Construction World

The Future is not Female … It is Intersectional

On 15 August 2019, Women in Architecture, in partnership with the South African Institute Architects (SAIA KZN), hosted “The Future is not Female … It is Intersectional” workshop. The theme of “Intersectionality” followed on the heels of last year’s “Beyond the Binary”. Organisers defined this theme as: “The way in which people’s experiences are shaped by their race, class, gender and sexuality all at the same time. It is a way of understanding how multiple forms of inequality and disadvantage can compound themselves and create obstacles often not understood within conventional ways of thinking.”

Africa’s largest wind farm is officially inaugurated by Kenyan president

On 19 July 2019, Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta officially inaugurated the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project – Africa’s largest wind farm. Standing out across a desert-like, windy landscape in northern Kenya, the 365 wind turbines have been producing up to 310 MW of reliable, low-cost and clean energy to power homes and businesses across Kenya since 6 March 2019.

Infrastructure investment to grow by 4,8%

Global infrastructure construction is forecast to grow by 4,8% on an annual average basis in real terms between 2019 and 2023. This will be propelled by Asia, where growth is expected to average 7% a year in South and South East Asia, as well as 5,8% in North East Asia, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Building female strength in the construction industry

Gender equality remains an issue in many industries, but in construction it is particularly rampant. A way for businesses to flip this on its head and to change the narrative, is through the implementation of programmes that empower female employees, assisting them to grow and flourish within the mostly male-dominated industry.

SA cement producers apply for protection against imports

The Concrete Institute (TCI) has on behalf of the South African cement producers applied to the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of South Africa to investigate the surge of imports of low-priced cement.

Fairvest withdraws bid to merge with Safari

Fairvest Property Holdings Limited (“Fairvest”) today announced that it has elected, by mutual agreement, to not proceed with its friendly merger with Safari Investments RSA Limited (“Safari”).