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Afrimat Construction Index declined marginally in Q2

By: Irma Venter 6th October 2017 The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) declined marginally in the second quarter of 2017. The ACI is released by JSE-listed industrial minerals and construction materials miner and supplier Afrimat. It is a composite index of the level of activity within the building and construction sectors,... →

Traffic volumes between Buccleuch and Allandale have nearly doubled since 2006

By: Irma Venter 6th October 2017 The busiest section of the Gauteng open-road tolling (GORT) system is between the Buccleuch and Allandale interchanges, in Midrand. The traffic volume in both directions in 2016 reached 245 500 vehicles a day during the week, on average, says South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral)... →

Transforming V&A’s grain silos into Africa’s largest contemporary art museum

By: Kim Cloete 6th October 2017 After four years of cutting, carving and engineering what at times seemed near impossible, the V&A Waterfront’s giant, historic grain silo has been transformed into the world’s largest museum dedicated to contemporary art from Africa. In an architectural and engineering feat, the nearly... →

Residents furious as City of Cape Town awards controversial R1bn prime land tender

By: News24Wire 5th October 2017 The City of Cape Town has awarded a controversial R1-billion tender to sell and transform stretches of its prime land between Clifton and Camps Bay - a move which residents feel will push up costs and start squeezing out those who can no longer afford to live there. The Clifton tender, which... →

Water dept frustrates MPs with conflicting annual reports

By: News24Wire 5th October 2017 MPs on the portfolio committee on water and sanitation were left frustrated on Wednesday after receiving two conflicting reports on the department of water's leaking financials. Both the department and the office of the auditor general reported to the committee on Wednesday on the 2016/17 annual... →

Construction tenders open for Phase 2 of Lesotho water project

By: Mariaan Webb 3rd October 2017 The first of about 20 advance infrastructure construction tenders for Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) has been advertised, paving the way for construction to start next year. Phase 2 comprises a wide range of small and large contracts and Lesotho Highlands Development... →

Exxaro, Transnet ink ten-year coal transportation agreement

By: Anine Kilian 3rd October 2017 South African diversified resources company Exxaro Resources has signed a ten-year coal export transportation agreement with State-owned rail utility Transnet, which will increase coal volumes from the Limpopo-based Waterberg region to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), in KwaZulu-Natal,... →

Exxaro CEO Mxolisi Mgojo and Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama

Decline in insured construction activity to continue – Bryte

By: Mia Breytenbach 3rd October 2017 Insured construction activity contracted by 15% year-on-year in the second quarter. Southern African proactive business risk specialist Bryte Insurance (formerly known as Zurich Insurance) this week released its Construction Activity Monitor for the three months to June 30. →

City of Johannesburg gearing up to clamp down on illegal construction

By: Creamer Media Reporter 3rd October 2017 The City of Johannesburg’s Building Development Management (BDM) directorate, within the Department of Development Planning, will soon introduce city-issued notice boards that will have to be displayed at all construction sites within the city. This is one initiative to clamp down on illegal... →

Hyatt to double its Africa presence, open six hotels by 2020

By: Reuters 3rd October 2017 Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will open six new hotels in Africa by 2020, the company said in a news release on Tuesday, underscoring the growth of business and international travel on the continent. The company will open its first hotels in Algeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Senegal and open new hotels... →

Tshwane extends A Re Yeng bus service across townships – Msimanga

By: African News Agency 3rd October 2017 Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga on Monday, said the city will expand its A Re Yeng bus service into South Africa’s capital city’s high density areas in a bid to provide a safe, affordable, accessible and reliable transport system. “Let me start by first congratulating the A Re Yeng team under the... →

Building, civil engineering confidence slips two points in Q3

By: Natasha Odendaal 2nd October 2017 The ongoing pessimism in the general building and civil engineering contractors’ sectors is being seen in the Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB’s) latest small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Business Conditions Survey, which slid two points to 40 in the third quarter. The... →

Sun International reviews Panama and Colombia operations

By: Reuters 2nd October 2017 South Africa's Sun International is looking to sell certain assets it has in the Ocean Sun Casino in Panama and is planning to exit the Sun Nao Casino in Colombia, the casino and hotel operator's chief executive said on Monday. Stiff competition, fewer available casino licences and consumers... →

