Construction & Engineering South Africa weekly newsletter - 4 Apr 2017

4 Apr

Building, Architecture & Design, Building Materials & Equipment, Construction & Engineering, Property Development, Smart Buildings & Cities, Sustainable Development, Trends, Utilities

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	Kenya leads smart city charge in Africa While many see Africa as lagging in harnessing the benefits of smart city development, Kenya is leading the charge... read

Building Materials & Equipment

RDP brick supplier referred to Competition Tribunal

The Competition Commission has referred a supplier of the main ingredient in RDP bricks to the Competition Tribunal for charging excessive prices... read

Construction & Engineering

Construction of a bridge over the N2 motorway is progressing well. The bridge will connect Cornubia with the Umhlanga Ridge town centre.

Cornubia development roadworks under way

Construction on the Cornubia residential and commercial development adjacent to Umhlanga Ridge continues apace... read

Property Development

Solving SA's housing crisis through public-private cooperation

This year's Budget Speech prioritised both national and provincial economic infrastructure requirements, which includes the reprioritisation of R600m to the Social Housing Regulatory Authority for investment in rental housing units... read

Sustainable Development

LVDC Conference on Sustainable Electricity Access set for Nairobi

The inaugural LVDC Conference on Sustainable Electricity Access will take place at the Hotel InterContinental Nairobi on 22 and 23 May 2017, in partnership with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)... read

Utilities

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

According to the City of Cape Town, its water remains safe to drink... read

Business

How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it

Nicci Botha

Bucket lists are notoriously fickle things. Just when you think you've got it sorted something else comes along that bumps everything else off... read

Jobs offered

Auto Electrician - Nelspruit
Roofer - Cape Town
Maintenance Electrician - Cape Town
Service Manager - Aircon/Refrigeration - Durban
Electrician/Tiler/Dry Wall Installer - Edenvale
Junior/Intermediate Quantity Surveyor - Cape Town
Mechanical Engineer - Cape Town
Professional Architect - Cape Town
Professional Engineer - Civil - Durban

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Upcoming events

Third Annual Fire Systems Design and Engineering Conference - 5 Apr 2017 to 6 Apr 2017, Cape Town

Third annual Fire Systems, Design and Engineering Conference 2017 on 5-6 April 2017, Cape Town, South Africa. Conference theme is 'advanced fire protection engineering and design systems on projects.' Read more >>

Project Management Professional (PMP^®) Exam Preparation Workshop - 10 Apr 2017 to 12 Apr 2017, Pretoria

Join Enterprises University of Pretoria's offering on preparatory workshops for the PMI® project management professional exam to enhance your project management career. Read more >>

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	@designindaba This new redevelopment plan proves that you can bring old buildings into a new age of sustainable design... https://t.co/cBdEUCifsz
	@smartcityfeed RT @IIoT_World: Half of all urban citizens should see #smartcity upside by 2019 https://t.co/sTfc0HxQv9 #IIoT #IoT https://t.co/eAbzGc2yt8
	@alanwinde RT @dailymaverick: SA Inc, Junked: ‘This is the consequence of a government misbehaving' https://t.co/I4MzYu1ERf By JILLIAN GREEN @jfgreen1...

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