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Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

Mantashe tells China ‘king coal is back’Lindsey Schutters

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

By Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

ACED boosts Sasol’s green hydrogen efforts with wind power

By Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

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Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

25 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

23 Jul 2018

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

2017/18 AfriSam-SAIA Awards shortlist announced

6 Jul 2018

Schneider Electric commits to 4IR skills development in SA

Schneider Electric commits to 4IR skills development in SA

4 Jul 2018

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

2 Jul 2018

Why impact assessments should be built on human values

Why impact assessments should be built on human values

27 Jun 2018

MBSA gravely concerned by reports of intimidation on SA construction sites

MBSA gravely concerned by reports of intimidation on SA construction sites

26 Jun 2018

Image by Daniel Ladenhauf – Flick/CC BY-NC

Aim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go

Somwrita Sarkar 15 Jun 2018

Government strikes a new deal for SA cities

Government strikes a new deal for SA cities

14 Jun 2018

Kanye West's new housing project, reviewed by a professor of urban design

Kanye West's new housing project, reviewed by a professor of urban design

Nick Dunn 12 Jun 2018

New green SU residence honours legacy of Nkosi Johnson

6 Jun 2018

Mecanoo releases plans for Taichung Green Corridor in Taiwan

Mecanoo releases plans for Taichung Green Corridor in Taiwan

5 Jun 2018

Eskom's Ingula plant declared a nature reserve

Eskom's Ingula plant declared a nature reserve

4 Jun 2018

Construction is leaving a legacy of destruction - it's time to address the mess

Construction is leaving a legacy of destruction - it's time to address the mess

Janine Espin 4 Jun 2018

Development starts on new R3bn mixed-use precinct

Development starts on new R3bn mixed-use precinct

1 Jun 2018

GCRO/Clive Hassel

Why megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work

Richard Ballard and Margot Rubin 24 May 2018

Biomimicry and the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 21 May 2018

Why people should be at the centre when designing and delivering buildings of the future

Why people should be at the centre when designing and delivering buildings of the future

4 May 2018

Thorsten Deckler calls on young architects to put themselves on the map

Thorsten Deckler calls on young architects to put themselves on the map

3 May 2018

Making cities cooler is a no brainer - so why are we doing so little about it?

Tiziana Susca and Francesco Pomponi 2 May 2018

Laying the bricks for women empowerment

Laying the bricks for women empowerment

2 May 2018

This month Sweden built the first road that charges electric vehicles as they drive.

Sweden's new road powers electric vehicles - what's the environmental impact?

Rick Greenough 26 Apr 2018

SA's 2018 Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest winners revealed

SA's 2018 Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest winners revealed

25 Apr 2018

Makoma Lekalakala, director for Earthlife Africa, and Liz McDaid, climate change coordinator for Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

Two SA women awarded Goldman prize for halting SA-Russia nuclear deal

23 Apr 2018

Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth - report

Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth - report

19 Apr 2018

New government to have significant impact on construction sector

New government to have significant impact on construction sector

Njombo Lekula 17 Apr 2018

Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa

Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa

16 Apr 2018

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Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

25 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

23 Jul 2018

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

2017/18 AfriSam-SAIA Awards shortlist announced

6 Jul 2018

Schneider Electric commits to 4IR skills development in SA

Schneider Electric commits to 4IR skills development in SA

4 Jul 2018

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

2 Jul 2018

Why impact assessments should be built on human values

Why impact assessments should be built on human values

27 Jun 2018

MBSA gravely concerned by reports of intimidation on SA construction sites

MBSA gravely concerned by reports of intimidation on SA construction sites

26 Jun 2018

Image by Daniel Ladenhauf – Flick/CC BY-NC

Aim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go

Somwrita Sarkar 15 Jun 2018

Government strikes a new deal for SA cities

Government strikes a new deal for SA cities

14 Jun 2018

Kanye West's new housing project, reviewed by a professor of urban design

Kanye West's new housing project, reviewed by a professor of urban design

Nick Dunn 12 Jun 2018

New green SU residence honours legacy of Nkosi Johnson

6 Jun 2018

Mecanoo releases plans for Taichung Green Corridor in Taiwan

Mecanoo releases plans for Taichung Green Corridor in Taiwan

5 Jun 2018

Eskom's Ingula plant declared a nature reserve

Eskom's Ingula plant declared a nature reserve

4 Jun 2018

Construction is leaving a legacy of destruction - it's time to address the mess

Construction is leaving a legacy of destruction - it's time to address the mess

Janine Espin 4 Jun 2018

Development starts on new R3bn mixed-use precinct

Development starts on new R3bn mixed-use precinct

1 Jun 2018

GCRO/Clive Hassel

Why megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work

Richard Ballard and Margot Rubin 24 May 2018

Biomimicry and the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 21 May 2018

Why people should be at the centre when designing and delivering buildings of the future

Why people should be at the centre when designing and delivering buildings of the future

4 May 2018

Thorsten Deckler calls on young architects to put themselves on the map

Thorsten Deckler calls on young architects to put themselves on the map

3 May 2018

Making cities cooler is a no brainer - so why are we doing so little about it?

Tiziana Susca and Francesco Pomponi 2 May 2018

Laying the bricks for women empowerment

Laying the bricks for women empowerment

2 May 2018

This month Sweden built the first road that charges electric vehicles as they drive.

Sweden's new road powers electric vehicles - what's the environmental impact?

Rick Greenough 26 Apr 2018

SA's 2018 Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest winners revealed

SA's 2018 Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest winners revealed

25 Apr 2018

Makoma Lekalakala, director for Earthlife Africa, and Liz McDaid, climate change coordinator for Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

Two SA women awarded Goldman prize for halting SA-Russia nuclear deal

23 Apr 2018

Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth - report

Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth - report

19 Apr 2018

New government to have significant impact on construction sector

New government to have significant impact on construction sector

Njombo Lekula 17 Apr 2018

Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa

Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa

16 Apr 2018

Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms

Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms

Thembela Ntongana 10 Apr 2018

The Berg River Dam on 7 March 2018 about 48% full.

Five key lessons other cities can learn from CT's water crisis

Kevin Winter 6 Apr 2018

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Photo: Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 4 Apr 2018

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore PVT Installation. (Image Supplied)

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town maximises rooftop space with hybrid PVT project

27 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 26 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

20 Mar 2018

Watershed at the V&A Waterfront

V&A buildings awarded five new Green Star ratings

16 Mar 2018

Steve Roetz via

Durban is slowly becoming a seaside city without any sand

16 Mar 2018