Supply chain disruptions, which emerged as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020, and were joined by rising inflation towards the end of 2021, have intensified in the first part of 2022. With the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 shutdown in...
African Construction Expo, Southern Africa’s construction and built environment multi-award winning, flagship exhibition, has unveiled its refreshed and reworked identity. The event will run as The Big 5 Construct Southern Africa from 2 February...
Construction industry knowledge hub Databuild has welcomed recent announcements by the National Treasury and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) regarding locally produced products and materials. “National Treasury’s decision to prohibit...
The construction industry has been navigating a challenging landscape due to the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector has historically been highly sensitive to economic cycles that have been compounded by...
The South African construction industry has recorded a 20% decline over the past 12 months due to Covid-19 disruption. This has meant that some companies have had to diversify their offerings, some have gone out of business, and others are...
The R93 million special maintenance project on the R75 from Wolwefontein to Jansenville Phase 2 in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality has been completed. Route R75 is one of the major National Roads within the Eastern Cape that links the...
Leading black-owned contractor Concor is building vital engineering and construction management skills for South Africa, despite the challenging environment for the construction sector. Shannyn Karshagen, Concor’s training manager, says the...
It’s no secret that the construction industry has been in crisis for more than a decade, with many of the larger players having been forced into liquidation or business rescue, and hundreds of downstream sub-contractors negatively impacted. One of...
Contractors are allegedly being held to ransom by criminal gangs who demand protection money in order for construction to continue. Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) says building sites across the country are being taken over by criminal gangs....
