The rising importance of Africa in the world's construction and mining markets is taking center stage at this year's bauma Africa – the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles which will take place from September 18 to 21 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg.

The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) will be hosting a CPD-accredited Timber Construction Conference on the 16th of August at Expo Centre Nasrec as part of the upcoming Interbuild Africa 2018.

Over the years, we at Specifile have been approached by various architectural lecturers struggling to find a publication they could recommend to their students that would outline – clearly and concisely – all the basics that a student needed to know before they could get into the business of designing buildings. Inspiration without a solid foundation of knowledge is, after all, going to result in a building that cannot meet the function it is intended for. ARCHITECTIVE is just that publication.

Eco-friendly bidim geotextile in conjunction with TriAx, the innovative geogrid developed by Tensar International and supplied locally by Kaytech, were used to solve an urgent subgrade stabilisation for a construction site access road at the new Chamberlain Hardware Distribution Centre in Strubens Valley, Roodepoort.

Associations representing the country’s largest construction material suppliers have formally objected to draft amendments to the National Road Traffic Act dealing with renewal of driving licence cards, persons carried on goods vehicles, speed limits and the prohibition of large vehicles travelling on public roads during certain times of the working day.