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Princess Mkabayi Mall in KZN officially opens its doors

V&A Waterfront welcomes Lego certified store

November set to bring higher fuel prices as official announcement looms

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

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Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

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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

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

11 Jun 2021

GBCSA, YIPA sign MOU with strong focus on knowledge sharing

GBCSA, YIPA sign MOU with strong focus on knowledge sharing

9 Jun 2021

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Umberto Bacchi 3 Jun 2021

Taking a step back: How we can truly realise our future smart cities

Taking a step back: How we can truly realise our future smart cities

Sithole Mbanga 28 May 2021

Thandeka Nombanjinji-Nzama digging deep to change the construction landscape

Thandeka Nombanjinji-Nzama digging deep to change the construction landscape

28 May 2021

Water - not an infinite resource in Kenya

Water - not an infinite resource in Kenya

Simon Thomas 27 May 2021

5th MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index out now

5th MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index out now

26 May 2021

Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority raises over R15bn for Lesotho water project

Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority raises over R15bn for Lesotho water project

Wendell Roelf 26 May 2021

Why full dams don't mean water security: a look at South Africa

Why full dams don't mean water security: a look at South Africa

Mike Muller 25 May 2021

Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques

Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques

Nellie Peyton and Christophe van der Perre 17 May 2021

Motheo Construction Group appoints Nontu Chiluvane as regional manager

Motheo Construction Group appoints Nontu Chiluvane as regional manager

11 May 2021

Averda secures $30m to invest in sustainable waste management projects

Averda secures $30m to invest in sustainable waste management projects

10 May 2021

Energy performance certificates set to become mandatory for some buildings

Energy performance certificates set to become mandatory for some buildings

30 Apr 2021

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 30 Apr 2021

Saint-Gobain SA makes long-term commitment to Mvelaphanda Primary School

Saint-Gobain SA makes long-term commitment to Mvelaphanda Primary School

23 Apr 2021

There's a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it

There's a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it

Sylvia Croese and Ntombini Marrengane 20 Apr 2021

CRDC SA receives $100k Dow award to scale up Resin8 production

CRDC SA receives $100k Dow award to scale up Resin8 production

15 Apr 2021

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Professor Anthony Turton 26 Mar 2021

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

25 Mar 2021

Innovations on the Nile over millennia offer lessons in engineering sustainable futures

Innovations on the Nile over millennia offer lessons in engineering sustainable futures

Mike Muller 19 Mar 2021

Water from thin air: Keamogetswe Matsho is championing new environmental realities

Water from thin air: Keamogetswe Matsho is championing new environmental realities

Charndré Emma Kippie, Topco Media 19 Mar 2021

Smart cities promote best practice in urban sustainability

Smart cities promote best practice in urban sustainability

18 Mar 2021

New Lanseria Smart City just 'papering over the cracks'

New Lanseria Smart City just 'papering over the cracks'

16 Mar 2021

DRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge

DRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge

15 Mar 2021

FBW Group urges businesses to raise profile of female architects, engineers

8 Mar 2021

A return to the kraal - unlocking successful housing post Covid-19

A return to the kraal - unlocking successful housing post Covid-19

5 Mar 2021

Real estate under the spotlight: Is sustainability becoming mainstream?

Real estate under the spotlight: Is sustainability becoming mainstream?

4 Mar 2021

SU building first in SA to receive Electrical Performance Certificate

SU building first in SA to receive Electrical Performance Certificate

1 Mar 2021

Blow for activists in River Club development

Blow for activists in River Club development

Daniel Steyn 1 Mar 2021

Thinking of going renewable? Here's how to assess which option is best for your business

Thinking of going renewable? Here's how to assess which option is best for your business

Deepak John 24 Feb 2021

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TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

TUHF launches Sustainable Bond Framework, first social bonds

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GBCSA, YIPA sign MOU with strong focus on knowledge sharing

