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Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

Energy & Mining#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

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Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2024

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Lindsey Schutters 24 Oct 2024

Minister Parks Tau applauded the resillience of the SA auto industry

Construction & Engineering#SAAutoWeek: DTIC lauds APDP and AIS initiatives

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

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Logistics & TransportSanral boosts SA's road network with R27.1bn investment

15 Oct 2024

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Energy & Mining#AOW2024: Transnet lifts lid on gas pipeline project

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Energy & MiningSA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

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ESG & SustainabilityNew water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

Aqunion CEO Rowan Yearsley would like to expand the solar project, but is mindful of the overinvestment risks.

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Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

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PropertyBroll wins Robben Island management contract

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2024

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The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

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Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

Source: G20.org/Diogo Zacarias/MF. Brasil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the signing of a landmark climate partnership agreement during the G20 Finance Track ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

FinanceG20 ministers spotlight $400m Emerging Markets Transition Debt scheme

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is leaning hard on infrastructure as the route to SA's prosperity.

Construction & EngineeringRamaphosa puts infrastructure at centre of GNU

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jul 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

ESG & SustainabilityUmgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 Jul 2024

The Western Cape is in the clutches of its second major storm in 2024. Source: Unsplash/Hennie Stander

Construction & EngineeringWestern Cape uses #CapeStorm to call for decentralised emergency housing fund

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

Minister Dean Macpherson spent the week sketching his vision for the department

Construction & EngineeringMacpherson pledges to redirect funds to ‘building SA’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

New minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has had a busy first week.

Construction & EngineeringMinister of Public Works and Infrastructure sets vision for SA

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Energy & MiningRamokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

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Construction & EngineeringKumba boosts water security in Sishen community

19 Jun 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Construction & EngineeringCape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

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PropertyFourways Mall’s new taxi holding area alleviates road congestion and offers commuters quick and safe access

18 Jun 2024

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11 Jun 2024

Professor Sampson Mamphweli was made Head of the Energy Secretariat in the office of the Chief Executive Officer at the South African National Energy Development Institute in January 2023

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Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

Cape Town Station remodelling is complete

Construction & EngineeringGVK-Siya Zama unveils revitalised Cape Town Station

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Source: US-Africa Business Summit -where 1800+ business and government luminaries from the US and Africa charted pathways to prosperity and collaboration for sustainable success.

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Construction & EngineeringInfrastructure development hinges on leadership, says Cesa CEO

8 May 2024

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ESG & SustainabilityKenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Incredibly well-preserved plant fossils have been found in the Kirkwood area where Sanral is upgrading the R336. Source: Dewald Wilken

Construction & EngineeringPotential 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.

Construction & EngineeringRed 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

Energy & MiningInaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

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Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

ESG & SustainabilityLesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

26 Apr 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction

Construction & EngineeringEDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

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ESG & SustainabilityR28bn 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.

Energy & MiningWestern Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Many of the country's infrastructure projects are in response to climate change.

Construction & EngineeringSA's infrastructure push brings opportunity and risk for construction firms

11 Apr 2024