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52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

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Boogertman + Partners to lead multi-billion-rand Cape Winelands Airport transformation

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Bakwena ramps up N1 and N4 safety as Easter travel volumes rise

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Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

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Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Acting chief economist in the Minerals Council South Africa, Bongani Motsa addressed a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of the upcoming Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference 2026, which will be hosted in Kimberley.

Investors eye Northern Cape as South Africa's next industrial hub

30 Mar 2026

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Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans

Victoria O'Regan 27 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. The Strandfontein Pavilion site is in the demolition phase as preparations begin for redevelopment.

Cape Town’s historic Strandfontein Pavilion set for a R300m revitalisation

27 Mar 2026

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

26 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover

24 Mar 2026

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Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

24 Mar 2026

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Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 Mar 2026

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Francois Nortjé 12 Mar 2026

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Why South Africa’s construction delays could signal systemic failures

11 Mar 2026

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Payment delays: the existential threat to South Africa's construction industry

10 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

3 Mar 2026

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Cape Town's waste strategy wins global award

27 Feb 2026

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

SAICA 27 Feb 2026

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#Budget2026: Tax relief and infrastructure spending take centre stage

26 Feb 2026

Cape Town Airport announces R10bn upgrade to boost capacity, tourism

Cape Town Airport announces R10bn upgrade to boost capacity, tourism

23 Feb 2026

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A R7bn dam but no tap water for local villagers in Lesotho

Sechaba Mokhethi 20 Feb 2026

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Safeguard your home investments: avoiding retrofit pitfalls

19 Feb 2026

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Pay twice or get it right: A call for quality in SA's construction

18 Feb 2026

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#Sona2026: How infrastructure and SME support aim to transform South Africa's economic landscape

16 Feb 2026

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O.R. Tambo’s multi-billion upgrade: Elevating South Africa’s passenger gateway

11 Feb 2026

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End of an era: Barloworld delisted after R23bn Saudi acquisition

11 Feb 2026

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R24m bridge set to transform access in Engcobo

9 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) announces its role as co-financial adviser on the successful issuance of the inaugural tranche of bonds under the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme.

Africa Finance Corporation: Nigeria launches ₦501bn bond to transform its power sector

3 Feb 2026

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