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Outside the Western Cape High Court, Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney Jonty Cogger speaks to applicants urgently seeking an interdict preventing PRASA from evicting them from land they have occupied for years. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Legal

Court criticises Prasa for illegal evictions

Sandiso Phaliso and Tori Newby 30 Aug 2024

Pictured: Analisa Sukula with a recycled paver and the recycled materials behind her. Images by Mark Wessels.

ESG & Sustainability

Enhancing economic participation and uplifting lives

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 6 Aug 2024

Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity. Five South Africans have been named in Provopke Media's 2024 Influence 100 list. L to r: Nontokozo Madonsela, Jacqui O'Sullivan, Nompilo Morafo, Stephen Chege, and Nevashnee Naicker

Marketing & Media

5 South Africans on Provoke Media’s 2024 Influence 100 list

5 Aug 2024

East Coast Radio goes beyond 67 minutes to support the Tongaat community

Marketing & Media

East Coast Radio goes beyond 67 minutes to support the Tongaat community

Issued by East Coast Radio 18 Jul 2024

Property

Give homeowners a tax break to boost economy and employment, says Everitt

17 Jun 2024

#AfricaMonth: Jo Griffiths on GIIG’s mission to boost African tech startups

Entrepreneurship

#AfricaMonth: Jo Griffiths on GIIG’s mission to boost African tech startups

Imran Salie 30 May 2024

The age of generative AI increases energy and water usage with a negative effect on climate goals.

Energy & Mining

Microsoft's climate goals challenged by generative AI investment

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

Source: Wikipedia. Police minister, Bheki Cele is overseeing investigations of the George building collapse at the weekend.

Property

George building collapse: 33 lives claimed, 19 remain trapped

Katja Hamilton 14 May 2024

Spar gets secondary listing on A2X Markets

Retail

Spar gets secondary listing on A2X Markets

8 May 2024

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

Retail

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

Issued by LG 25 Apr 2024

Prototype spectator stand

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

Property

Hundreds of people stake out plots for houses on empty land in Nelson Mandela Bay

25 Mar 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Agriculture

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Spar steps up battle for affluent and discount shoppers

Retail

Spar steps up battle for affluent and discount shoppers

Nqobile Dludla 18 Mar 2024

Marketing & Media

Secure your stand, cultivate trust, generate leads and build your brand!

Issued by HOMEMAKERS 23 Jan 2024

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Agriculture

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell 23 Jan 2024

Image source: Leon Swart –

ESG & Sustainability

4,000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape

19 Jan 2024

2023 MEST Africa Challenge regional winners to compete for $50K equity prize

Entrepreneurship

2023 MEST Africa Challenge regional winners to compete for $50K equity prize

27 Dec 2023

Image source: vectorinka –

ESG & Sustainability

ISA awarded Net Zero Carbon Level 1 certificate

22 Nov 2023

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

ESG & Sustainability

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Issued by Sumitomo Dunlop 26 Oct 2023

Builders opens express store in Polokwane

Retail

Builders opens express store in Polokwane

25 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. The service station on the N12 in Potchefstroom in the North West is up for auction.

Property

South African investors eye petrol-station real estate amid fuel-consumption surge

23 Oct 2023

The concrete mixes piloted in Quincy include one with biogenic limestone, one with fly ash and slag that are activated with alkaline soda ash, and a third with both the alkali activated cement and biogenic limestone. Source: Dan DeLong/Microsoft.

Construction & Engineering

Carbon negative home is proof of concept for green concrete

Lindsey Schutters 19 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

Property

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

#WGBW23: The construction sector's role in achieving net zero

Construction & Engineering

#WGBW23: The construction sector's role in achieving net zero

Alison Groves 14 Sep 2023

Supplied image: Tubs2Classrooms - Nageng Primary School Library Launch

ESG & Sustainability

Danone SA launches first library built with upcycled yoghurt tubs

8 Sep 2023

#PropertyRevamped: The Fynbos, a landmark development for sustainable architecture in Africa

Property

#PropertyRevamped: The Fynbos, a landmark development for sustainable architecture in Africa

Sindy Peters 11 Jul 2023

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Property

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Frikkie Malan 23 May 2023

The green premium: How real estate advisory firms are driving the sustainability agenda

Property

The green premium: How real estate advisory firms are driving the sustainability agenda

Mitesh Bhawan 14 Apr 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Construction & Engineering

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

5 key principles to consider when renovating to avoid prolonged vacancies

Construction & Engineering

5 key principles to consider when renovating to avoid prolonged vacancies

Calvin Venkates 4 Apr 2023

African startups Kubik and Emata win big at Global Startup Awards

Entrepreneurship

African startups Kubik and Emata win big at Global Startup Awards

3 Apr 2023

#Newsmaker: Builders VP Karen Ferrini on retail innovation and expansion

Retail

#Newsmaker: Builders VP Karen Ferrini on retail innovation and expansion

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Feb 2023

Source: Karen Ferrini, vice president, Builders. Source: Supplied

Retail

Karen Ferrini named new Builders vice president

3 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retail

Pepkor's first quarter sales up 6.5% on store expansion

Nqobile Dludla 30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied

Retail

Builders launches tool to help shoppers source hard-to-find products - even those it doesn't stock

24 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Construction & Engineering

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Bongani Dladla 9 Jan 2023

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Agriculture

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Chris D Thomas, Jack Hatfield and Katie Noble 9 Dec 2022

New report: Local small businesses the lifeline of SA economy

Entrepreneurship

New report: Local small businesses the lifeline of SA economy

6 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & Engineering

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

Slight uptick noted in construction's overall business conditions - CIDB

Construction & Engineering

Slight uptick noted in construction's overall business conditions - CIDB

30 Nov 2022

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Education

Major school infrastructure programme underway in the Western Cape

23 Nov 2022