The inquiry into the M1/Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse is expected to resume on Thursday, 7 July, with testimony from construction firm Murray & Roberts. The upcoming sitting of the inquiry is expected to...
Police are investigating the death of a construction worker who is believed to have been pushed off a ledge by his colleague. News24 reports that the twenty-five-year old man plunged six floors to his death today after being pushed into a stairwell...
Confidence in construction is up, but the industry is still dissatisfied with business conditions. The FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index gained 13 points to register a level of 41 in Q2 of 2016. This returns the index to more or less the same level as...
Durban’s largest ever bulk water pipeline, the Western Aqueduct, is making steady progress and reaching important milestones. Head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), Ednick Msweli, said this week that the Western Aqueduct would have a...
Leaders in the green building industry have highlighted its potential to address both climate change and unemployment in South Africa. “The built environment offers one of the biggest climate change mitigation opportunities and it’s backed by a...
Work on Durban’s R250 million Northern Aqueduct Augmentation project is gaining momentum and this much needed bulk infrastructure project is on track for commissioning by year end. Ednick Msweli, Head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), has...
The quantity surveyor has a major part to play in the pursuit of sustainable, energy efficient construction, says Larry Feinberg, executive director of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors. Feinberg says with the increasing pressure...
Labour Minister Mildred Olifant has handed over a report on the Tongaat Mall collapse to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The mall collapsed on 19 November 2013, killing two people and seriously injuring 29 more. The slab collapse was...
Top-level executives and heads from Africa’s leading infrastructure and construction companies and institutions met to discuss strategies to foster industrialisation at a special event held in Johannesburg. The Captains of Construction annual...
