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

By Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 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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Laying the bricks for women empowerment

Laying the bricks for women empowerment

2 May 2018

This month Sweden built the first road that charges electric vehicles as they drive.

Sweden's new road powers electric vehicles - what's the environmental impact?

Rick Greenough 26 Apr 2018

SA's 2018 Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest winners revealed

SA's 2018 Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest winners revealed

25 Apr 2018

Makoma Lekalakala, director for Earthlife Africa, and Liz McDaid, climate change coordinator for Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

Two SA women awarded Goldman prize for halting SA-Russia nuclear deal

23 Apr 2018

Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth - report

Closing the gender gap in SA by just 10% could achieve higher economic growth - report

19 Apr 2018

New government to have significant impact on construction sector

New government to have significant impact on construction sector

Njombo Lekula 17 Apr 2018

Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa

Smart urbanism, sustainability in the spotlight at upcoming RICS Summit Africa

16 Apr 2018

Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms

Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms

Thembela Ntongana 10 Apr 2018

The Berg River Dam on 7 March 2018 about 48% full.

Five key lessons other cities can learn from CT's water crisis

Kevin Winter 6 Apr 2018

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Photo: Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 4 Apr 2018

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore PVT Installation. (Image Supplied)

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town maximises rooftop space with hybrid PVT project

27 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 26 Mar 2018

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Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

20 Mar 2018

Watershed at the V&A Waterfront

V&A buildings awarded five new Green Star ratings

16 Mar 2018

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Durban is slowly becoming a seaside city without any sand

16 Mar 2018

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

Nick Budlender 13 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Dr Christopher Helbing, director: Division of Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer ISE, Professor Jack Fletcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.

UCT and Fraunhofer Institute sign MoU on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

7 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

5 Mar 2018

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Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

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Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

Aerial view of Durban Harbour

Durban selected to participate in RICS Cities for our Future Challenge

27 Feb 2018

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Martin Stavenha 23 Feb 2018

SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract

SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract

21 Feb 2018

Bright times lie ahead for black-owned concrete business

Bright times lie ahead for black-owned concrete business

Stone Décor 21 Feb 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

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