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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

Primary & Secondary Education

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 5 hours

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Probe into Prasa contract irregularities continues

19 Mar 2026

Gold Fields' Damang gold mine lease is up for grabs

Gold

Gold Fields' Damang gold mine lease is up for grabs

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2026

Sameer Kumandan, MD of SW360

Talent Acquisition

5 essential safety tips for remotely hiring international employees

Sameer Kumandan 17 Mar 2026

Retail under pressure: Why occupational health and safety now drive performance

Health & Safety

Retail under pressure: Why occupational health and safety now drive performance

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 17 Mar 2026

Rising wages, rising claims: What contractors need to know

Remuneration & Payroll

Rising wages, rising claims: What contractors need to know

Sunil Hansjee and Claudelle Pretorius, Issued by Cox Yeats 12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Danielle Luwes, Tax Director: Hobbs Sinclair Advisory.

Taxation & Regulation

How South African seafarers can master offshore tax challenges: top tips and tricks

12 Mar 2026

Source: Euan Massey, director at MDA Attorneys.

Construction & Engineering

Payment delays: the existential threat to South Africa's construction industry

10 Mar 2026

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Corporate & Commercial Law

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Peter Barnard and Claudelle Pretorius, Issued by Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2026

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

Residential Property

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

Issued by Catchwords 5 Mar 2026

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Construction & Engineering

World Engineering Day: Building a greener tomorrow through smart innovation

4 Mar 2026

Beyond the pit: Why mining partnerships are being redefined

Mining

Beyond the pit: Why mining partnerships are being redefined

John Kettlewell, Issued by Unitrans 3 Mar 2026

Rio Tinto revives Richards Bay Minerals' $473m Zulti South project

Mining

Rio Tinto revives Richards Bay Minerals' $473m Zulti South project

2 Mar 2026

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Labour Law

Employers warned: Employees are not assets, rules Labour Court

Bradley Workman-Davies 18 Feb 2026

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Construction & Engineering

R24m bridge set to transform access in Engcobo

9 Feb 2026

Anton van Heerden, CEO of DNA EOR

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | DNA EOR's Anton van Heerden: 8 global hiring shifts HR can’t ignore in 2026

Anton van Heerden 5 Feb 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why

2 Feb 2026

Supplied image: Artist's rendering of Seaton House

Primary & Secondary Education

New independent school breaks ground in KZN

30 Jan 2026

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Property

Fractional ownership: Transforming the property market for millennials

Kagiso Mahlangu and Fhumulani Denga 12 Jan 2026

Ethiopia starts $12.5bn airport project

Aviation

Ethiopia starts $12.5bn airport project

12 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

R449m student housing project to boost KZN economy

8 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R311m and counting but this Limpopo taxi rank has never opened

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 9 Dec 2025

Image credit: Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

Community leader Vuyani Madikane opens a tap at Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, to show that they have not had consistent water since the taps were installed earlier this year. Photo: Vincent Lali

Food, Water & Energy Security

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Vincent Lali 2 Dec 2025

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Blame game: Who's liable in slip-and-fall incidents at malls?

Rethabile Shabalala and Maano Manavhela 1 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

GroundUp Staff and The Outlier 1 Dec 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Midvaal Hospital goes green with Standard Bank's R34m support

26 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Bold redevelopment plan unveiled for Good Hope Centre precinct

26 Nov 2025

Tanzania to begin construction on Bagamoyo Port in December

Logistics & Transport

Tanzania to begin construction on Bagamoyo Port in December

George Obulutsa 25 Nov 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Negligence leads to joint liability in court case over safety equipment lapse

Maano Manavhela and Raynold Tlhavani 18 Nov 2025

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Property Development

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Nov 2025

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. A Qingjian Group Company plant in Qacha’s Nek during construction of the Makhaola Lerotholi Highway.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Nov 2025

Some learners have given up hope that their promised new school will ever be built. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Promises, promises but still no school

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Nov 2025

Workers protested outside this project site in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha, since Monday over their unpaid wages. Photo: Vincent Lali / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

13 Nov 2025

Health & Safety

Rosond appoints Dr. Adwoa Boaduo as head of safety

7 Nov 2025

Source: Thembi Siaga/GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

No water for two years as R200m project remains incomplete

Thembi Siaga 3 Nov 2025

From compliance to cooperation: What the GCC 2025 means for contractors and employers

Land & Property Law

From compliance to cooperation: What the GCC 2025 means for contractors and employers

Peter Barnard and Harshita Kapoor, Issued by Cox Yeats 31 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Expansion complete: President Square Vaal Centre reopens with 32 new stores

31 Oct 2025

Raising standards in the construction industry: Blacklisting, accountability and fair process

Construction & Engineering

Raising standards in the construction industry: Blacklisting, accountability and fair process

Richard Hoal, Mohamed Mota and Khanya Mgebisa, Issued by Cox Yeats 23 Oct 2025

Catch the roadshow for EuroShop 2026 in Joburg and Cape Town

Exhibitions

Catch the roadshow for EuroShop 2026 in Joburg and Cape Town

Issued by Scan Display 21 Oct 2025

Growthpoint backs Cape Winelands Airport with landmark partnership

Mixed-Use Property

Growthpoint backs Cape Winelands Airport with landmark partnership

Issued by Catchwords 17 Oct 2025

Source: Themba Siaga. Construction of the Davhana Stadium started in 2019, but the project remains incomplete, though millions have been spent on it.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Limpopo stadium project soaks up time and money

Thembi Siaga 16 Oct 2025

Can a JBCC contract be cancelled where there is no principal agent?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Can a JBCC contract be cancelled where there is no principal agent?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 9 Oct 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng transforms schools with over 8,500 smart classrooms

6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape pushes forward with crucial R640m bypass

6 Oct 2025

The new campus for Rivoni School of the Blind includes several large buildings. But work to finish the project has been stalled for most of this year. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198m

Thembi Siaga 3 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal action looms over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court construction fiasco

Warren Mabona 1 Oct 2025

The high court in Pretoria has struck Postbank’s urgent application to stop the termination of its contract with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) from the court’s urgent roll. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contract

Marecia Damons 29 Sep 2025

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Labour Law

LAC confirms contract workers can't have their cake and employee rights too

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Sep 2025