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Gibs and CETA sign an MoU to boost skills in the construction and built-environment sector
Gibs and CETA sign an MoU to boost skills in the construction and built-environment sector 
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First TVET College accredited to offer Boatbuilder and Repairer qualification
First TVET College accredited to offer Boatbuilder and Repairer qualification 
Seascape Marine Services propels educational excellence with generous inboard engine donation
Seascape Marine Services propels educational excellence with generous inboard engine donation 
Rescuers work to rescue construction workers trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander
George collapse survivor returns to site to 'check on guys'

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A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander
George collapse rescue mission continues: 7 dead and 36 retrieved

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Chris Campbell, the CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa)
Infrastructure development hinges on leadership, says Cesa CEO

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A rescue worker walks with a dog past the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander
George collapse death toll rises to 6 in ongoing rescue effort

  1 day

Building collapse in George kills one, 22 injured. Source:
At least one fatality in George construction site collapse

  2 days

SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl development by Green Willows Properties Pty (Ltd) occupies an entire city block at a major intersection in the Cape Town CBD and is operated by Tsogo Sun.
[Updated] Fire erupts at SunSquare City Bowl near Cape Town heritage building

  2 days

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete
UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

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Incredibly well-preserved plant fossils have been found in the Kirkwood area where Sanral is upgrading the R336. Source: Dewald Wilken
Potential world first fossil discovery made at R336 road upgrade

3 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.
Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

Mark Freeman is offer manager digital buildings for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric
Future building methods will use digital tools to lower CO2 emissions

  30 Apr 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024
Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

  30 Apr 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI
Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

  29 Apr 2024

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

26 Apr 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction
EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

  24 Apr 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance
The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

  23 Apr 2024

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC
Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

22 Apr 2024

Image source: Riccardo Lennart Niels Mayer –
R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

22 Apr 2024

The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.
Western Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

  19 Apr 2024

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

  2 days

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.
Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024
Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

  30 Apr 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

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A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander
George collapse rescue mission continues: 7 dead and 36 retrieved

 1 day

A rescue worker walks with a dog past the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander
George collapse death toll rises to 6 in ongoing rescue effort

 1 day

Building collapse in George kills one, 22 injured. Source:
At least one fatality in George construction site collapse

 2 days

SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl development by Green Willows Properties Pty (Ltd) occupies an entire city block at a major intersection in the Cape Town CBD and is operated by Tsogo Sun.
[Updated] Fire erupts at SunSquare City Bowl near Cape Town heritage building

 2 days

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete
UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

2 days

Incredibly well-preserved plant fossils have been found in the Kirkwood area where Sanral is upgrading the R336. Source: Dewald Wilken
Potential world first fossil discovery made at R336 road upgrade

3 May 2024

Mark Freeman is offer manager digital buildings for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric
Future building methods will use digital tools to lower CO2 emissions

 30 Apr 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI
Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

 29 Apr 2024

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

26 Apr 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction
EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

 24 Apr 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance
The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

 23 Apr 2024

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC
Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

22 Apr 2024

Image source: Riccardo Lennart Niels Mayer –
R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

22 Apr 2024

The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.
Western Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

 19 Apr 2024

The Tygervalley Centre Curve Gear store is the 6th brand store in South Africa.
Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

 17 Apr 2024

BIBC labour spokesperson Luyanda Mgqamqo
Unregistered contractors pose risks to businesses and the building industry

16 Apr 2024

Many of the country's infrastructure projects are in response to climate change.
SA's infrastructure push brings opportunity and risk for construction firms

11 Apr 2024

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Appeal in case concerning R40m SA-Zimbabwe border fence dismissed

11 Apr 2024

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga addresses the media at the Sanral briefing
With e-toll saga closed, infrastructure projects gain momentum

 10 Apr 2024

Yaskawa Motoman HC robots
Machine learning is revolutionising local manufacturing

9 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry
Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

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R49.2m investment in new treated effluent pump station

4 Apr 2024

South Africa's construction mafia problem is making national headlines and slowing down the economy. Source: DALL-E 3
How to prepare for the construction extortion epidemic

3 Apr 2024

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Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

3 Apr 2024

Prototype spectator stand
Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

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Budget Facility for Infrastructure issues call for proposals

2 Apr 2024

The MeerKAT radio telescope instrument located just outside Carnarvon forms part of the Square Kilometre Array project.
MeerKAT telescope casually makes 49 new galaxy discoveries

 28 Mar 2024

Image: Supplied
Critical role of glass recycling in sustainable demolition practices

28 Mar 2024

Alexia and Keerthana exploring Mahdia
South African students showcase innovative TB detection, green tech at I-FEST2

27 Mar 2024

Starship mounted on the Super Heavy first stage booster ahead of its recent test launch. Source: SpaceX/Flickr
SpaceX's Starship launch offered a glimpse into the future

 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.
AFC raises $1.16bn syndicated loan, its largest ever, in mission to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. The UK’s trade commissioner for Africa, John Humphrey, and South Africa’s minister of public works and infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala signing an MoU aimed at strengthening co-operation regarding project preparation, -appraisal and -development.
Sustainable infrastructure symposium: 6 agreements signed at #SIDSSA24

25 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC
We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

 25 Mar 2024

Mameetse Masemola, head of Infrastructure South Africa, at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium
#SIDSSA24: ISA tackles infrastructure lag, eyes private investment

 19 Mar 2024

Minister Zikalala at the MOU signing on day 2 of SIDSSA
#SIDSSA24: Infrastructure symposium emphasises transformation

 19 Mar 2024

Sanral invests R2bn in Eastern Cape road maintenance
Sanral invests R2bn in Eastern Cape road maintenance

19 Mar 2024

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