May 09
South Africa: Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing - - Later Found
Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page. Read more »
South Africa: George Residents Champion the 'Superdogs' Searching for Survivors of Building Collapse
Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and… Read more »
May 06
South Africa: Race to Free Trapped Workers After George Building Collapse
Recovery operations are under way in the Southern Cape town of George following a building collapse on Monday. Read more »
March 04
South Africa: Cape Town Cracks Down On Construction Mafias, but Violence and Extortion Persist
In 2024, gangs of extortionists have persisted in destabilising construction projects, but the metro says efforts to clamp down are seeing results. Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: It's Boom Time in the Western Cape As Prospective Homeowners Stream in From Other Provinces
Middle-class homeowners are selling up in Gauteng and thronging to the coast, triggering a building boom in the Western Cape. Read more »
June 08, 2022
South Africa: Business Confidence Dips in Second Quarter, but Building Sector Finds New Signs of Life
The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index fell to 42 from 46 in the second quarter. This signals that almost 60% of the 1,300 managers surveyed in the building, manufacturing, retail,… Read more »