A construction worker was injured when a chimney collapsed in Lenasia in Johannesburg on Saturday morning, paramedics said.

Construction worker injured after brick chimney falls on him in Joburg

A construction worker was injured when a chimney collapsed in Lenasia in Johannesburg on Saturday morning, paramedics said. Netcare 911 paramedics responded at 8.20am to reports of a “crush injury” on the corner of Penguin Avenue and Woodpecker Street in Lenasia, Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said.

In search of sustainable methods of construction, Swedish construction company, Folkhem, is building on a vision of the future of wood in construction.

Architecture: Could wooden skyscrapers be the answer for sustainable construction?

Homes and habitats made out of wood are not an entirely new concept. In South Africa, they range from “Wendy houses” used either as sheds or actual homes, to holiday cabins, to the apartheid-era prefabricated four-roomed township homes, through to clay and mud rondavels whose inner structure is made of wood.

Africa’s free-trade pact will help shift the continent away from its over-reliance on volatile commodity exports and boost manufacturing, according to the African Development Bank.

Factories will benefit most from free trade pact – African Development Bank

Africa’s free-trade pact will help shift the continent away from its over-reliance on volatile commodity exports and boost manufacturing, according to the African Development Bank. Sectors where African products already have a competitive advantage have the most to gain from the deal that joins the markets of more than 50 countries, making it the largest free-trade zone in the world, AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina said in an interview in Niger’s capital, Niamey.

68% of engineering professionals indicated a willingness to work in the public sector, specific issues remain that prevent engineering professionals from joining the public sector.

Why South African engineers are leaving the country – despite huge demand and R1 million salaries

The South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE) says that the country is losing an alarming number of engineers and other high-level skills – and the economy is likely to suffer for it. The group, which has around 12,000 registered members, said that it has seen hundreds of engineers leave the country over the last three years, largely through emigration.