City of Johannesburg paves way for inner city housing revitalisation

By: African News Agency 2nd October 2017 The Johannesburg city council has approved a plan to tackle the housing problem within the inner city and creating safe, clean, and connected communities with access to economic opportunities, mayor Herman Mashaba said on Sunday. The council had made 12 city-owned properties available for... →

Sanral releases draft empowerment policy it hopes will have snowball effect

By: Irma Venter 29th September 2017 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Friday launched a draft transformation policy that seeks to have a “snowball effect” on the larger South African construction industry, says CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma. “This policy is going to trigger a review of our supply chain management... →

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Sanral CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma

Zambia to start building two new power plants in 2018 – finance minister

By: Reuters 29th September 2017 Zambia plans to start building two power generation plants that will add 550 MW of electricity to its national grid once completed, Finance Minister Felix Mutati said on Friday. Mutati said in a budget speech one investor planned to build a 300 MW thermal power station in southern Zambia and... →

RopeCrew

By: Zandile Mavuso 29th September 2017 Vertical safety systems company RopeCrew is a highly experienced and dynamic rope access company that offers industrial and offshore rope access services and work at height training. →

Government visits China for SEZ study tour

29th September 2017 Last month, members of the special economic zone (SEZ) advisory board from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) visited Beijing, in China, for a week-long study tour. →

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BULELANI MAGWANISHE China’s special economic zones model is the most appropriate for South Africa to learn from

Acquisition to enable large-scale cannabis production

29th September 2017 International investment company LGC Capital, with its joint venture global logistics solutions company AfriAg, signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest in South African cannabis product manufacturing company House of Hemp. →

WEED FOR PURPOSE Since its establishment, House of Hemp has been targeting research on all cannabis-related markets such as textiles, fibres, oil, nutrition and medicinal

Continued development and investment for KZN SEZ

29th September 2017 To date, the Dube TradePort has attracted R1.5-billion in private sector investment through various developments within the special economic zone (SEZ), with a further R4.2-billion investment in the pipeline for developments within the second phase of the Dube TradeZone, within the Dube... →

KEEP IT COOL The iDube Cold Storage facility caters for meat importers servicing local retailers and for exports of dairy, concentrate and citrus to international markets

SEZ receives recognition, contributes to SMME participation

By: Marleny Arnoldi 29th September 2017 Special economic zone (SEZ) developer and operator Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has been recognised by export assistance company Exporters Club for its dedication to job creation initiatives and excellent services to export orientated investors. →

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JOBS SWEET SPOT The Coega Development Corporation created more than 7 243 operational jobs within its special economic zone at the end of the financial year 2016/17

Lightweight and compact lanyard launched in SA

29th September 2017 Last month, equipment supplier MSA Africa launched a new self-retracting lanyard that is both lightweight and compact. The MSA Latchways 3 m personal fall limiter (PFL) has been designed specifically for environments where close anchorage is available. The lanyard uses multiple spring radial... →

FITS IN A BACKPACK The personal rescue device fits in a small backpack that is not intrusive

First Mygale crawler acquired by Goscor

29th September 2017 Industrial warehousing equipment solutions provider Goscor Access Rental has acquired its first Mygale 23 crawler boom lift from France-based industrial equipment supplier ATN Platforms. →

FIRST IN SA This is the first Mygale 23 that Goscor has acquired to expand their fleet in South Africa

Rules, regulations reinforced to minimise fatalities

By: Victor Moolman 29th September 2017 With the biggest cause of fatalities in the working at height industry being workers falling from height, the Institute for Working at Height (IWH), together with the Department of Labour (DoL), is reinforcing rules and regulations within the industry that will assist in minimising these... →

NDT at height can start immediately after shutdown

By: Victor Moolman 29th September 2017 Industrial rope access specialist Skyriders Access Specialists (Skyriders) can reach high places as soon as ropes have been rigged after which nondestructive testing (NDT) can be done. Skyriders marketing manager Mike Zinn explains that the company uses rope access techniques to do different... →

Skyriders marketing manager Mike Zinn explains how the company conducts nondestructive testing. Camerawork: Victor Moolan.

