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Source: Supplied. Valor Hospitality Partners announces two significant deals in West Africa, at an estimated value of R540m.

Valor Hospitality expands into West Africa with R540m in new hotel deals

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Households owe most of R416bn in municipal debt as collections fall short

Source: Living Limpopo.

Multi-billion Limpopo mega-project has ground to a haltAndries van Zyl

Source: Supplied. Liberty Two Degrees (L2D), manager of Sandton City and the property business line within the Insurance and Asset Management business unit of the Standard Bank Group, Tia Kanakakis, retires.

Architectural icon Tia Kanakakis retires after reshaping Sandton City for 30 years

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SA gains access to $1bn green industry fund to accelerate industrial decarbonisation

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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.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is leaning hard on infrastructure as the route to SA's prosperity.

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Lindsey Schutters 23 Jul 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

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Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

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Bell Equipment looks to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Europe

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Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

Olebogeng Manhe, Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC)

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Olebogeng Manhe 16 Jul 2024

Waste pickers will have slight exemptions in the new scrap metal regulations.

Mchunu tightens regulations for scrap metal dealers in SA

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jul 2024

The Western Cape is in the clutches of its second major storm in 2024. Source: Unsplash/Hennie Stander

Western Cape uses #CapeStorm to call for decentralised emergency housing fund

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Minister Dean Macpherson spent the week sketching his vision for the department

Macpherson pledges to redirect funds to ‘building SA’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

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

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Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

Ashley du Plooy, CEO at E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA).

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New minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has had a busy first week.

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Switching to polymer bearings across its 160 global sites could save 20 tonnes of lubricant and over R100m in personnel costs annually for Heineken Brasil

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Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

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

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ArcelorMittal shelves plan to close KZN steel plant

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

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Prioritising construction site safety, a vital commitment

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Rolls-Royce power systems include the full MTU business portfolio

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Nick Booth, Corobrik CEO

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Coega SEZ is driven by a commitment to creating opportunities for the youth in nearby communities.

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Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

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Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

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Source: Supplied. Bronwyn Knight, chief executive officer of Grit Mauritius.

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

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