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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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Sold a dream: Residents face demolition threat over ‘misleading’ estate
- 08-05-2024
- The Citizen
Buyers were promised views overlooking mountains and luxury homes on a piece of a farm. Instead the “estate” has cracked homes, no water and bad roads – all for the princely sum of “only R65 000”.
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Lengthy and complicated construction lies ahead in R3bn Parliament rebuild
- 08-05-2024
- Daily Maverick
Some 28 months after the 2 January 2022 fire left the National Assembly and other buildings locked up and out of bounds, rebuilding Parliament is a step closer — if not yet off the ground. The target starting date is 10 May.
Rebuil...
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TAKE NOTE: N2 and N3 EB Cloete upgrades and road closures
- 07-05-2024
- Rising Sun Chatsworth
Both the N2 Northern and Southern sections between EB Cloete Interchange (Spaghetti Junction) and Umgeni Road Interchange will be closed on Saturday and Sunday nights for eight hours.
Placement of bridge beams for the new King Cetshwayo ...
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M1 bridge fire: Johannesburg motorists warned of delays due to road closures
- 07-05-2024
- News 24
- Sections of Smit Street in Braamfontein have been closed temporarily.
- The closures followed a fire on the M1 bridge last week.
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George building collapse: Marathon rescue operation to save trapped construction workers continues
- 07-05-2024
- Eyewitnessnews
Seventy-five construction employees were on site when the multi-storey apartment complex collapsed on Monday.
GEORGE - It’s a race against time for the remaining 48 construction workers trapped under the rubble of a collapsed bui...
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Roadworks endangering lives on Rheenendal Road
- 07-05-2024
- Knysna-Plett Herald
KNYSNA NEWS - The ongoing roadworks on the Rheenendal road have caused significant disruptions and safety concerns for local residents and motorists.
The contractor, Adriaan Steenkamp, is responsible for the construction.
Mchunu commends progress in addressing KwaXimba water challenges
- 06-05-2024
- South African Government News Agency
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has expressed optimism at the work being carried out to address water supply challenges in KwaXimba within the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal.
This follows a commi...
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Limpopo’s largest mental health facility under construction
- 06-05-2024
- Polokwane Review Observer
The first phase will comprise of 87 beds for inpatient admissions, including 15 beds for adolescents, and 18 consultation rooms for doctors and allied professionals.
POLOKWANE – What was once a dream for doctors Peters Mathebul...
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