Expert Insights provided by Muthumuni Elizabeth Managa, Associate professor, University of South Africa, and Lijo Mona, Postdoctoral fellow, University of South Africa. This article was originally posted on theconversation.com and is republished...
South Africa’s private school sector is experiencing steady growth as increasing numbers of families seek alternative education options. While this growth reflects confidence in the sector, it is also creating new infrastructure pressures,...
Architects spend years learning that no project is ever built exactly as it was first imagined. Blueprints evolve. Budgets shift. Foundations reveal surprises. Weather intervenes. Deadlines move. The strongest designs are rarely the ones that avoid...
The number of South Africans planning to start a business has more than doubled since 2023, a sharp jump in entrepreneurial intent at a time when the country needs it most. Nearly one in five adults now intend to launch a venture within three...
For two years, Dullstroom resident Anita Minnaar has not received a municipal bill. Sitting in her teashop, The Rose Garden, she said she has continued paying an estimated monthly amount to the Emakhazeni Local Municipality. But for the past three...
Environmental justice organisation The Green Connection has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa about reports that Israeli-owned Navitas Petroleum LP is set to become operator of offshore oil and gas exploration Block 1 CBK in the...
The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) is broadening recognition of excellence in South Africa’s construction sector through the 2026 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards, which this year introduces a new...
The defining water challenge of the twenty-first century is no longer simply about building bigger dams or laying more pipelines. As prolonged droughts, floods, rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and rapid urbanisation strain...
City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Mayor Dada Morero has assured city residents that the municipality is working with National Treasury to resolve its challenges. This after the municipality, along with 68 others, had their July 2026 equitable share...
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), often referred to as the ‘nature reserves of the sea’, are ecologically significant areas that protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, habitats and species, while supporting the people who depend on them....
