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Source: Holland & Associates (fair use). The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam was illegally enlarged in 2017.

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condonedJohn Yeld

Kruger Street bridge reopens early as N4 upgrade hits key milestone

Kruger Street bridge reopens early as N4 upgrade hits key milestone

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South Africa unlocks $1.5bn World Bank loan to tackle infrastructure bottlenecks and attract private investment

The CEO of T-Connect Lesotho, Phelane Phomane, at the launch of Starlink. Image: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Starlink launches amid job losses in LesothoSechaba Mokhethi

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World Bank Group considers $500m boost for South Africa's transmission expansionWendell Roelf

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City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

12 Nov 2024

Minister of Public Works played the classics in his opening remarks at the MinMEC

Macpherson eyes EPWP reform for job creation and economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

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South Africa aims to attract more private investment into infrastructure

31 Oct 2024

Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development chairperson Xola Nqola

Justice committee blasts DPWI over court infrastructure crisis

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2024

Prasa and Sanral given January deadline for turnaround plan

Prasa and Sanral given January deadline for turnaround plan

Lindsey Schutters 24 Oct 2024

Minister Parks Tau applauded the resillience of the SA auto industry

#SAAutoWeek: DTIC lauds APDP and AIS initiatives

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

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Sanral boosts SA's road network with R27.1bn investment

15 Oct 2024

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#AOW2024: Transnet lifts lid on gas pipeline project

10 Oct 2024

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

SafeQuip 1 Oct 2024

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Sabine Dall'Omo 30 Sep 2024

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SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

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New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

Aqunion CEO Rowan Yearsley would like to expand the solar project, but is mindful of the overinvestment risks.

How Aqunion abalone farm threads the cost-effective solar needle

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

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Broll wins Robben Island management contract

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2024

Navigating conflict in construction

Navigating conflict in construction

Cox Yeats 16 Aug 2024

The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

Source: G20.org/Diogo Zacarias/MF. Brasil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the signing of a landmark climate partnership agreement during the G20 Finance Track ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

G20 ministers spotlight $400m Emerging Markets Transition Debt scheme

29 Jul 2024

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

Ramaphosa puts infrastructure at centre of GNU

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jul 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 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

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

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

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

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure sets vision for SA

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

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

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Reservoir at one of the village sites. Source: Supplied

Kumba boosts water security in Sishen community

19 Jun 2024

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

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

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Fourways Mall’s new taxi holding area alleviates road congestion and offers commuters quick and safe access

18 Jun 2024

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New catchment management agencies to ensure good water governance

11 Jun 2024

Professor Sampson Mamphweli was made Head of the Energy Secretariat in the office of the Chief Executive Officer at the South African National Energy Development Institute in January 2023

Q&A: An inside look into Sanedi’s hydrogen progress

Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

Cape Town Station remodelling is complete

GVK-Siya Zama unveils revitalised Cape Town Station

21 May 2024

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