Eighteen rural mountain communities in Lesotho have formally complained about Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). The massive project, a joint scheme with South Africa, will supply water to Gauteng and generate electricity for...
Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump. Originally published on 17 September 2025 on GroundUp News | By Ihsaan Haffejee About 140 waste reclaimers at Marie Louise landfill have been left with no income after...
Mahindra South Africa today inaugurated its new, purpose-built Vehicle Assembly Facility at the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone in KwaZulu-Natal, marking a major step in the brand’s journey as it enters its third decade in the country. The new...
With the outsourcing space becoming increasingly cutthroat, Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) find themselves trapped in a relentless race to the bottom. Aggressive pricing demands from clients and undercutting by low-cost competitors leave local...
Originally published by The Conversation In response to US funding cuts for South African health services and research projects, National Treasury has provided the National Department of Health with hundreds of millions of rands in emergency funds....
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, upheld a previous decision granting environmental authorisation for Eskom to build and operate a new nuclear power station in the Western Cape. Environmentalists had appealed...
The Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Works System has officially opened at the new System 5A Water Purification Plant at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Station in Vereeniging, Gauteng. The largest of its kind in Africa, the newly constructed System 5A, will...
Sappi Southern Africa Limited (“Sappi”) is pleased to announce that the Competition Commission has approved the transaction in terms of which Normandien Farms (Pty) Limited (“Normandien”) will acquire the Lomati Sawmilling...
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the constitutionally mandated representative of South Africa’s municipalities, has noted with deep concern the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant...
