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Source: Western Cape Government. Early earthworks in 2024 marked the start of construction on the Van Schoorsdrift interchange with land clearance preparing the site for major upgrades.

Cape Town's northern expansion drives R797m N7 road upgradeKatja Hamilton

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensationSechaba Mokheth

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansionFedgroup

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Africa’s largest hospital to receive R20m upgrade for its Mother’s Lodge

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

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Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

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Africa’s largest hospital to receive R20m upgrade for its Mother’s Lodge

30 Oct 2026

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Fedgroup 30 Oct 2026

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2.5-year crackdown: 13 construction firms removed from cidb register

28 Oct 2026

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Western Cape invests R1.165bn in flood-hit Franschhoek Pass

27 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptions

Katja Hamilton 27 Oct 2026

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R360m Springs Fresh Produce Market solar energy project takes off

26 Oct 2026

V&A Waterfront superyacht marina takes shape as pontoons arrive

V&A Waterfront superyacht marina takes shape as pontoons arrive

26 Oct 2026

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Why men recovering from prostate cancer need sanitary disposal

Veronica Vivier 26 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik. A second contractor has left the site of the Eyabantu Senior Secondary School, a project launched in 2019.

Learners wait seven years for R39m school

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 23 Oct 2026

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Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

23 Oct 2026

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Cox Yeats 22 Oct 2026

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

KAP 21 Oct 2026

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When government fails to pay: The human and economic cost of unpaid contractors

Sharné Zimri 19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

Securex Africa 2027 puts African market access at the heart of new show strategy

Securex Africa 2027 puts African market access at the heart of new show strategy

Securex Africa 15 Oct 2026

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R73.6m boost set to restore safer roads across the Western Cape

13 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Artist's impression of Kings Walk in Pretoria East, which is set for an exciting retail transformation as it takes shape, promising vibrant shopping, outdoor entertainment and community connection by October 2027.

Kings Walk set to transform Pretoria East with bold new retail destination

12 Oct 2026

Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

Bosun 8 Oct 2026

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A new urban connection is changing how Cape Town’s CBD is experienced

8 Oct 2026

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Kenya’s $26bn building boom is about to take centre stage

7 Oct 2026

Source: Gareth Ramsay/Capetrain Express. Artist's impression. Gareth Ramsay, a mechanical engineer and founder and lead engineer of Capetrain Express, has developed a proposal for an express-rail network aimed at reshaping mobility across Cape Town.

Could Cape Town’s 50-year Foreshore stalemate finally unlock a new property precinct?

Katja Hamilton 5 Oct 2026

#BlackoutFriday | Turn the spotlight on your brand

Bizcommunity.com 5 Oct 2026

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Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages

Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. 2 Oct 2026

Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

1 Oct 2026

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eThekwini commissions key section of R1.2bn Southern Aqueduct project

30 Sep 2026

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South Africa’s green building upgrades are rising – but major cities still dominate, study finds

Jonathan Oladeji and Chioma Okoro 30 Sep 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

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