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Dean Muruven, Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group, Johannesburg

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa's $170bn infrastructure challenge demands a nature-first approach

Dean Muruven 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

How tenants benefit from Rosebank Mall's hybrid energy initiative

15 Aug 2025

(L to r:) Mark Elliott, division president, Africa at Mastercard and Kenyan ambassador, Philip Thigo (Image supplied)

4th Industrial Revolution

The transformative power of AI to create jobs in Africa

13 Aug 2025

Reside Summit 2025 returns to Johannesburg

Facilities & Property Management

Reside Summit 2025 returns to Johannesburg

Issued by Catchwords 27 Jun 2025

Image credit: Sergio Martínez on Unsplash

Energy

Africa’s role in the global energy system on the rise

27 Jun 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

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

25 Jun 2025

Radisson’s Ramsay Rankoussi on hotel growth trends and Africa’s rising cities

Hospitality

Radisson’s Ramsay Rankoussi on hotel growth trends and Africa’s rising cities

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2025

Thanda’s agroecology initiative cultivates opportunities for youth as unemployment rises

Agriculture

Thanda’s agroecology initiative cultivates opportunities for youth as unemployment rises

4 Jun 2025

ButtaNutt secures a 54% equity investment from PSG Group

FMCG

ButtaNutt secures a 54% equity investment from PSG Group

23 May 2025

Source: Coface.

Economy

Moody's upgrade boosts Cape Town's credit rating close to South Africa’s sovereign level

14 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Major progress in Western Cape's largest road infrastructure project

6 May 2025

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

WTM Africa 2025 marks record participation from 96 countries

Tourism & Travel

WTM Africa 2025 marks record participation from 96 countries

11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward

Energy

Eskom’s limited emissions exemptions: A complex balancing act, practical steps going forward

Robin van Wyk 11 Apr 2025

SA SMEs optimistic about 2025 economic climate, but will it last?

SMEs

SA SMEs optimistic about 2025 economic climate, but will it last?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Mossel Bay set for transformation with nearing completion of major road project

19 Mar 2025

South Africa to incentivise local EV production

Fuel & Energy

South Africa to incentivise local EV production

13 Mar 2025

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, global chairman of Schneider Electric, says Africa's energy transition must not only focus on increasing the supply of green energy but also on transforming demand (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Africa shows great potential in sustainable energy milestones

10 Mar 2025

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Issued by Infra Impact Investment Managers 7 Mar 2025

Take control: Why CMOs are building internal agencies to drive growth

Digital

Take control: Why CMOs are building internal agencies to drive growth

Issued by Hoorah Digital 5 Mar 2025

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Economy

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Nomvula Masehla, Issued by SAICA 13 Feb 2025

Jaco Oosthuizen, Rectron category manager for mobility

Data & Analytics

Building an AI bridge for SA education gaps

Jaco Oosthuizen 19 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf Over the last five years, South Africa’s traditional TV viewership (on regulated services) has declined from 38.2 million to 32.5 million, but despite this content consumption remains robust

Media

Content consumption remains robust, despite traditional TV and radio figures down

10 Dec 2024

CILT conference tackles sustainable transport in sub-Saharan Africa

Logistics & Transport

CILT conference tackles sustainable transport in sub-Saharan Africa

2 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

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

Mining

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan is the Country Manager for Foundever South Africa.

Finance

Companies can do much more to empower women

Nita Morgan 29 Aug 2024

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Food, Water & Energy Security

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Issued by JNPR 23 Jul 2024

Source: Wikipedia.

Property

Investment hotspots: Wellington, Malmesbury

17 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.

Energy

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

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Careerbox is the starting point for many call centre careers in the local CCI base of operations in uMhlanga.

Services

BPO industry report says Africa is becoming global CXM hub

Lindsey Schutters 20 Jun 2024

Namibia's tightened visa rules threaten tourism growth

Tourism

Namibia's tightened visa rules threaten tourism growth

18 Jun 2024

The SBA whitepaper is a global first focus on the continent

Telecoms & Networks

Report: Tower companies fuel Africa’s telecommunications boom

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

Minister de Lille inspects R54m tourism project at Cape Agulhas National Park

Tourism

Minister de Lille inspects R54m tourism project at Cape Agulhas National Park

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. The UK’s trade commissioner for Africa, John Humphrey, and South Africa’s minister of public works and infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala signing an MoU aimed at strengthening co-operation regarding project preparation, -appraisal and -development.

Facilities & Property Management

Sustainable infrastructure symposium: 6 agreements signed at #SIDSSA24

25 Mar 2024

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

Packaging

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

29 Feb 2024

Property

#BudgetSpeech2024: Pragmatic moves but missed opportunities

Andrew Golding 23 Feb 2024

Jeff Ryan, MD for AWCape, an award-winning Platinum Sage Business Partner

Management & Leadership

#BudgetSpeech2024: Tough choices, limited resources

Jeff Ryan 23 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa’s municipalities cannot modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill unless there is public-private sector investment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

From classrooms to boardrooms - the power of education innovation and private investment

Education

From classrooms to boardrooms - the power of education innovation and private investment

Wrenelle Stander 2 Nov 2023

How infrastructure investment shapes SA's engineering future

Construction & Engineering

How infrastructure investment shapes SA's engineering future

1 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#MTBPS: South Africa's fiscal crisis: Rising debt and urgent reforms unveiled

Katja Hamilton 1 Nov 2023

Reviving Johannesburg's inner city: A resurgence of history and hope

Mixed-Use Property

Reviving Johannesburg's inner city: A resurgence of history and hope

Mercy Maina, Issued by Pareto Limited 23 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Office Property

3 key factors driving Cape Town's commercial property boom

19 Oct 2023