An interview with Bheki Zulu, CEO of the Council for the Built Environment, was published in the October issue of Construction World. The engineering fraternity, especially ECSA, indicated that some of what he was saying is erroneous. Prof. Emeritus Hu Hanrahan gives the facts.

The Property Market Report 2008/2009 gives a snapshot of the South African commercial, retail and industry property sector. Economists predict that new properties will be in short supply in the short term which is good news for the rental market.

The impact on the environment and the safety of end-users are two crucial elements for the South African Readymix Association.

Initially laughed off as a big waste of money, the Gautrain-project has impressed former sceptics. It aims to take a 100 000 daily travellers off Gauteng’s already congested roads. We take a look at what has already been achieved and also what this project will entail.

The new Central Terminal Building at OR Tambo International was built to accommodate 80 000 travellers every day. It is also the last phase in this airport’s 10-year revamp.

The civil works of the prestigious new Fairmount Hotel & Resort were completed in just 10 months. This was despite heavy rains and changing working procedures

The challenging ground conditions at the Konkola mine in Zambia necessitated an innovative solution before the tall and heavy headgear could be erected.

More than 1 200 projects are currently under way in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. These projects are valued at $1-trillion. BASF supplied an adhesive to bond the precast viaduct segments on the Dubai Light Rail.

When cladding in aggressive conditions, it is best to use a material that can withstand these extreme conditions. Modek recently re-clad the Skorpion zinc mine in Namibia. The extreme conditions caused extensive damage to previous cladding, but the Isophthalic sheets that Modek used, can now withstand these conditions.