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Source: GroundUp/Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik. A second contractor has left the site of the Eyabantu Senior Secondary School, a project launched in 2019.

Learners wait seven years for R39m schoolNombulelo Damba-Hendrik

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Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter BarnardCox Yeats

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAPKAP

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Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

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Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

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Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

KAP Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

21 Oct 2026

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Aerial view of Thrive Student Living Student Accommodation site in Berea, Durban

Catchwords Local communities across SA benefit from R102.3m in economic opportunities created by Growthpoint

8 Oct 2026

Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

Bosun Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

8 Oct 2026

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Bushtec From Africa to the world: Bushtec’s manufacturing success story

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When government fails to pay: The human and economic cost of unpaid contractors

Sharné Zimri 19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

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R73.6m boost set to restore safer roads across the Western Cape

13 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Artist's impression of Kings Walk in Pretoria East, which is set for an exciting retail transformation as it takes shape, promising vibrant shopping, outdoor entertainment and community connection by October 2027.

Kings Walk set to transform Pretoria East with bold new retail destination

12 Oct 2026

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A new urban connection is changing how Cape Town’s CBD is experienced

8 Oct 2026

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Kenya’s $26bn building boom is about to take centre stage

7 Oct 2026

Source: Gareth Ramsay/Capetrain Express. Artist's impression. Gareth Ramsay, a mechanical engineer and founder and lead engineer of Capetrain Express, has developed a proposal for an express-rail network aimed at reshaping mobility across Cape Town.

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Katja Hamilton 5 Oct 2026

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Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. 2 Oct 2026

Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

1 Oct 2026

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eThekwini commissions key section of R1.2bn Southern Aqueduct project

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South Africa’s green building upgrades are rising – but major cities still dominate, study finds

Jonathan Oladeji and Chioma Okoro 30 Sep 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded Pee-Cycling, a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

Wind turbines on the Eastern Cape bushveld along the R350 road to Bedford, outside Makhanda. The area around has some of the country’s best wind power potential but is also among the Eastern Cape’s most ecologically sensitive landscapes. Photos: Aphiwe Ngowapi

Debate over new Makhanda wind farm

Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo 28 Sep 2026

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Calling future civil engineers: Apply for 2027-28 Martin & East Gap Year and Bursary programme

25 Sep 2026

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South Africa’s construction safety crisis goes beyond tougher fines

Olebogeng Manhe 22 Sep 2026

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Could 3D printing replace traditional engineering plastics?

21 Sep 2026

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Engineering school brings agriculture into hands-on learning

18 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Roelof van den Berg, CEO of Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

The construction AI shift: From replacing workers to empowering them

Roelof van den Berg 16 Sep 2026

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Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

15 Sep 2026

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Reddam House Durbanville adds R22m creative arts building

15 Sep 2026

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The unpaid billions threatening SA’s construction ambitions

10 Sep 2026

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Mass timber and timber frame training heads to Pretoria

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