The construction industry has potential to create employment opportunities to cushion the impact of an anticipated increase in unemployment in the immediate aftermath of the current nation-wide lockdown. This is according to a submission made by the Construction COVID-19 Rapid Response Task Team (CCRR19TT) to motivate for a phased reactivation of the construction sector. The […]
As South Africans settle into stage four lockdown, various industries are getting acquainted with what this means for their operations. Businesses are having to consider how to get back into action while still ensuring health and safety is kept top of mind. “The built environment sector is one such industry which has been given greater […]
What have you enjoyed the most about working from home? During this lockdown period and working from home? I have enjoyed being able to focus on a lot of processes, procedures and having the time to implement these within our company which is often neglected due to the day to day running of the business. […]
Metadynamics was founded in 1984 as crushing and milling operation with involvement in Gypsum supply into the cement industry. Metadynamics added speciality formulations to their product range. Situated in Olifantsfontein, Gauteng, Metadynamics has been servicing the needs of both local and international customers for 30 years. From humble beginnings, Metadynamics has grown rapidly to become […]
Over the past month, Gauteng MEC Tasneem Motara has eased into the small comforts of the lockdown: getting back into baking, spending time with her family and watching more television than she has in the past decade. This new way of life has been “an adjustment”, she says. The unrelenting pace of public life has […]
Law firm Fasken reports that Covid-19 lockdown regulations enforced with the commencement of the national lockdown on March 26, which restricted the operation of a number of industries in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, have been clarified with the publication of the latest directions issued under the regulations. Under levels 5 […]
Construction companies that are on the verge of collapse after having shuttered operations during alert levels 4 and 5 of the national Covid-19 lockdown might now be saved with a move to Alert Level 3 when construction is permitted to resume, says Construction Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Team chairperson John Matthews. South Africa will move […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on June 23 host the inaugural Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (Sidssa) to unveil an infrastructure project pipeline from six priority sectors. The Sidssa itself is a culmination of a meeting convened by the President in February this year, which brought together business associations, line ministries and financial institutions. In […]
Issued by Chief Directorate: Communications Enquiries: Zara Nicholson: 079 416 5996 Issue Date: 1 June 2020 Today, many industries including the construction industry will return to work to commence with operations in a safe manner in line with Alert Level 3 of the Lockdown Regulations. We acknowledge that since the start of the national lockdown from […]
Like most sectors of the economy, the South African construction sector has been struggling prior to the lockdown instituted bygovernment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This restriction on almost of all projects further pushed already struggling construction companies down the cliff. All comes against the backdrop of well-known industry issues such as declining government […]
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