January 2003
Features
USA donates R200-million to SA for low-cost housing
Historic deal will help in the construction of 90 000 houses for about 350 000 homeless people
Gauteng declares war against corruption in housing
Following a series of complaints from the general public during 2002 on alleged irregularities in housing allocation, waiting list queue jumping, unauthorised expenditure and fraud, the Gauteng Housing Dept took decisive action at the end of 2002 ?
Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) boosts affordable housing market
Focus on the R1-billion initiative to deliver 10 000 houses within five years
Project profile: Silvermine development in Cape Peninsula expected to boost Western Cape economy
Huge interest for black empowerment-backed project
Health and Welfare
DLA donates gifts to Limpopo HIV/Aids children's home
Barloworld helps CARE deal with AIDS epidemic
Rhinowall, the cost-effective alternative to conventional building
Belhar training goes mobile
Industry Developments
Technology and Products
Assessing the condition and quality of concrete structures
The increased use of cement bricks, which are fast becoming the preferred choice for developers and builders
News
Echo hollow core flooring (advertorial)
Speed saves time, saves cost using Echo flooring
Use of Echo prestressed concrete floor panels in Alexandra speeds up construction of multi-storey apartments to house hundreds of families
Appointments and People
Land Claims commissioner honoured for excellence
Engineering industry concerned about dwindling number of suitable matriculants
Huge global interest in ICCC 2002
Pave Africa creates worldwide interest
Alwyn Cronje takes over CMA helm
New developments and property
News about foreign investment in Cape Town property
UK buyers flock to buy Cape property
Club Mykonos commissions new conference centre
Cape Black empowerment residential developers achieve great success
New shopping centre in Paarl
Six upmarket townhouses in Claremont development near completion
45 English style houses sold on a plot and plan basis next to Milnerton racecourse
Spectacular Camps Bay mansion for sale for R30m
Thatched Cape Dutch style cottage
Provincial Focus
Eastern Cape to spend R1,8 billion on low-cost housing by the end of March 2003
Strategic objectives; statistics on housing expenditure; how land is released for housing; and, what the Eastern Cape plans for Q1 of 2003