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Charting uncharted waters: A quintet of challenges for South Africa’s built environment

IN an era marked by unprecedented change and complexity, the "Global Risks Report 2024" by the World Economic Forum unfolds a sobering landscape of...

Electricity crisis: Where do tenants stand?

AS South Africa grapples with an escalating electricity crisis and an uncertain future on the energy front, tenants may wonder about the feasibility of...

East London residential estate powered by solar

AMID South Africa’s devastating energy crisis and perpetual electricity outages, a South African community is changing the way residential estates handle the crisis. Impower has...

Landlord signs hydro, wind and solar deal to power national property portfolio

GROWTHPOINT Properties has entered into a milestone Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Etana Energy for 195 GWh of renewable energy a year, representing 32%...

Vacant plots in demand and selling on EC’s sought-after Sunshine Coast

SOUND value for money and a great lifestyle continue to draw home buyers – especially leisure seekers – to the Eastern Cape’s Sunshine Coast,...

Investing in affordable retail spaces

DIPULA, the owner of Gillwall Mall in East London, is a SA REIT (real estate investment trust) invested in a R10-billion portfolio of 169...

Geotechs investigate Gqeberha site’s suitability for solar PV plant

SRK Consulting South Africa is among the technical partners working to make a 50 MW solar energy plant in Gqeberha a reality, with construction...

Policy changes in the pipeline as DPWI addresses multiple challenges

LAST weekend the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (PWI) Sihle Zikalala, issued an extensive update on the department’s policies and plans to deliver...

Lubricants specialist scores on net-zero performance

FUCHS Lubricants South Africa has clinched an accolade from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) Leadership Awards for 2021/22 for its net-zero submission....

Trusted civils products for maintenance and repairs

A MAJOR supplier of specialised construction products, a.b.e. Construction Chemicals has for many decades supplied a wide range of products for the construction and...

Prefabricated units now available in kit form

KWIKSPACE has launched the Kwik Kit – a prefabricated structure, rapidly supplied and delivered in component form, together with detailed construction drawings, that enable...

Green building awards extend from property to engineering and now proptech

SINCE launching in 2015, the Greenovate Awards have been all about sparking a passion for sustainable development in young students. Initially, the awards only...

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Harnessing data to modernise agriculture

SUCCESSFUL farming is a mix of science and instinct honed over many generations. But today the science of farming is getting better and better...

New CEO for rural development agency

THE Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) announced the appointment of Simpiwe Somdyala as the agency’s chief executive officer. With a 30-year track record in...