Serisha Sirputh, Director at LDM

FUTURE-PROOFING SOUTH AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE

Preparing for the Next Generation South Africa’s built environment sector is facing significant challenges, including an ageing workforce, a growing skills gap, and the need...
Advancing Urban Mobility: SAICE’s Perspective on Integrated Public Transport in SA

Advancing Urban Mobility: SAICE’s Perspective on Integrated Public Transport in SA

South African urban areas are characterised by spatial legacies from apartheid-era planning, with residential suburbs often far removed from employment centres. This results in...
ABB newly installed SafePlus secondary switchgear at Valterras Tumela Platinum Mine

ABB enables rapid recovery at Valterra Platinum’s Tumela Mine

  In early 2025, South Africa’s Limpopo province was hit by a rare convergence of natural and infrastructural crises. Torrential rains, coupled with the sudden...
From Noise to Narrative: Effective Stakeholder Liaison in Urban Development

From Noise to Narrative: Effective Stakeholder Liaison in Urban Development

Table of Contents Introduction to Urban Development and Stakeholder Liaison Understanding the Importance of Stakeholder Engagement Identifying Key Stakeholders in Urban...
Roelof van den Berg

Imported carbon guidelines must acknowledge local context when adapted to SA...

Could South Africa’s construction industry benefit from best-practice frameworks developed halfway around the world? And how well do international guidelines like the recently released...
Roof repair in Brackenfell

Roof repair in Brackenfell

Roof repair in Brackenfell comes down to timing, sound methods, and steady upkeep. Winter fronts bring wind and driven rain, so small faults turn...
How roof repair works

How roof repair works

Roof repair can feel complex. In practice, it follows a simple flow. Inspect, diagnose, plan, fix, and check. Each step protects your home and...
Big 5 Construct Kenya returns to Nairobi for its 8th edition, igniting opportunities in a $20 billion construction market

Big 5 Construct Kenya returns to Nairobi for its 8th edition,...

Big 5 Construct Kenya returns for its 8th edition to the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi from 5 – 7 November 2025, connecting key...
Big 5 Construct Nigeria concludes with over 9,806 industry professionals gathering to drive housing, construction and technology advancement

Big 5 Construct Nigeria concludes with over 9,806 industry professionals gathering...

Big 5 Construct Nigeria concluded its 5th and largest edition at the Landmark Centre in Lagos following three days of networking, product showcases and...
People illegally mine for gold in this forest in north-western Zambia. Photos and videos supplied

Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches

Thousands of people have flooded into northwestern Zambia seeking gold said to be buried just under the surface. The gold rush in Kikonge...
Palesa Morebodi, Head of Operations at adumo Payouts

adumo Payouts enhances worker safety and wellbeing in the mining sector

15 October 2025: South Africa’s leading incentives and disbursements solutions provider, adumo Payouts, is assisting South Africa’s mining industry modernise its payment systems with...
SAICE Celebrates Critical Thinking, Ethical Reflection this Global Ethics Day

SAICE Celebrates Critical Thinking, Ethical Reflection this Global Ethics Day

Corruption in the civil engineering and construction sector continues to undermine infrastructure delivery and public trust. South Africa scored 41 points out of 100...