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14 May

4 May 2021: The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) believes that a professional, and accountable public service will help to eradicate inefficiencies that impact government’s vision as set out in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. “Only a collective effort within a supportive political, bureaucratic, technical, and leadership context will assist this change,” comments SAICE CEO, Vishaal Lutchman. Emphasising this point, the institution hosted a webinar on the Professionalisation of the Public Service last night, with a focus on how it relates to infrastructure development. Over 1100 people registered for the webinar, demonstrating the importance of the topic....

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) is excited to present the 2020 State of the Social Housing Report. The report provides an overview of the current state of the sector, as well as profiles the performance, transformation, successes, challenges, opportunities, and developments within the social housing sector....

23 Apr

23 April 2021 It was yet another historic moment for the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV) when it elected its first black president at the 2021 National AGM and Seminar held on Thursday, 22 April at the Royal Pearls Hotel in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. Malusi Mthuli, former vice-president of the institute and chair of its Northern Branch will work with the branches across the country to steer the 111-year-old organization towards a path of further growth and influence in the South African built environment industry....

21 Apr

By now, we have probably all become familiar with the term “the new normal”. It is becoming an increasingly popular way to describe the disruptive effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, from the new norm of remote work, to the rise of teleconferencing, or to massive changes in shopping behaviour as everyone tries to minimise human contact. It has changed the way we organise our lives – but it is also changing how we organise our cities. There’s some food for thought....

21 Apr

21 April 2021: Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, and Comau, a global leader in industrial automation and robot manufacturer, announced on 20 April that they are joining forces to give businesses worldwide vital tools to maximize manufacturing efficiencies through unified robot control solutions....