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Wednesday, 05 November 2025
Networking 2025: Gauteng »
The Gauteng Networking Sell-out Event: Friday 31 October 2025 Thanks to the ED and her team for arranging this...
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Saturday, 11 October 2025
Will BOM Replace the Quantity Surveyor? »
Earlier this week I received a notification advertising bills of materials prepared for simple houses at a price so low, t...
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Thursday, 09 October 2025
AECOM Cost Guide 2025/26 »
The Africa Property and Construction Cost Guide 2025/26 reflects AECOM’s continued leadership in the building sector. AECO...
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Friday, 03 October 2025
Introducing The Practical Guide to Administering Construction Contracts »
Click here to save 20% on this title until 31 October 2025 . Conditions of building contracts are increasingly important...
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Friday, 05 September 2025
Nano Banana is here—and it’s wild, weird, and wildly powerful »
Google’s latest AI image editor might have the quirkiest name in tech history, but don’t let that fool you. While the com...
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Friday, 29 August 2025
Women’s Month Closing Message - Lempe Shai, Vice President - ASAQS »
Lempe Shai, Vice President - ASAQS May the month of August be a reminder to us all in the buil...
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Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Women of ASAQS: Shaping value and leading with precision | Viwe Landu »
Viwe Landu, ASAQS Deputy Vice President When Viwe Landu first enrolled to study Quantity Survey...
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Thursday, 21 August 2025
Women of ASAQS: Shaping value and leading with precision | Ntebo Ngomane »
Ntebo Ngomane – Chief Quantity Surveyor For Ntebo Ngomane, quantity surveying was not an obvious choi...
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Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Women of ASAQS: Shaping value and leading with precision | Mariette Sutherland »
Mariette Sutherland – ASAQS Gauteng Chapter Chairperson For Mariette Sutherland, the appeal of...
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Thursday, 14 August 2025
Women of ASAQS: Shaping value and leading with precision | Nolubabalo Tsolo »
Nolubabalo Tsolo – Executive Director When
Nolubabalo Tsolo first considered a career in quant...
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Friday, 08 August 2025
ASAQS launches student chapters at Walter Sisulu University »
On 31 July 2025, the ASAQS participated in the Built Environment Prize-Giving Awards at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), wh...
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Tuesday, 05 August 2025
Women of ASAQS: Shaping Value and Leading with Precision | Janita Stroebel »
J anita Stroebel, Director at BTKM Quantity Surveyors (EC); ASAQS EC Chapter Chairperson; ASAQS Board Member...
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Monday, 04 August 2025
Call for Nominations and Elections – ASAQS KZN Chapter Chairperson and Committee »
In accordance with Clause 12 of the ASAQS By-Laws (2016), this letter serves as formal notification of the call for electi...
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Thursday, 31 July 2025
Letter from the ASAQS President - Mosha Senyolo »
Dear Colleagues and Members of ASAQS, As we open the month of August, a time in South Africa where we pause to honour t...
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Friday, 25 July 2025
ASAQS Launches TUT Student Chapter to Bridge Academia and Industry »
ASAQS TUT Student Chapter Launch – 22 July 2025 The ASAQS officially launched the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT...
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Thursday, 26 June 2025
Homeowner or builder? The new Housing Act effects you! »
On 29 January 2025, the new Housing Consumer Protection Act 25 of 2024
(“Act”) was published, which aims to repeal the...
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Thursday, 19 June 2025
Eastern Cape hosts successful ASAQS Presidential Tour and AGM in Nelson Mandela Bay »
The Eastern Cape Chapter of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) recently hosted a successful Presi...
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Thursday, 19 June 2025
Honorary Membership awarded to Mr. Trevor E. Kay during Presidential Tour to the Eastern Cape »
This afternoon, we gather not only in celebration of our profession but in recognition of a truly remarkable individual wh...
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Friday, 13 June 2025
AI and cost estimating: Yes or no? »
ASAQS executive director, Nolubabalo Tsolo says: “The profession is transitioning from a heavy focus on manual computation...
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Monday, 02 June 2025
How Quantity Surveyors can help manage costs as global tariffs impact SA construction projects »
The saying "When America sneezes, the world catches a cold” is relevant once again. In 2025, it illustrates how the sweepi...
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Saturday, 31 May 2025
Voice of the QS Profession »
At the recent BBCBE Built Environment Indaba, I had the honour of representing ASAQS in discussions that brought together...
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Friday, 30 May 2025
South Africa: 2024 Household Survey Findings »
General Household Survey
P0318
Embargoed until: 27 May 2025 11:30 This document provides an overview of the G...
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025
SA Budget 3.0 »
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented a less controversial SA Budget ‘version 3.0’ on Wednesday, read his presentat...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Controlled Suffering for Skill Acquisition »
I love reading Eric Barker, whether it is in a blog, newsletter or in book form, his scientific stress-testing the maxims...
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Thursday, 08 May 2025
Walking the M&A tightrope: Telecom and Energy deals in SA »
The telecommunications and energy sectors are undoubtedly amongst the key drivers of the South African economy at present....
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Friday, 02 May 2025
Understanding Earned Value in Construction »
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a vital technique in the construction industry for monitoring project performance and pro...
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Tuesday, 15 April 2025
In Memoriam - Bernard Botha »
Dear Valued Clients, Colleagues and Friends, It is with extreme sadness that we share the devastating news of the passing...
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Friday, 11 April 2025
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Conflicts and ethics in construction »
You are the QS appointed in a team of professionals selected by the client. You have not worked with the other professiona...
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Thursday, 10 April 2025
Can the Quantity Surveyor prevent contractor insolvency? »
A recent article in the RICS Built Environment Journal highlights that construction is contributing disproportionately t...
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Monday, 07 April 2025
Gerhard de Leeuw - new ASAQS representative on the JBCC Board »
The Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) is pleased to welcome Gerhard de Leeuw as the ASAQS representative on the JB...
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Monday, 24 March 2025
ASAQS WITS Student Chapter Launches 2025 Campaign »
The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) WITS Student Chapter officially launched its 2025 campaign on...
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Thursday, 20 March 2025
Quantity Surveyors concur that AI estimating results should be "Assessed Inaccurate". »
Our article "Estimating with ChatGPT" showed up the shortcomings in AI where it depends on a limited data set.
Georg va...
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Monday, 17 March 2025
Empowering Future Leaders at UJ FEBE Postgraduate Induction Day »
Christine Mutanda, Stakeholder Relations Manager at the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS), had the p...
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Estimating with ChatGPT »
Using AI in Estimating Construction Costs in South Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising various indu...
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Tuesday, 11 March 2025
ASAQS Engages Future Built Environment Professionals at UP EBIT Open Day »
The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) had the privilege of participating in the University of Pre...
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