Construction of the new inlet water pipe from the eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) main line to the Jerome Drive reservoir in Kloof was completed ahead of schedule in January this year. The Jerome Road inlet is part of the ongoing EWS Western...
North West MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements Collen Maine has committed to building 6 888 housing units in this financial year with a focus on eradicating informal settlements. “We want to create access to clean water and decent...
When it became apparent that a new landfi ll was on the cards for Rustenburg, the Rustenburg Local Municipality looked to Golder Associates Africa on how to best facilitate this. Andre Venter, divisional leader: Integrated Waste Solutions and...
A $300 million cement plant will be established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The plant is located near Zamba in the Cataracts district, approximately 230 km from Kinshasa. The construction of the cement plant will take...
Prudent sourcing and selection of building materials and fittings and fixtures has delivered Lakehaven Phase 2, a ground breaking social housing project. Lakehaven Phase 2 is Durban’s third greenfields project. Its Phase 1 predecessor received the...
Capital expenditure by public sector institutions increased by 4.8% from R202.8 billion in 2012 to R212.5 billion in 2013, StatsSA reported. However, capital expenditure on new construction works is down. There has been an increased spend on plant,...
A soon to be signed Memorandum of Understanding set to empower women contractors across the country. The Department of Human Settlements will sign an MoU with South African Women in Construction (SAWIC), department minister Lindiwe Sisulu has...
Ravi Jagadasan, the director of Rectangle Properties CC and Gralio Precast has admitted to the Thongathi Commission of Enquiry that the companies did not have approval to build the Tongaat Mall. Jagadasan said that, acting on the advice of his...
Foreman at the Tongaat Mall construction site, Ronnie Pillay, told the Thongathi Mall Commission of Inquiry that there were a number of changes in the design of the mall during the construction phase. Pillay said that, although he raised concerns,...