GBCSA, YIPA sign MOU with strong focus on knowledge sharing

9 Jun 2021

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Umberto Bacchi 3 Jun 2021

Taking a step back: How we can truly realise our future smart cities

Taking a step back: How we can truly realise our future smart cities

Sithole Mbanga 28 May 2021

Thandeka Nombanjinji-Nzama digging deep to change the construction landscape

Thandeka Nombanjinji-Nzama digging deep to change the construction landscape

28 May 2021

Water - not an infinite resource in Kenya

Water - not an infinite resource in Kenya

Simon Thomas 27 May 2021

5th MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index out now

5th MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index out now

26 May 2021

Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority raises over R15bn for Lesotho water project

Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority raises over R15bn for Lesotho water project

Wendell Roelf 26 May 2021

Why full dams don't mean water security: a look at South Africa

Why full dams don't mean water security: a look at South Africa

Mike Muller 25 May 2021

Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques

Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques

Nellie Peyton and Christophe van der Perre 17 May 2021

Motheo Construction Group appoints Nontu Chiluvane as regional manager

Motheo Construction Group appoints Nontu Chiluvane as regional manager

11 May 2021

Averda secures $30m to invest in sustainable waste management projects

Averda secures $30m to invest in sustainable waste management projects

10 May 2021

Energy performance certificates set to become mandatory for some buildings

Energy performance certificates set to become mandatory for some buildings

30 Apr 2021

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 30 Apr 2021

Saint-Gobain SA makes long-term commitment to Mvelaphanda Primary School

Saint-Gobain SA makes long-term commitment to Mvelaphanda Primary School

23 Apr 2021

There's a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it

There's a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it

Sylvia Croese and Ntombini Marrengane 20 Apr 2021

CRDC SA receives $100k Dow award to scale up Resin8 production

CRDC SA receives $100k Dow award to scale up Resin8 production

15 Apr 2021

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Professor Anthony Turton 26 Mar 2021

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

25 Mar 2021

Innovations on the Nile over millennia offer lessons in engineering sustainable futures

Innovations on the Nile over millennia offer lessons in engineering sustainable futures

Mike Muller 19 Mar 2021

Water from thin air: Keamogetswe Matsho is championing new environmental realities

Water from thin air: Keamogetswe Matsho is championing new environmental realities

Charndré Emma Kippie, Topco Media 19 Mar 2021

Smart cities promote best practice in urban sustainability

Smart cities promote best practice in urban sustainability

18 Mar 2021

New Lanseria Smart City just 'papering over the cracks'

New Lanseria Smart City just 'papering over the cracks'

16 Mar 2021

DRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge

DRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge

15 Mar 2021

FBW Group urges businesses to raise profile of female architects, engineers

8 Mar 2021

A return to the kraal - unlocking successful housing post Covid-19

A return to the kraal - unlocking successful housing post Covid-19

5 Mar 2021

Real estate under the spotlight: Is sustainability becoming mainstream?

Real estate under the spotlight: Is sustainability becoming mainstream?

4 Mar 2021

SU building first in SA to receive Electrical Performance Certificate

SU building first in SA to receive Electrical Performance Certificate

1 Mar 2021

Blow for activists in River Club development

Blow for activists in River Club development

Daniel Steyn 1 Mar 2021

Thinking of going renewable? Here's how to assess which option is best for your business

Thinking of going renewable? Here's how to assess which option is best for your business

Deepak John 24 Feb 2021

How new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change

How new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change

Cameron Tonkinwise and Abby Mellick Lopes 24 Feb 2021

Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021

Kenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete

Kenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete

16 Feb 2021

Lanseria smart city

#SONA2021: Ramaphosa's dream of a smart city

12 Feb 2021

The Ridge receives 6-star Green Star Office Design rating

The Ridge receives 6-star Green Star Office Design rating

3 Feb 2021

Rules of the Game: How compliance culture is killing spatial transformation

Rules of the Game: How compliance culture is killing spatial transformation

Kayla Brown 27 Jan 2021

Renewables, energy storage and the future of smart cities

Renewables, energy storage and the future of smart cities

Seydou Kane 27 Jan 2021

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021

Groundwater increasingly important, needs to be used wisely

Groundwater increasingly important, needs to be used wisely

22 Jan 2021

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

18 Jan 2021

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