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It is time to breathe easier. Dulux has unveiled Soulful Sage as its 2027 Colour of the Year – a serene, silvery-green shade that invites…
Reddam House Durbanville unveils a purpose-built creative and performing arts facility with specialist spaces for music, drama, dance, art and digital production, now enhanced by…
AECOM earned two commendations at the 2026 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards for transformative work on South Africa’s R573 Moloto Road Section 2 and Lesotho’s…
Float Concrete is taking South African innovation global, scaling lightweight architectural panels and 3D tiles with technical support from AfriSam’s Centre of Product Excellence. See…
Cheap, substandard extension cords are fuelling fire risks across South Africa, with aluminium conductors overheating, degrading fast and endangering occupants and compliance. As SANS benchmarks…
Cemcrete unveils BrickWash and Pool Quartz—textured cement finishes that bring handcrafted depth, tonal variation and lasting durability to contemporary schemes. From rugged, brush-on wall layers…
South Africa’s concrete product manufacturers (CPMs) are under increasing pressure as rising input and transport costs squeeze already thin margins. With many manufacturers reliant on…
Now open at Menlyn Park, Pretoria, Amazon by Monseca Hospitality is a 400-cover, Latin-inspired dining destination where biophilic design, handcrafted materials and rainforest cues shape…
Discover Brahman Hills Serenity Garden, a 22‑hectare labyrinth of art and nature in the Blue Crane Nature Reserve. Designed by Tim Steyn from a concept…
Municipal engineering shapes daily life—from water and sanitation to roads and waste. This Women’s Month, IMESA spotlights trailblazing women leaders (with over 30% female membership),…
Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 lands in Cape Town from 21–24 October at Workshop17, Watershed, V&A Waterfront, uniting designers, educators and changemakers to ask: How…
Discover how the Samsung AR40 R32 Inverter Air Conditioner brings smart, efficient climate control to modern homes with Digital Inverter technology, rapid cooling, and year‑round…