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Government and industry to tackle infrastructure delivery challenges at Cox Yeats forum

Government and industry to tackle infrastructure delivery challenges at Cox Yeats forumCox Yeats

Bizcommunity - Image 2 - Water is the new back up power

Water is the new backup power: Is your business prepared?

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Mass timber and timber frame training heads to Pretoria

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Uber Eats and CitiPods pilot courier hub to improve urban space in Cape Town

Uber Eats and CitiPods pilot courier hub to improve urban space in Cape Town

20 Aug 2026

CETA Administrator Oupa Nkoane says the scale of South Africa’s infrastructure ambitions requires a fundamental rethink of how the skills development system works with industry

CETA: South Africa’s infrastructure boom must become an engine for skills and jobs

K and K Media 17 Aug 2026

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MDS Architecture sets new benchmark for regional retail design

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Rapid wind farm development just beyond the boundaries of Eskom’s consolidated Thyspunt properties has already created a large network of new powerlines. Photos: John Yeld

Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station

John Yeld 15 Apr 2026

South Africa set to modernise environmental governance with major EIA reforms

South Africa set to modernise environmental governance with major EIA reforms

10 Mar 2026

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New independent school breaks ground in KZN

30 Jan 2026

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From Siberia to Sahara: Rosatom’s new inverter conquers extreme solar climates

22 Jan 2026

#BestofBiz 2025: Construction & Engineering

#BestofBiz 2025: Construction & Engineering

17 Dec 2025

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Simply Financial Services 9 Dec 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: 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

Protecting the people who keep your business moving

Protecting the people who keep your business moving

Simply Financial Services 2 Sep 2025

Source: Growthpoint Properties. Longkloof Studios is a green-certified commercial office space in Cape Town, having achieved a 4-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance rating.

How green building certification boosts real estate profits

30 Jun 2025

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G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 2025

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Elias Monage 6 Jun 2025

The recent Bauma 2025 confirms the global shift toward electrification, smarter fleet management and digital integration (Image supplied)

Bauma 2025 shows global shift toward electrification

14 May 2025

Frigair 2025: Hervac sector a driving force in transformation to sustainable spaces

Frigair 2025: Hervac sector a driving force in transformation to sustainable spaces

Frigair Expo 14 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

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Updated carbon tax framework and its impact on high-emission industries

9 Apr 2025

GreenIron selects ABB for automation system at Sandviken facility

GreenIron selects ABB for automation system at Sandviken facility

25 Feb 2025

Mafika Engineering is exploring hydrogen adoption, including a collaboration with Bosch Germany to race Cummins (pictured) to develop Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2ICE)

Mafika Engineering and RMB Ventures aim to drive sustainable mining fleet transition

25 Feb 2025

Rethinking welding techniques can revolutionise sustainability

Rethinking welding techniques can revolutionise sustainability

Roman Mornau 20 Feb 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his #Sona2025 address at Cape town's City Hall. Source: x.com

#Sona2025: Ramaphosa economic recovery plan built on infrastructure, mining, and energy

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

A 3D render of an Oasis BESS site

R7bn battery projects reach financial close to boost Eskom resilience

21 Nov 2024

Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

Mantashe tells China ‘king coal is back’

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

ACED boosts Sasol’s green hydrogen efforts with wind power

Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

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