Battalions at Height

By: Zandile Mavuso 29th September 2017 Level 1 BEE-certified industrial rope company Battalions prides itself on good quality services and stringent safety procedures. Safety is most critical to the company hence it has not experienced any incidents since it was established in 2011. →

Skysite

By: Zandile Mavuso 29th September 2017 Established in 1998, rope access and work at height specialists Skysite offers a variety of services at height. Currently, Skysite has permanent maintenance and cleaning crews on many of the country’s premier buildings, and a proven track record for the professional, safe manner in which projects... →

Stalcor

By: Zandile Mavuso 29th September 2017 Established in 1973, metal company Stalcor is the largest stainless steel, aluminium and carbon steel supplier in South Africa. →

Turbine installations at wind project completed ahead of schedule

By: Mia Breytenbach 29th September 2017 Khobab Wind Farm, in the Northern Cape has completed all 61 wind turbine installations, ahead of schedule this month. Further, Khobab, together with its adjacent wind farm, the Loeriesfontein Wind Farm, in the Hantam municipality, in the Northern Cape province, have achieved more than two-million... →

SOARING CONSTRUCTION The 100-m-tall Siemens wind turbines, which allow for optimum energy production, take between one and three days to construct, assuming favourable weather

BMG invests R400m in Joburg distribution centre

By: Mia Breytenbach 29th September 2017 Technical solutions provider BMG, which is part of Invicta Holdings, has officially launched its BMG World site, in Johannesburg, which is the culmination of a consolidation and supply chain re-engineering strategy that began nearly ten years ago. “The company’s R400-million investment to upgrade... →

BMG MD Gavin Pelser discusses the upgraded BMG World site facility in Johannesburg. Camerawork and Editing: Nicholas Boyd.

LED best fit for energy-hungry smart cities

By: Schalk Burger 29th September 2017 Energy efficiency is critical to sustaining smart cities, especially as the levels of urbanisation are expected to increase, and light-emitting diode- (LED-) technologies will be a key component, says electronic multinational Philips Lighting Southern Africa GM Reggie Nxumalo. “As much as 78% of... →

REGGIE NXUMALO The well-established use of energy-efficiency systems supports industrial development in Africa

World Bank urges South African firms to seize $45bn African procurement opportunity

By: Terence Creamer 28th September 2017 The World Bank Group is actively encouraging South African businesses to participate more actively in a $45-billion procurement opportunity that will arise over the coming three years as a result of a recently approved funding commitment to 39 low-income African countries. Executive director for... →

Growthpoint launches South Africa’s first dual-certified property portfolio

By: Mia Breytenbach 28th September 2017 JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties has launched the first and only property portfolio in South Africa to be highly rated by the South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) and the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). This premier portfolio, named... →

Growthpoint Properties office division director Rudolf Pienaar

Lack of skilled engineers, maintenance impacting on South Africa’s infrastructure

28th September 2017 Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online Anine Killian about the findings of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s third Infrastructure Report Card for South Africa. →

Lack of skilled engineers, maintenance impacting on South Africa’s infrastructure

Grayston Bridge inquiry postponed to 2018

By: African News Agency 28th September 2017 The Commission of inquiry into the Grayston Drive/M1 pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse was postponed to 2018, with the possibility of 20 more witnesses being called. This follows a two-day sitting at the Department of Labour offices in Pretoria. →

Construction firm chases oil taxes, royalties in $1bn Congo debt row

By: Reuters 27th September 2017 Construction firm Commisimpex has gone to a French court in its fight with the Congo Republic over what it says are more than $1-billion in unpaid bills, the latest step in a decades-old saga that has weighed on the nation's economy. Commisimpex, which worked on construction and public works... →

Local infrastructure impacted on by skills deficit, says Saice

By: Anine Kilian 26th September 2017 A lack of skilled professionals and maintenance has emerged as among the major issues facing most of South Africa’s infrastructure sectors, according to the South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s (Saice’s) third Infrastructure Report Card (IRC) for South Africa. “Efficient maintenance... →

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