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Kouga Dam withstands flood pressure amid rising water levels

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The R2.8bn private investment that's unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

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Beitbridge fence ruling exposes procurement failures

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Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?

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Transnet secures R5.8bn loan to support freight decarbonisation

Transnet secures R5.8bn loan to support freight decarbonisation

4 May 2026

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Ventersdorp water-shortage crisis deepens as demand outstrips supply

4 May 2026

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R4bn expansion to transform Africa’s longest road tunnel into dual-bore system

28 Apr 2026

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From decline to delivery: Rethinking South Africa’s infrastructure model

24 Apr 2026

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Africa fails to fund big projects despite surge in local capital, report says

Duncan Miriri 23 Apr 2026

Engie's joint project with Pele Green Energy, the Graspan Solar PV plant in the Northern Cape, and its Grootspruit Solar PV plant in the Free State, add a combined 150MW of clean generation to the South African electricity grid. Image supplied.

Engie and Pele’s solar project electrifies South Africa

23 Apr 2026

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Lesotho's Senqu Bridge launch: The solution to Gauteng's water security crisis?

23 Apr 2026

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Dairy producers urged to upgrade lines for large emissions, cost savings

22 Apr 2026

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

20 Apr 2026

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Standard Bank, Anthem drive South Africa’s largest solar PV infrastructure project

14 Apr 2026

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Rental increases above 4% no longer sustainable for most tenants, report finds

13 Apr 2026

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Collaborative engineering powers iconic Senqu Bridge across Lesotho’s Highlands

13 Apr 2026

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FNB backs R800m Beachwood coastal estate deal in Durban North

10 Apr 2026

Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

Tania Broughton 10 Apr 2026

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US tech giant’s R890m land buy signals SA's data centre expansion boom

8 Apr 2026

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Closure of N3 northbound carriageway at Market Road

7 Apr 2026

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52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

2 Apr 2026

CoCT completes R7.7m upgrade of Culemborg Safe Space 1 to aid homeless

CoCT completes R7.7m upgrade of Culemborg Safe Space 1 to aid homeless

2 Apr 2026

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Boogertman + Partners to lead multi-billion-rand Cape Winelands Airport transformation

31 Mar 2026

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Bakwena ramps up N1 and N4 safety as Easter travel volumes rise

31 Mar 2026

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Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Acting chief economist in the Minerals Council South Africa, Bongani Motsa addressed a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of the upcoming Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference 2026, which will be hosted in Kimberley.

Investors eye Northern Cape as South Africa's next industrial hub

30 Mar 2026

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Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans

Victoria O'Regan 27 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. The Strandfontein Pavilion site is in the demolition phase as preparations begin for redevelopment.

Cape Town’s historic Strandfontein Pavilion set for a R300m revitalisation

27 Mar 2026

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

26 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

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