BUILDING STRONG CHILDREN If you’re looking for predictions about where South Africa is going in 2019, you’re spoilt for choice. Mainstream and social media, as well as informal opinion platforms are full of experts happy to offload their views – many of them negative. It’s a doomsday theorist’s delight, and it can be very destructive. […]
CIDB mulls end-to-end driving of Contractor Development Programme In December South African Builder spoke to Mr German Mphahlele, Acting Programme Manager: Provincial Offices and Contractor Development (PCD) of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) about the current role of the CIDB in the support and development of Emerging Contractors – and the Board’s vision for […]
MBA Boland celebrates its 70th anniversary November 2018 saw Master Builders Association (MBA) – Boland celebrate its 70th anniversary in its home town of Paarl in the Western Cape. Association members, office bearers, Presidents past and present, industry stakeholders and sponsors were in attendance at this splendid Gala Dinner which coincided with the MBA Boland […]
SONA pings construction sector In what is without doubt the most decisive and sweeping State of the Nation (SONA) address since 1994, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed a wide range of burning issues crucial to the reparation of South Africa. Across all sectors, from local and foreign investment, State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), to education, National […]
The Jewel’s façade brings sparkle to Sandton Boogertman + Partners Architects designed this unique envelope for The Jewel situated in the heart of Sandton. This innovative façade design is amongst the most spectacular architecture currently gracing the South African skyline. Developed by Eris, the tower called The Jewel at the new upmarket multi-use development, The […]
Tertiary institutions urged to embrace timber construction in engineering The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA), SAQA-accredited professional body for the engineered timber construction industry, has noted a decline in familiarity with timber as a building material among graduates of local tertiary level engineering programmes, which has serious implications for the timber industry. As […]
Master Builders SA Congress 2018 – a photo collage
Group Five lays off more staff Reuters: Group Five is cutting more jobs as it seeks to trim loss-making divisions, highlighting an industry-wide slump that has left many companies fighting for survival. South African construction companies have been hit hard in recent years as stagnant economic growth has hobbled public infrastructure spending, prompting some of […]
Arbitration in Construction – Explained in Layman’s Terms By Jonathan Mitchell, Commercial Arbitrator Disputes in the Construction field can be resolved in many different ways; however, a very popular method adopted is that of Arbitration. In order for there to be an Arbitration, there first needs to be a dispute and also there needs to […]
Congress 2018 to Tackle Building Industry Issues Topics such as intimidation on building sites, the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on the construction industry, as well as the development of the sector will all come under the spotlight at the annual Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress, taking place on the 10th and 11th […]