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Bakwena extends N1 rehabilitation project to 2027

Logistics & Transport

Bakwena extends N1 rehabilitation project to 2027

5 hours

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Climate Change

Western and Eastern Cape brace for disruptive rain, flooding and snow

8 hours

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 day

A road trip around Thembisa: Every corner tells a story

OOH

A road trip around Thembisa: Every corner tells a story

Issued by Mamela Media 1 day

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

3 days

Petronella Mphahlele looks at why the IEC uses wall murals for voter registration campaigns in South Africa (Image source: @ IEC https://www.facebook.com/IECSouthAfrica/posts IEC]])

Marketing

Registration campaign uses murals to reach voters

26 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 May 2026

Steve Louw’s Traces of the Flood features Bob Dylan’s touring musicians

Music

Steve Louw’s Traces of the Flood features Bob Dylan’s touring musicians

25 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Storm recovery efforts continue across Western Cape

25 May 2026

When billboards become love letters

OOH

When billboards become love letters

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 22 May 2026

Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate change

Peter Johnston 22 May 2026

The launch commercial for the all-new Kia Tasman bakkie creates an entire world out of one problem (image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Kia Tasman bakkie TVC takes up the bakkie challenge

20 May 2026

Why processing is the food security lever Southern Africa keeps ignoring

Food & bev. services

Why processing is the food security lever Southern Africa keeps ignoring

Wael Khoury 19 May 2026

Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Infectious Diseases

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 18 May 2026

Source: Pixabay.

Residential Property

Western Cape storm damage: Key insurance facts you need to know

13 May 2026

Image source: SANews.gov.za

Logistics & Transport

Transport budget allocates R31bn to Sanral for national road upgrades

13 May 2026

Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havoc

GroundUp Staff 12 May 2026

The City of Cape Town is attending to multiple incidents related to the storm raging across Cape Town. Image credit

Climate Change

Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

11 May 2026

Absa Run Your City Cape Town 10KM cancelled following severe weather warning

Sport

Absa Run Your City Cape Town 10KM cancelled following severe weather warning

Issued by OnPoint PR 8 May 2026

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

It was Sunset Time as thousands of user-generated sunsets transformed high-traffic billboards into moments of golden hour calm across the country. Source: Supplied.

OOH

Corona bets on user-generated sunsets for its latest outdoor push

4 May 2026

Source: Sanral.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R4bn expansion to transform Africa’s longest road tunnel into dual-bore system

28 Apr 2026

South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge

Economy

South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge

Prof Joseph Sekhampu, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

From decline to delivery: Rethinking South Africa’s infrastructure model

24 Apr 2026

Early Childhood Development

Untangling the red tape of crèche registration

Mary-Anne Gontsana 23 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh, senior associate at legal firm CMS South Africa.

Taxation & Regulation

From trade pact to action plan: AfCFTA faces capital mobilisation test

Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh 23 Apr 2026

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Marketing

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

23 Apr 2026

Dealers

Inside iCaur: Chery’s new EV brand set for South Africa

21 Apr 2026

RoadCover and Wheel Well partner to drive a new era of road safety for South African families

Safety

RoadCover and Wheel Well partner to drive a new era of road safety for South African families

Issued by RoadCover 20 Apr 2026

African supply chains face real-world test amid geopolitical tensions

Supply Chain

African supply chains face real-world test amid geopolitical tensions

Wayne Meisel 16 Apr 2026

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

Logistics & Transport

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joshua Sello 14 Apr 2026

South Africa’s consumer class is back on the road!

Research

South Africa’s consumer class is back on the road!

Issued by BrandMapp 13 Apr 2026

Review: Mini Cooper S Convertible

Launches & Reviews

Review: Mini Cooper S Convertible

Imran Salie 9 Feb 2026

Your consumer isn’t who you think they are right now

Branding

Your consumer isn’t who you think they are right now

Nomonde Keswa, Issued by eatbigfish 8 Apr 2026

Transport

Closure of N3 northbound carriageway at Market Road

7 Apr 2026

Wrapping up 6 months behind the wheel of the Ford Territory Dark Edition

Launches & Reviews

Wrapping up 6 months behind the wheel of the Ford Territory Dark Edition

Imran Salie 31 Mar 2026

Early Childhood Development

Classrooms must come first: Fixing the policy gap in SA’s ECD strategy

Marion Wagner 31 Mar 2026

Source: Amina B via

Logistics & Transport

Bakwena ramps up N1 and N4 safety as Easter travel volumes rise

31 Mar 2026

Branding

Top brands boost SA's economy with R771bn

27 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

Affordable & Social Housing

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

The truck driver who turns overnight stops into a living archive of Namibia

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The truck driver who turns overnight stops into a living archive of Namibia

Issued by Unitrans 25 Mar 2026

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Climate Change

South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decade

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

Eastern Cape rolls out R150m push to support township auto SMMEs

SMEs

Eastern Cape rolls out R150m push to support township auto SMMEs

25 Mar 2026

Renault updates Kiger Turbo as compact SUV competition heats up in SA

Dealers

Renault updates Kiger Turbo as compact SUV competition heats up in SA

24 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Affordable & Social Housing

From policy to reality: Human settlements shaping South Africa's future

18 Mar 2026

Ramaphosa outlines plan to transform SA’s transport network

Transport

Ramaphosa outlines plan to transform SA’s transport network

17 Mar 2026

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Transport

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Gavin Kelly 16 Mar 2026

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

Agriculture

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

11 Mar 2026