Doing the due diligence Building Cost Analysis and choosing the right building contractor are key to building a new home within budget, and without nasty surprises. “The value of a proper budget combined with the expertise, efficiency and materials...
Deputy Minister Nel commended the leadership of Sol Plaatje Municipality for turning the municipality around – in line with the Back to Basics approach. He said the successful completion of the first phase of upgrading the...
The Clanwilliam Project Management Office (PMO), for the raising of the Clanwilliam Dam Wall project, was unveiled recently by the Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane at an official event in the Western Cape. The office will ensure that...
South Africa is fast approaching a water crisis of “distastrous” proportions‚ Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said on Sunday‚ adding that the country was the 30th driest in the world. Speaking during a visit to Illovo in Kwazulu-Natal as...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) says it has initiated a process to establish a formal inquiry into allegations that one of its top engineers is not qualified or registered with the statutory engineering body. The engineer in...
Choosing the right full submersible pump system has the potential to improve energy efficiency by up to 50%. This is according to Grundfos, an international submersible pump (SP) specialist. An SP system consists of an SP pump, a dedicated motor, a...
There has been a downward trend in the number of pipe bursts, as well as a reduction in water losses, on the City of Cape Town’s reticulation network during the first five months of 2015. According to the municipality this is thanks to the City’s...
Johannesburg students are rushing to take occupancy of newly constructed eco-friendly student accommodation made entirely of shipping containers – in Brixton, in Johannesburg’s Region B. The eye-catching Umhlanga Junction Extension block of...
South Africa’s construction industry professionals should attend the two-day Readymix Conference by Sarma 2015 to explore new products, equipment and techniques that are pushing the boundaries of construction and changing the way that structures...
