Construction welcomes level 3 easing
The construction industry welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the country moving to Level 3 as from 01 June 2020. […]
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How Kenya plans to deliver 500,000 affordable homes in five years
Housing principal secretary in Kenya, Charles Mwaura worked and lived in South Africa for nearly 20 years before he was […]
Stefanutti Stocks’ FY earnings drop as settlement with govt plays out
Construction company Stefanutti Stocks has swung to an operating loss of R106-million for the financial year ended February 28, compared with a profit of R392-million […]
Do you know who’s watching your business?
Commercial properties such as office buildings and retail outlets require carefully considered, integrated security solutions.Although security guards provide an element […]
Effective Project Administration - Failure to Plan is Risky Business
Planning is critical, but how do we deal with unforeseen events? A good plan incorporates elements of scheduling and risk […]
Rain dampens PPC cement sales for January and February
Cement producer PPC said on Monday that adverse weather had negatively affected cement and concrete sales in South Africa during January and February 2017. PPC was providing an operational […]
Kenya: Chinese SGR Operator Pledges to Employ Up to 3,000 Kenyans
The Chinese company that will operate business on the standard gauge railway has committed to employ up to 3,000 Kenyans […]
Atlas Copco plans to divest its road construction equipment business
The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB has decided to divest the Road Construction Equipment division.
Incentive scheme creates over 30 000 jobs
Over 30 000 jobs have been created by the Business Process Services (BPS) Incentive Scheme since its inception in 2011, the […]
SA’s cost-of-doing-business ranking drops significantly
Engineering News – South Africa has plummeted to an abysmally low level in the World Bank’s 160-country cost-of-doing-business rankings. On the bank’s Doing Business scale, which measures […]
Carbon offset regulations could have key financial implications for businesses
According to Engineering News, draft regulations on carbon offsets, published for comment between June 20 and 29 July, under the […]
Concessions business boosts Group Five
According to Engineering News, the momentum of decline in the South African constructionenvironment has finally shown signs of slowing, says Group Five CEO Eric […]
To regain FDI ranking, South Africa must ‘rebuild trust’ with investors
South Africa’s absence – for the second year running – from the top 25 countries listed in AT Kearney’s annual […]
Ford invests R11.5m in new community, jobs training centre
US car maker Ford on Tuesday announced that it would invest R11.5-million in the construction and operation of a new […]
South African executives delaying investment decisions – Grant Thornton
Nearly two-thirds of South African business executives are delaying their investment decisions, while almost half are considering investing offshore, owing to […]
M&A opportunities still available in South Africa, despite economic challenges
Despite a decrease in appetite for emerging-market assets in recent months – owing to the current drought, commodity exposure and […]
Tshwane’s economy performing better than rest of SA – Ramokgopa
Tshwane’s economy is performing better than the country as a whole, Mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa said on Thursday. The country faced […]
Dti incentives lead to R57bn investments
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says government’s incentives have helped to leverage R57 billion in investments over the past year.
Eni to invest €20bn euros in Africa in next four years
Italy’s Eni plans to invest about €20-billion ($22.5-billion) in Africa over the next four years, mostly in oil and gas, […]
New Development Bank approves first loans
The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved its first set of loans worth US $811 million, which will go towards […]
