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City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protestersVincent Lali

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Inside UKZN’s ambitious student accommodation plan benefiting local businesses

Source: Supplied / Angel Mokgokolo. Angel Mokgokolo, a third-year education student, founded Maukq & Company to bridge South African classrooms with real-world engineering. By converting mining rehabilitation and water projects into CAPS-aligned "living lessons," she equips Grade 7-9 learners with practical STEM resources.

From chalkboard to construction sites: Angel Mokgokolo is building South Africa’s STEM future

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Inside UKZN’s ambitious student accommodation plan benefiting local businesses

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Source: Supplied / Angel Mokgokolo. Angel Mokgokolo, a third-year education student, founded Maukq & Company to bridge South African classrooms with real-world engineering. By converting mining rehabilitation and water projects into CAPS-aligned "living lessons," she equips Grade 7-9 learners with practical STEM resources.

From chalkboard to construction sites: Angel Mokgokolo is building South Africa’s STEM future

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More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

GroundUp Staff and The Outlier 1 Dec 2025

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

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

26 Nov 2025

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Bold redevelopment plan unveiled for Good Hope Centre precinct

26 Nov 2025

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Unlocking Africa's potential: Infrastructure Africa 2026 becomes reality

25 Nov 2025

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Why the design of your workspace could make or break your creative process

Paul Keursten 25 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Zen Dlamini, Standard Bank’s executive head for Infrastructure and Public Sector.

Bridging the water gap: How South Africa plans to secure its future

Zen Dlamini 25 Nov 2025

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority’s challenge to paying compensation to the Bobete community in Thaba-Tseka. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Court orders Lesotho dams authority to pay 600 villagers compensation

Sechaba Mokhethi 24 Nov 2025

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BIBC's digital leap improves benefits for 30,000 employees

24 Nov 2025

Soshanguve Mall's grand opening brings 3,700 jobs to the community

Soshanguve Mall's grand opening brings 3,700 jobs to the community

24 Nov 2025

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The new urban oasis: How a hat factory became Cape Town's latest luxe aparthotel

Katja Hamilton 21 Nov 2025

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Contract changes: When simple email signatures become legally binding

Danielle Giannico and Nikita Lalla 20 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Dean MacPherson at the annual Green Building Council South Africa Convention in Cape Town.

Welisizwe bridge handover marks a milestone in rural infrastructure development

18 Nov 2025

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Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Nov 2025

Supported by Property Point, the 15 Black-owned SMEs presented their climate-resilient, socially inclusive solutions at the 2025 Green Building Convention in Cape Town. Image supplied.

How these 15 Black-owned SMEs highlight inclusive sustainability

17 Nov 2025

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. A Qingjian Group Company plant in Qacha’s Nek during construction of the Makhaola Lerotholi Highway.

Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Nov 2025

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Advanced technology transforms Barloworld’s rebuild operations

13 Nov 2025

Workers protested outside this project site in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha, since Monday over their unpaid wages. Photo: Vincent Lali / GroundUp

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

13 Nov 2025

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How a major municipal utility cut call response rates from 36 to 16 hours in six months

Dzingira Matenga 12 Nov 2025

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Workers are seen at a construction site at Protea Glen, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 March 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Unemployment rate falls, helped by construction

Kopano Gumbi 12 Nov 2025

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Nelson Mandela Bay reopens bridges damaged during 2024 floods

Thamsanqa Mbovane 10 Nov 2025

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Massive R2bn development project, The Granger, breaks ground in Cape Town

10 Nov 2025

Teraco completes Cape Town data centre expansion

Teraco completes Cape Town data centre expansion

10 Nov 2025

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Flexible and fast: The rise of modular classrooms in South Africa's schools

Brennan Heugh 6 Nov 2025

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

Gautrain expansion: paving the way for South Africa's future economic growth

Olebogeng Manhe 6 Nov 2025

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

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Hans-Ole Madsen 6 Nov 2025

Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future

Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future

PG Bison 5 Nov 2025

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Reddam House Durbanville unveils ambitious expansion

4 Nov 2025

Bosun modernises its manufacturing with strategic equipment upgrade

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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

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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

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Jul 2025

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