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South Africa’s construction industry is on the brink
- 10-05-2024
- Business Tech
South Africa’s construction industry is on the brink
The South African construction industry is facing a potential collapse due to shrinking margins, unfair practices, and rampant delays or outright refusal to pay subcontractors....
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Sanral closes portion of N3 near Peacevale
- 10-05-2024
- Freight News
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) will completely close the N3 to traffic to facilitate blasting opposite the Peacevale Interchange for half an hour on 23 May.
Sanral said this week that the road would be close...
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George building developer breaks silence: 'Buildings are not built with the purpose to collapse'
- 10-05-2024
- News 24
- Neo Victoria Developments said it would cooperate with the authorities.
- The company is the property developer of the George building that collapsed on Monday afternoon.
WATCH: Reconstruction of Parliament to finally begin – will include gym, sauna and daycare centre
- 10-05-2024
- The Citizen
Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George calls Thursday "the most important day in the history of our Parliament" during a ceremony with media.
More than two years after the Parliamentary building was gutted by a fire, c...
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Kilburn construction still underway
- 09-05-2024
- Roodepoort Record
JRA foresees the construction of Kilburn being completed by end of May.
Kilburn Street has been cordoned off for about three years now due to embankment erosion from a nearby park which led to the collapse of a corrugated stormwater culv...
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Infrastructure development hinges on leadership, says Cesa CEO
- 09-05-2024
- Bizcommunity.com
Chris Campbell, the CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa), believes strong leadership is crucial to unlocking South Africa's infrastructure development and professionalism within the public sector. Campbell advocates for constructive...
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Construction rookies show no signs of slowing down on R1.2bn N2 project in Eastern Cape
- 09-05-2024
- Pondoland Times
Twenty young construction apprentices are thriving in an experiential learning programme aligned with a R1.2-billion road rehabilitation project in the Eastern Cape.
In addition to drawing an income, these learners are gaining vital expe...
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Johannesburg Roads Agency puts a date on stalling intersection’s reinstatement
- 09-05-2024
- Rosebank Killarney Gazette
The intersection on Clarence and Buckingham avenues in Craighall has been in disarray from August 2023.
The Craighall Residents Association’s frustrations continue to grow as the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) takes its time to re...
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UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete
- 08-05-2024
- Bizcommunity.com
A team of academics from the University of Cape Town (UCT) joined a network of 450 scientists and industry leaders around the world which recently met in Lausanne, Switzerland to drive forward critical research into making concrete net zero.
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Potential world first fossil discovery made at R336 road upgrade
- 08-05-2024
- Bizcommunity.com
A unique and significant fossil bed, believed to be unprecedented in South Africa and potentially the entire world, has been unearthed during the South African National Roads Agency Limited's upgrade of the R336 Kirkwood-Addo Road in the Easte...
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