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Repairs to crumbling clinic delayedNombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Source: Dean Macpherson at the 2024 signing of the historic Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, SA Police Service, Treasury_RSA and cidb_sa at the #NCS2024, which committed to put an end to disruptions at construction sites once and for all.

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A rescue worker walks with a dog past the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

George collapse death toll rises to 6 in ongoing rescue effort

Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander 7 May 2024

Building collapse in George kills one, 22 injured. Source:

At least one fatality in George construction site collapse

Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders 6 May 2024

SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl development by Green Willows Properties Pty (Ltd) occupies an entire city block at a major intersection in the Cape Town CBD and is operated by Tsogo Sun.

[Updated] Fire erupts at SunSquare City Bowl near Cape Town heritage building

Lindsey Schutters 6 May 2024

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

6 May 2024

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Incredibly well-preserved plant fossils have been found in the Kirkwood area where Sanral is upgrading the R336. Source: Dewald Wilken

Potential world first fossil discovery made at R336 road upgrade

3 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

Mark Freeman is offer manager digital buildings for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric

Future building methods will use digital tools to lower CO2 emissions

Mark Freeman 30 Apr 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024

Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

Lindsey Schutters 30 Apr 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

26 Apr 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction

EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 24 Apr 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance

The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

George Parrott 23 Apr 2024

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

22 Apr 2024

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R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

22 Apr 2024

The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.

Western Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

Lindsey Schutters 17 Apr 2024

BIBC labour spokesperson Luyanda Mgqamqo

Unregistered contractors pose risks to businesses and the building industry

16 Apr 2024

Many of the country's infrastructure projects are in response to climate change.

SA's infrastructure push brings opportunity and risk for construction firms

11 Apr 2024

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Appeal in case concerning R40m SA-Zimbabwe border fence dismissed

11 Apr 2024

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga addresses the media at the Sanral briefing

With e-toll saga closed, infrastructure projects gain momentum

Lindsey Schutters 10 Apr 2024

Yaskawa Motoman HC robots

Machine learning is revolutionising local manufacturing

9 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry

Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

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R49.2m investment in new treated effluent pump station

4 Apr 2024

South Africa's construction mafia problem is making national headlines and slowing down the economy. Source: DALL-E 3

How to prepare for the construction extortion epidemic

3 Apr 2024

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Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

3 Apr 2024

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Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

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Budget Facility for Infrastructure issues call for proposals

2 Apr 2024

The MeerKAT radio telescope instrument located just outside Carnarvon forms part of the Square Kilometre Array project.

MeerKAT telescope casually makes 49 new galaxy discoveries

Lindsey Schutters 28 Mar 2024

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024

Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

Lindsey Schutters 30 Apr 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

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