as built infrastructure as it provides the basis for crops and raw materials which drive the economy. It also protects the country’s built infrastructure. However, natural infrastructure is...

Sustainable development of water in SA

South Africa is a water scarce country that receives a low amount of annual rainfall, and also has limited access to its few underground aquifers. Demand for water across the country is growing rapidly as the country has experienced drought...