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Source: Growthpoint Properties. Longkloof Studios is a green-certified commercial office space in Cape Town, having achieved a 4-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance rating.

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Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

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CETA welcomes CCMA ruling allowing disciplinary hearing to proceed

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Allan Gray Makers launches Artisans of Mzansi 2025

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PG Bison unveils new range of designs, colours, textures and products for 2025/2026

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False Bay TVET College: Powering artisan careers locally and globally

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Securex South Africa 2025 - Creating smarter buildings with integrated security solutions

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Biggles Removals weekly update on Sandton’s property, infrastructure and moving activity

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Frigair 2025: Hervac sector a driving force in transformation to sustainable spaces

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Tackling the challenges of safety professionals head on at A-OSH Expo 2025

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The recent Bauma 2025 confirms the global shift toward electrification, smarter fleet management and digital integration (Image supplied)

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Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

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Updated carbon tax framework and its impact on high-emission industries

9 Apr 2025

GreenIron selects ABB for automation system at Sandviken facility

GreenIron selects ABB for automation system at Sandviken facility

25 Feb 2025

Mafika Engineering is exploring hydrogen adoption, including a collaboration with Bosch Germany to race Cummins (pictured) to develop Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2ICE)

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Rethinking welding techniques can revolutionise sustainability

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Roman Mornau 20 Feb 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his #Sona2025 address at Cape town's City Hall. Source: x.com

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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

A 3D render of an Oasis BESS site

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Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

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Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

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Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

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Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

Liquid cooling infrastructure at a Google data centre. Source: blog.google.com

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Ben Selier 1 Oct 2024

Professor Hassina Mouri, a leading figure in medical geology at the University of Johannesburg, has made history as the first female and the first geoscientist from Africa to be elected President of the International Union of Geological Sciences (Image supplied)

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SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

Pozzolanic materials can replace up to 30% of cement clinker and reduce energy consumption in cement production.

New standards pave way for green cement

Lindsey Schutters 10 Sep 2024

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Broll wins Robben Island management contract

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2024

Navigating conflict in construction

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Cox Yeats 16 Aug 2024

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Sars calls for public comment on renewables tax incentives

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

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Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

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Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

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BHP is moving straight to electric to bypass Anglo hydrogen development.

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Lindsey Schutters 27 Jun 2024

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