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Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe. Local fashion label Masa Mara has a boutique in the village.

Oude Molen Eco Village’s fight for survivalJacques Malherbe

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52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

Source: GroundUp/Lubabalo Ngcukana. The 11-storey Botha Sigcau building in Mthatha caught fire on Tuesday night.

Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fireLubabalo Ngcukana

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Boogertman + Partners to lead multi-billion-rand Cape Winelands Airport transformation

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruinThembi Siaga

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52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

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Closure of N3 northbound carriageway at Market Road

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Source: GroundUp/Lubabalo Ngcukana. The 11-storey Botha Sigcau building in Mthatha caught fire on Tuesday night.

Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire

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The future-ready CFO: Transforming disruption into opportunity

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Boogertman + Partners to lead multi-billion-rand Cape Winelands Airport transformation

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Bakwena ramps up N1 and N4 safety as Easter travel volumes rise

31 Mar 2026

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Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Acting chief economist in the Minerals Council South Africa, Bongani Motsa addressed a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of the upcoming Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference 2026, which will be hosted in Kimberley.

Investors eye Northern Cape as South Africa's next industrial hub

30 Mar 2026

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Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans

Victoria O'Regan 27 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. The Strandfontein Pavilion site is in the demolition phase as preparations begin for redevelopment.

Cape Town’s historic Strandfontein Pavilion set for a R300m revitalisation

27 Mar 2026

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Transforming Cape Town's heart: Golden Acre's retail overhaul begins

26 Mar 2026

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

26 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover

24 Mar 2026

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Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

24 Mar 2026

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South Africa imposes steep tariffs on structural steel imports from China, Thailand

Nelson Banya 23 Mar 2026

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Engineering a better tomorrow: Key insights into South Africa's construction comeback

Olebogeng Manhe 23 Mar 2026

Job cuts loom as Glencore challenges Eskom's electricity offer

Job cuts loom as Glencore challenges Eskom's electricity offer

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nqobile Dludla 23 Mar 2026

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Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 Mar 2026

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Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 19 Mar 2026

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Transformative potential: City Lodge Newtown’s prime location hits the auction block

18 Mar 2026

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Revitalising the CBD: Johannesburg's R769m Deeds Office project

18 Mar 2026

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Government sent back to the drawing board for Tafelberg site

Matthew Hirsch 16 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp. Bulk services work on Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction.

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

John Yeld 16 Mar 2026

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Introducing Hazel Oaks: sustainable luxury in Upper Constantia

16 Mar 2026

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Sectional title gains momentum as South Africa's house prices climb

John Loos 12 Mar 2026

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Egypt plans $1bn Red Sea marina, hotel development

Ahmed Elimam, Momen Saeed Atallah and Alexander Dziadosz 10 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. The design team at the groundbreaking ceremony: Simon Herd and Alex Sagwe, Mace YMR; Justin Orina, Airtel; Rob Woffenden, FBW; Harry Eddy, Mace YMR and Mohamed Elsayed, Meinhardt.

Kenya’s tech evolution: Construction of colossal data centre underway at Tatu City

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Google backs SA with new cable hub and funding

Google backs SA with new cable hub and funding

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