Forthcoming industry event information and revue of recently held functions

JOSCHCO mas made remarkable progress in its bid to provide much-needed decent housing for the poorer residents of Johannesburg. It was established in late 2003 to help eradicate the City of Johannesburg's housing backlog, and has already provided accommodation for more than 3 400 households, homes which it has either built from scratch, or renovated and secured through the City of Johannesburg

Construction at Thembokwezi Lifestyle Estate, a pioneering mixed-use development by Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments, has begun on a 10 ha site in Site C, Khayelitsha, Cape Town. The 350-million development will comprise a lifestyle shopping centre, affordable housing, and structured public open space

The Minister of Housing has announced that the Eric Molobi Housing Innovation Hub will host a Training and Testing Centre to train historically disadvantaged home builders, a conference hall for training, seminars and other forums to empower people to understand that there is a world without bricks and mortar

RBA Housing says it currently has over 600 houses under construction in 20 project areas. It is hoping to complete a total of 1 037 houses this year and is expecting to complete a further 1 200 next year

Industry news and views from Southern Africa

Various construction products and services are highlighted for review

News briefs concerning the housing and construction industries from within the Southern African region

An exploration of the policies and projects within the Social Housing sector of South Africa

Current and proposed upmarket developments within South Africa are discussed