Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo says there is a big appetite in the private sector to provide affordable housing and to assist government to overcome the huge backlog in housing. MEC Mamabolo made the comments during the signing of a...
With the increasing emphasis on sustainable transport, there has been steady demand for The Concrete Institute’s ‘Concrete Roads – a Sustainable Solution’ publication. The free publication was authored by Bryan Perrie, The...
The winners of the prestigious, CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at a special Gala Dinner held on Wednesday 12 August 2015, at Vodaworld, Midrand. The Awards sponsored by Aon South Africa are a platform to showcase the...
While South Africa continues to be confronted by the energy challenge, government will continue to work toward a reliable energy mix, says President Jacob Zuma. Giving the nation an update since the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in February,...
Heap leach facilities are some of the largest man-made fill structures in the world. The design and construction of heap leach facilities has to follow the existing regulations to protect the environment against the very harsh and hazardous...
Developing new technologies in the roads market is not the same as introducing new technologies in the consumer market. In the latter, early adopters of new technologies are often the stakeholders willing to take the risks. Roads are a mostly...
The Joint Venture between Stefanutti Stocks and Basil Read has for the third year in a row won the top award in the 2015 Master Builders Association (MBA) North annual Construction Health and Safety Competition. As in the 2013 and 2014 MBA North...
A large percentage of Africa’s infrastructure deficit relates to transport, mainly rail, roads and ports, but Africa’s airports also require attention. There has been a particularly strong increase in the flow of airport projects in the sub-region....
The City of Johannesburg has started the roll-out of its R365-million work to upgrade the Soweto Freeway, M1 and M2 highways to improve mobility on the municipal roads. This is part of the City’s R110-billion infrastructure investment over 10 years...
