Construction costs across the Western Cape are becoming increasingly unpredictable. Currency volatility, global supply chain disruptions, rising fuel prices and escalating logistics costs are creating uncertainty for contractors, developers,...
South Africa’s construction sector generates 130,000 jobs a quarter1 and is heading into a R1 trillion infrastructure cycle, but the businesses delivering the work still struggle to access the construction finance they need to mobilise...
Africans under 25 already make up 60% of the continent’s population. At this rate, by 2050, one in every four young people on earth will be African. The tools that generation builds with will shape the continent for decades. The pressure to...
Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT) has reached a significant sustainability milestone with 12 net-zero carbon certification projects across its South African office and logistics and industrial portfolios, reflecting the company’s continued progress...
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is implementing land restoration projects in Limpopo and the Northern...
South Africa’s consumer inflation rate rose to 4.5% in May 2026, up from 4.0% in April, marking the highest annual rate recorded since July 2024, when inflation stood at 4.6%. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 0.7% in May. In...
As South Africa marks 50 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising under the national theme RESET@50: The Future Calls, the country is being asked to shift the narrative from seeing young people as just part of the unemployment problem to recognising...
Wastewater contains untapped resources that, if reclaimed, could power agriculture, global sanitation, and its own treatment to help meet United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals, according to a review published in Frontiers in Science in...
South Africa’s wastewater systems are under growing pressure. The latest Green Drop Report reveals declining performance, rising risk, and mounting infrastructure challenges, with nearly half of treatment works now classified as critical. What is...
In a country where reliable water and sanitation infrastructure remains both a pressing need and a long-term national priority, the role of the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has never been more critical. As South...
