February 2016
NEWS
Ed’s Notes Slow House Price Growth Housing for Marikana Residents Sisulu Warns Municipalities to Pay Midrand Property in High Demand Defaulting Municipalities City Offers a Helping Hand to Entrepreneurs The New NPC Team Managing Sectional Titles HOUSING Residential Building Statistics Gallocher Takes Over SHRA Mokonyane Withholds Water Reports The State of Civil Construction Heritage Estate Consumer Indebtedness ENERGY EFFICIENCY, GREEN BUILDING & IBTs 500 000 Solar Water Heaters Segen UK Launches SegenSolar Efficient Power Introduces Modular Plants CEMENT & CONCRETE Entries for CMA Awards Langa’s First Multi-storey BRICKS & PAVING A new VR18 Retaining Wall Block PAINTS, COATINGS & SEALANTS Sealants for Cavendish Square INFRASTRUCTURE & MIXED USE City Opts for Electric Buses9
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