June 2004
Achievements & Awards
The first stage of this year's CMA Awards for Excellence competition is over. Read how concrete roof tiles uplift affordable houses.
Education & Training
CMA offers free training to SAWIC members
New C&CI guide on safe use of cements and concrete
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) launched in Sikhuyani
Features
Project profile
St Michael's Manor, a large new upmarket development on the Hibiscus Coast
Capricorn Beach, Muizenberg - a popular development
Kempton Park, Gauteng, the hot new area to buy residential property
The Fountains,Shelly Point,a good investment
Finance & Property
Jacques du Toit, senior economist of ABSA, said the property market is not expected to cool down soon
According tot the ABSA House Price Index growth in the housing market is expected to slow down further during the course of the year
How to get a better home loan interest rate
Low-cost housing
Servcom - Housing assistance: If you snooze, you loose.
Tubelisha Homes - the key to a new beginning.
News
SA budgets R4,8 billion for housing
On 1 June the Minister of Housing, Lindiwe Sisula, tabled the budget vote for her Department for the financial year 2004 to 2005 to the National Council of Provinces in Cape Town. This year's total housing budget allocation for all nine provines amounts..
Sisulu declares war on shacks and breaks new ground to house all
Lack of formal housing and the government's massive housing backlog - estimated at around 2,4 million - is exacerbating the acute housing shortage further. It is against this backdrop that the Housing Minister declared war against shacks, to end squatting
Emerging builders need training in costing
""A common problem with too many of the less experienced contractors in the affordable housing sector is that they find it difficult to break down the costs of their work,"" said Cornel Mulder, project director of Inframax Developments recently.
Provincial government
Meet the nine Provincial MECs of Housing
Products & Services
Sika MultiSeal, an instant sealing solution
New measuring and pricing software for the South African construction industry
Paint technology - When to use primers and sealers
Vitrex launches EuroSan, a new range of 'porcelain' coated steel baths and shower trays
Dual flush toilet system saves water
