The global economy has been thrown into turmoil as the world struggles to combat the spread of COVID-19 with several countries in lockdown or isolation. South Africa has also responded by announcing a total 21-day lockdown, which is a critical...
The cost of construction has increased and the price index increased by 4,4% on the month to month rate in Contract Price Adjustment Provisions (CPAP). This is according to data released by Statistics South Africa reveal construction price indices...
Group Five is preparing a sale of three of its biggest subsidiaries as the former construction giant races to salvage what it can from bankruptcy proceedings. One of the Johannesburg-based company’s business rescue practitioners, David Lake said in...
Since the highs experienced just before the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the construction sector in South Africa and in African has yet to see another industry boom. South Africa experienced a technical recession in the first and second quarters of this...
The Waste Act is systematically making industry sectors responsible for managing the waste the produce, and the construction industry is no exception. But besides building and demolition waste, the industry needs to take responsibility for other...
The Sol Plaatje municipality is clamping down on building owners who do not comply with regulations when constructing or converting existing buildings into residences. The municipality has found that a privately-owned building that was converted...
Five officials from the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport have been arrested following the termination of a contract for the construction of William Nicol Drive, which was recently found to have been irregularly awarded. The Gauteng...
As South Africa fends off a water crisis and prepares to face a similar situation in the waste sector, it may have to deal with yet another, as a sand shortage rears its head around the world. As the second most extracted natural resource, after...
South African entrepreneurs stand to make a fortune out of the millions of tons of coal ash produced by the country’s generators annually. This is according to the South African Coal Ash Association (SACAA) which has partnered with government to...
