Events and Exhibitions
Some of the attendees enjoy the opportunity to meet or catch up with their friends and colleagues before the event . creation of different experiences .” They included three impressive sites – the first was the Leonardo in Sandton , now known as the tallest building in Africa ( at 57 floors ) and where the project team comprised a 90 % female contingent . Interestingly it was noted that the Leonardo is the first high rise building to be built of this scale in a CBD since the 1970s . Another 6-Star Green Rated re-development for a client that wanted to remain anonymous was presented . At this particular site 80 % of all material from demolition was repurposed into the new building . The third project , from Ghana , was shared for the World Bank that was driven by an understanding of culture , heritage , social and environment relevance , and where the centre courtyard remained the host for an old neem tree of great importance to the community .
Jay Dax , co-founder of the 1 st Thursday Property Development Club shared some insight next into the rationale and establishment of the club that mimics the workings of a successful strategy she helped establish in the mining sector to get women to “ rub shoulders with the big male role players in the industry ” in a social setting . The club has grown to around 2500 members already by word of mouth , demonstrating the success of such networking forums .
Mpumi Sishi – managing director at Impact Manpower discussed the role of her business as a female owned entity
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RACA Journal I October 2022 www . refrigerationandaircon . co . za