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The decision to sunset Long Steel has sparked debate in the steel industry. Source: ArcelorMittal

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People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

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Choreographed integration of human workers, robotic and agentic systems and equipment in a facility digital twin. Source: Image courtesy of Accenture, Kion Group.

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High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

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Source: AS Photography/Pexels

Infrastructure takes centre stage in SA’s 2025 infrastructure priorities

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Source: Great Africa/Facebook.

South Africa’s modern rondavels: family homes may be changing, but traditions remain

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Amy Moses and Josua Joubert won season 1. Source: Supplied.

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Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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Combatting construction mafia - part 2: How to get ahead of the game

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Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

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Source: Anoop Hariparsad, digital energy business unit leader for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

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SAICE inaugurates 2025 president, on path to net zero

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Joburg water supply expected to be fully restored in time for Christmas

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Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

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DPSA Provincial Treasurer, Redewaan Ederies, DPSA Provincial Chairperson, Bongani Yamba, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and DPSA Programme Manager, Nyameko Mpulu.

WCG and DPSA sign MOU to build accessible infrastructure

17 Dec 2024

Source: Barthelemy de Mazenod/Unsplash

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South Africa needs 14,000km of transmission cables over the next decade. Source: Pok Rie/Pexels

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People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

China Development Bank releases $255m for Nigeria rail project

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Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

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AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

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The decision to sunset Long Steel has sparked debate in the steel industry. Source: ArcelorMittal

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High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

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Source: AS Photography/Pexels

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Source: Great Africa/Facebook.

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Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

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Source: Anoop Hariparsad, digital energy business unit leader for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

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Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

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Joburg water supply expected to be fully restored in time for Christmas

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DPSA Provincial Treasurer, Redewaan Ederies, DPSA Provincial Chairperson, Bongani Yamba, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and DPSA Programme Manager, Nyameko Mpulu.

WCG and DPSA sign MOU to build accessible infrastructure

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Source: Barthelemy de Mazenod/Unsplash

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South Africa needs 14,000km of transmission cables over the next decade. Source: Pok Rie/Pexels

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Prince Buthelezi Mall set to open in April 2026 in KZN

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Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

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Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

The SAFARI-1 research reactor in Pelindaba is a key part of SA's nuclear dominance

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Lindsey Schutters 5 Dec 2024

Rail carriages are pictured at the Siggenthal plant of cement maker Holcim in Wurenlingen near Zurich, Switzerland. Source: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

Holcim Lafarge sale ups Chinese ownership of African cement market

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Mine tailings has become major business

Mantengu gets Compcom nod for Sublime Technologies acquisition

Lindsey Schutters 2 Dec 2024

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Dam owners called to register their dams within 60 days

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Chemical industry gets 7% increase in new bargaining agreement

Chemical industry gets 7% increase in new bargaining agreement

Lindsey Schutters 29 Nov 2024

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How Ninety One is closing Africa’s infrastructure gap

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Murray & Roberts stops trading, puts SA operations on life support

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Lindsey Schutters 25 Nov 2024

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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A 3D render of an Oasis BESS site

R7bn battery projects reach financial close to boost Eskom resilience

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Barloworld Equipment executive for operations in South Africa, Bongani Miya.

Sustainable infrastructure plays a vital role in the future of Africa

20 Nov 2024

Deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen visited the National Construction Summit to deliver a R63bn Construction Mafia warning. Source: x.com

Treasury estimates economic cost of Construction Mafia at R63bn so far

Lindsey Schutters 19 Nov 2024

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

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A general view shows ArcelorMittal South Africa as members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) embark on a strike action over a wage dispute in Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 May 2022. Reuters/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over job cuts

Nelson Banya 14 Nov 2024

Affordable housing set to rise on Cape Town's high-value Green Point site

13 Nov 2024

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City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

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Anglo's Quellaveco project in Peru first produced copper in 2022

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