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Source: Holland & Associates (fair use). The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam was illegally enlarged in 2017.

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condonedJohn Yeld

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director: Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa.

Crisis mode: SA's new strategies for supply-chain disruptions

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Tragedy strikes Durban construction site: One dead, four injured in structural collapse

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South Africa unlocks $1.5bn World Bank loan to tackle infrastructure bottlenecks and attract private investment

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Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

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Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

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Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2024

KwaTshatshu construction project site

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1 Mar 2024

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Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

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Source: JSE. Leila Fourie, JSE chief executive officer.

JSE Connect: JSE CEO highlights innovation and market resilience

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2024

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SAPS housing project draws political scrutiny in Western Cape

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2024

AI is proving useful in construction when tied to IoT systems.

Combining AI and IoT can make structures safer

27 Feb 2024

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana introduced sweeping reforms to infrastructure financing.

#BudgetSpeech2024: R943bn for infrastructure and major reforms

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2024

Stellenbosch University hosted the demonstration leg of the Milken-Motsepe Green Energy Prize competition.

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Lindsey Schutters 20 Feb 2024

Human-machine interaction is ready for AI disruption.

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Home solar installations are on the rise, but many owners don't know that the panels are underperforming. Source: Vinvint Solar/Unsplash

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Mark Williams-Wynn 19 Feb 2024

WC Government: Housing subsidy increase causes delays in project implementation

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Dominique dHotman, head of Ooba Solar

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Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2024

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David Jacobs 13 Feb 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa made many commitments in his 2024 Sona

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More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

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Dr Corrin Varady, CEO at Idea

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