Importance of belonging to Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry
The civil engineering sector remains a cornerstone of infrastructure development and economic growth, embodying a wide range of projects from roads and bridges to...
Cape Town’s Smart City Revolution: Building for the Future
As the CEO of Blok, a leading player in Cape Town's urban property development landscape, Jacques van Embden has witnessed first-hand the transformative power...
Metro Budgets reveal Cape Town is making SA’s biggest infrastructure investment
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that Cape Town will outpace all other cities on infrastructure investments, with 130 000 construction-related jobs set to...
The “construction mafia” is not only a threat to the economy but also to...
By Larry Claasen
THE emergence of extortion rackets, commonly called the “construction mafia”, over the past few years has become a real threat to not...
Council approves new spatial vision for Maitland
The City of Cape Town’s Council approved the local spatial development framework (LSDF) for Maitland at its meeting on Wednesday 27 March. The LSDF...
Development of Cape Town’s The Rubik nears completion
Cape Town's skyline is reaching new heights as The Rubik, a dazzling luxury apartment complex in the heart of the CBD, has reached the...
The construction sector has one of the biggest carbon footprints in the world
The construction sector has one of the biggest carbon footprints in the world. It is responsible for almost 40% of global CO2 emissions. The...
Earth retaining for luxury estate in South Africa
KINGSHILL Development, The Keep and New Land Developments started construction in 2021 on ten exclusive 650-800 m2 homes in Bishopscourt, Western Cape.
Immediately they were...
Cape Winelands Airport to be the centre of new growth node for the city
Large-scale developments in the Fisantekraal area will see the City of Cape Town expand in the east.
The R7 billion Cape Winelands Airport is one...
SANRAL invests R740m to improve Eastern Cape roads
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) is set to inject R740 million for six road maintenance projects in the Kou-Kamma Local...
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