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Source: Supplied. Wessel Jacobs, Manka Sebastian and Siya Mncube.

Estcourt's intermodal freight village set to expand into multi-billion-rand operation

Source: Supplied. Miyelani Holeni, chief adviser at Ntiyiso Consulting Group.

The hidden risk in SA’s tighter inflation bandMiyelani Holeni

Source: Supplied. Nquthu Shopping Centre.

Surpassing market forecasts, Fairvest marks a milestone with its 2025 performance

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More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalitiesGroundUp Staff and The Outlier

SA's first off-grid N3 EV chargers under construction

SA's first off-grid N3 EV chargers under construction

Source: Supplied. Miyelani Holeni, chief adviser at Ntiyiso Consulting Group.

The hidden risk in SA’s tighter inflation band

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More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

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Social housing in Cape Town questioned

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Transnet plans $7bn of infrastructure upgrades

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Bongane Motaung 21 Oct 2025

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro

Contract workers march in Joburg demanding permanent jobs

Kimberly Mutandiro 21 Oct 2025

BYD announces major EV charging network for South Africa

BYD announces major EV charging network for South Africa

21 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Eshmael Mpabanga, Country Head: Intellect Design Arena South Africa.

#EXCLUSIVE: Why SA's core financial infrastructure needs a foundational redesign

Eshmael Mpabanga 20 Oct 2025

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South Africa's R2.2tn investment aims to end power cuts, boost economy

20 Oct 2025

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African pension funds an untapped opportunity

Katja Hamilton 17 Oct 2025

Source: Themba Siaga. Construction of the Davhana Stadium started in 2019, but the project remains incomplete, though millions have been spent on it.

Limpopo stadium project soaks up time and money

Thembi Siaga 16 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

R10m UK-SA deal: Upgrading infrastructure for public good

15 Oct 2025

Vodacom announces major R500m investment in Limpopo

Vodacom announces major R500m investment in Limpopo

15 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. The overall winner at the 2025 Sapoa Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence is Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof – Growthpoint Properties / dhk Architects.

Sustainability and innovation shine at the Sapoa 2025 property awards

13 Oct 2025

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Will green building save South Africa's construction sector from decline?

Justin Duarte 13 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. A gabion wall will support cut-slopes on Protea Road.

R141.5m road project set to transform Western Cape's Protea and Waarburgh Roads

13 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Developing nations rack up $3.9bn in net debt payments to China a year, study finds

Colleen Goko 13 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Justin Hobday – Chief Operating Officer, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) – NOSA; Johan Gerber - Senior Non-Executive Advisor, DEKRA Industrial; Carina Kleinhans, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager at DEKRA Industrial and Pieter Erasmus – Chief Executive Officer, NOSA.

Setting a gold standard: Dekra Industrial wins Noscar Award for 11th year in a row

10 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters/Yves Herman; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet in Brussels, Belgium, 9 October 2025.

South Africa lands €11.5bn EU funding

Sfundo Parakozov 10 Oct 2025

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R550m Invest International grant powers Johannesburg’s new waste-to-energy project

9 Oct 2025

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

Business Partners Limited 9 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Canopy by Hilton and Thrive projects propel Growthpoint to Sapoa glory

8 Oct 2025

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Good news for V&A Waterfront visitors as roadworks pause for upcoming events

8 Oct 2025

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Western Cape pushes forward with crucial R640m bypass

6 Oct 2025

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Sustainable transformations: how retrofits fuel ROI in existing properties

Thabang Byl 6 Oct 2025

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Global industry giants compete at the Big 5 Impact Awards in Dubai 2025

6 Oct 2025

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Billions needed to fix courts, prisons and police buildings

GroundUp and The Outlier 3 Oct 2025

The new campus for Rivoni School of the Blind includes several large buildings. But work to finish the project has been stalled for most of this year. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198m

Thembi Siaga 3 Oct 2025

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New stores and more: Inside Somerset Mall's ambitious upgrade

2 Oct 2025

Source: Fairvest chief executive officer, Darren Wilder.

Fairvest accelerates digital inclusion with strategic fibre network deal

1 Oct 2025

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Legal action looms over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court construction fiasco

Warren Mabona 1 Oct 2025

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Port of Gauteng's $50bn plan to transform Durban-Gauteng freight corridor

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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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Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial

John Mukum Mbaku 12 Sep 2025

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Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025

Lesotho Palace of Justice in Maseru. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority wants a case against it dismissed. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Lesotho dams authority fights back in “legally baseless” court case

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