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South Africans urged to rethink household costs as easy savings dry up

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Source: Supplied. Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Director: Systems and Partnerships at Social Impact Insights Africa.

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa cannot afford to mistake stagnation for stability

Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato 6 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

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Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages

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

Make your 2027 budget work harder: Prioritise water cost savings now

Make your 2027 budget work harder: Prioritise water cost savings now

Zea Gove, Propelair SA 1 Oct 2026

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

30 Sep 2026

Wind turbines on the Eastern Cape bushveld along the R350 road to Bedford, outside Makhanda. The area around has some of the country’s best wind power potential but is also among the Eastern Cape’s most ecologically sensitive landscapes. Photos: Aphiwe Ngowapi

Debate over new Makhanda wind farm

Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo 28 Sep 2026

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Gibb at 70: Seven decades of shaping South Africa’s infrastructure

25 Sep 2026

The arrangement currently supplies five Growthpoint buildings, including its newly refurbished 36 Hans Strijdom foreshore building, which underwent an environmentally innovative retrofit and now runs entirely on renewable energy. Image supplied.

Growthpoint and Etana Energy are wheeling clean energy to Cape Town

18 Sep 2026

Source: Reuters.

South Africa's first offshore wind farm delayed as World Bank highlights potential

17 Sep 2026

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela | Image source:

Gauteng opens upgraded R568 road linking Bronkhorstspruit to N4

17 Sep 2026

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Inside Absa’s R5.1bn logistics bet reshaping SA’s freight network

14 Sep 2026

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