South Africa will be hosting the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17) and the 7th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 7) in Durban this November. To coincide with these United Nations events, the International Union of Architects (UIA) will hold its yearly conference on sustainability in the built environmen...
The hottest hotel in Africa’s top tourist attraction, the V&A Waterfront, is opening its doors on October 1 with a chic new look after a R50m+ facelift. The Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge has been transformed from a utilitarian business hotel to a stylish, sophisticated and elegant property that has an entirely new look throughout the rooms, suites and public areas. Add a comment...
Shift in need for collaborative workspaces versus today’s more private office spaces Global research from Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS), a leading provider of facilities, commercial real estate and energy management for many of the world’s largest companies, has revealed there is a gap between the amount of teamwork that today’s workplace can support and...
The finals of AQUALIBRIUM, the exciting SAICE-TCTA Schools Water Competition 2011 were held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Friday 29 July 2011. This worthwhile competition never fails to excite the teams, spectators and everybody involved! Add a comment...
Competitors need the creativity and toughness that the grey material is renowned for to reach the top, writes Jan de Beer. In South Africa, skate boards are generally still regarded as Christmas gifts for young children. But in many overseas countries it is a spectacular, high-flying sport that even has its own World Cup. And in the ghettoes of the world, skate boarding has been a blessing:...
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