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Primary & Secondary Education

Meet the 5 African schools shortlisted for the World's Best School Prizes

Shan Radcliffe 3 days

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 3 days

The monthly bill topping R11,500 that homebuyers forget before paying the bond

Residential Property

The monthly bill topping R11,500 that homebuyers forget before paying the bond

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 3 days

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Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Standard Bank mobilises R3.45bn for climate-smart agriculture

Agriculture

Standard Bank mobilises R3.45bn for climate-smart agriculture

24 Jun 2026

The electric vehicle transition at the Fuels Industry Imbizo

Energy

The electric vehicle transition at the Fuels Industry Imbizo

Issued by The Electric Mission 22 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. This is a render image of Restilridge Farm Estate, the newly launched coastal lifestyle that is set to blend modern convenience with the charm of countryside living on the KZN Mid-South Coast.

Property

Historic farm meets modern living at new KZN estate

19 Jun 2026

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Issued by Catchwords 19 Jun 2026

Using drones for high-rise window cleaning, without the high risk

Facilities & Property Management

Using drones for high-rise window cleaning, without the high risk

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 18 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Data-centre growth set to trigger massive demand for aluminium and copper

17 Jun 2026

Financial Services

Fedgroup secured 500M IDC-backed renewable capital to accelerate industrial energy projects

Issued by Fedgroup 18 May 2026

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Retailers

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Issued by Tiger Brands 15 Jun 2026

Why 'waiting for infrastructure' doesn’t work

Marketing

Why 'waiting for infrastructure' doesn’t work

David Blyth, Issued by eatbigfish 11 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power utility enters its clean energy era with Eskom Green

11 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Nashil Chotoki, retail asset manager at Redefine.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Redefine delivers strong retail performance despite consumer headwinds

10 Jun 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

Nigel Sun, head of Sungrow SouthAfrica gives insight into how EV adoption is speeding up and property owners who move now can turn charging into a real advantage. (Image supplied)

Fuel & Energy

5 ways commercial property can cash in on EV demand

8 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New deal with Chinese solar giant to spark up SA’s energy market

8 Jun 2026

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

Energy

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

5 Jun 2026

AutoTrader lights up the N1 with South Africa’s largest digital billboard launch

OOH

AutoTrader lights up the N1 with South Africa’s largest digital billboard launch

Issued by AutoTrader 5 Jun 2026

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Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

Why is toilet water the ESG priority no one talks about in commercial buildings?

Facilities & Property Management

Why is toilet water the ESG priority no one talks about in commercial buildings?

Zea Gove, Issued by Propelair SA 3 Jun 2026

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026

African EV startup Spiro raises R3.4bn to expand battery-swapping network

Funding

African EV startup Spiro raises R3.4bn to expand battery-swapping network

2 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

Epic Outdoor and Jacaranda FM turn SA’s iconic billboard into the nation’s largest live video broadcast

OOH

Epic Outdoor and Jacaranda FM turn SA’s iconic billboard into the nation’s largest live video broadcast

Issued by Epic Outdoor 2 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

Helen McDougall

Agro-processing

World Milk Day - celebrating South Africa’s Women in Dairy

Issued by Rediscover Dairy 1 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrew Dewey, managing director of Swindon Property.

Office Property

Good news for prime offices, bad news for five-day commutes

Andrew Dewey 29 May 2026

Emira delivers 4.1% full-year income growth for shareholders

Markets & Investment

Emira delivers 4.1% full-year income growth for shareholders

Issued by Catchwords 29 May 2026

Review: Escape and recharge at Gonana Collection in Paternoster

Travel

Review: Escape and recharge at Gonana Collection in Paternoster

Ruth Cooper 1 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Construction of solar facility set to power 60,000 households

28 May 2026

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Logistics & Transport

New import rules target unsafe goods entering SA market

27 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Facilities & Property Management

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Issued by Catchwords 25 May 2026

Tiger Brands shifts to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Retailers

Tiger Brands shifts to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Issued by Tiger Brands 22 May 2026

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Higher Education

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Issued by University of Pretoria 21 May 2026

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 21 May 2026

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

Logistics & Transport

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

20 May 2026

Favourable outlook for the mining sector in Zambia

Mining

Favourable outlook for the mining sector in Zambia

Issued by SRK Consulting 19 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Solar boom exposes critical engineering workforce gap

19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Scott Thorburn is the national asset manager; Office at Redefine Properties.

Office Property

How the office sector rebound is shaping intelligent workspaces

Scott Thorburn 18 May 2026

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Banking

New R500m deal strengthens Fedgroup’s role in South Africa’s energy transition

18 May 2026

Steam rises at sunrise from the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility Eskom near Sasolburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

Eskom hikes and rising fixed charges squeeze households and SMEs

15 May 2026

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Energy

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 15 May 2026

Measurable environmental and governance systems for POP Warehouse

Warehousing

Measurable environmental and governance systems for POP Warehouse

Issued by Provantage 14 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Dainfern Golf Estate – R17.9m for a spectacular six-bedroom home with water storage and a solar system.

Property

Unpacking the driving force behind South Africa’s estate boom

14 May 2026

Eskom's Arnot Power Station in Middelburg. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

A year without loadshedding, but weak demand and high tariffs threaten jobs and Eskom revenue

14 May 2026

Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

Agriculture

Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

14 May 2026