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 | According to Sheldon Jennings, principal architect and founder of property inspection firm ArchiCheck, the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) - set for implementation in October 2020 - has led to a 60% increase in the demand for property inspections over the past three months... read |
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 | CHARLES MARAIS South Africa is facing a recession of enormous proportions following the Covid-19 health crisis which exacerbated our existing economic woes. Infrastructure-led economic growth is generally considered to be a very effective way...read |
|  | PATRICK MCINERNEY, CHRISTOPH MALAN, CATHARINE ATKINS AND MALIKA WALELE It's easy to fall into the doom-and-gloom trap of how the current pandemic will forever change the face of cities...read |
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 | According to a 2018 report from the World Health Organization on road safety, South Africa has one of the worst overall motor vehicle accident (MVA) rates in the world... Read |
| Infrastructure & Utilities |
 | JAMES WILSON Demolishing freeways in highly densified urban areas is a massive and costly undertaking. It requires a clear vision, bold risk taking, and a re-ordering of municipal priorities... Read |
| Materials & Equipment |
 | The material handling and industrial equipment sector has had to adjust to a quickly shifting landscape as predictions for the industry were quickly turned on their heads, according to EIE Group CEO Gary Neubert... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUSQVARNA SOUTH AFRICA Jenna Robinson, regional marketing manager for Husqvarna Africa, shares the backstory about the Husqvarna brand's recent campaign, featuring rugby icon Beast Tendai Mtawarira as brand ambassador... Read |
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 | PATRICK BRANDFUL COBBINAH, ELLIS ADJEI ADAMS & MICHAEL ODEI ERDIAW-KWASIE Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (Covid-19)... Read |
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 | During the second AfriSam SAIA Sustainable Design Awards webinar, Professor Tolullah Oni, a public health physician-scientist and urban epidemiologist, discussed how trans-disciplinary urban design can help build better African livelihoods and cities... Read |
 | NATE PLAGEMAN, JENNIFER ANNE HART, TONY YEBOAH Months into the global Covid-19 pandemic, policymakers have begun discussing what the "new normal" might look like in metropolitan environments... Read |
 | After completing the first birdlife-focused study at South Africa's only concentrating solar power tower, HP van Heerden says that it is possible to reduce the impact... Read |
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 | Jenna Robinson, regional marketing manager for Husqvarna Africa, shares the backstory about the brand's recent campaign, featuring rugby icon Beast Tendai Mtawarira as brand ambassador. As South Africans begin to emerge from one of our most challenging periods to date, the campaign offers an empowering message of our own resilience, of our strength, and our ability to triumph over adversity. View |
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 | The Anzisha Prize has revealed its top 20 finalists for 2020. Winners will be announced at this year's Anzisha Prize Conference on the 27 October 2020... Read |
 | ZUNEID YOUSUF Back in May 2019, the World Bank launched its Climate-Smart Mining initiative. It was the first fund dedicated to making mining for minerals climate-smart and sustainable... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Dianna Games, chief executive of Africa @ Work shares some important things to consider when looking to do business in the African market... Read |
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 | Google has announced plans to help businesses, job seekers, educational institutions and vulnerable populations as they grapple with the "new normal"... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE digiToken is a new and convenient platform that enables consumers to buy airtime, electricity and water online - all from the comfort of your home by practising safe social distancing... Read |
 | KARIN DU CHENNE Locally sourced products and services comfort consumers, meeting their new needs for hygiene and spreading feel-good stories that celebrate the best of our diverse culture... Read |
 | "So few people have a vision for the future beyond what they don't want to happen. Very few are saying what could come next." Read |
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