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Transnet Group CEO Michelle Phillips said the entity's recovery plan is finally producing measurable results.
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Inside Transnet’s remarkable R4.6 billion turnaround

In an exclusive interview, CEO Michelle Phillips opens up on the decisions, setbacks and battles behind Transnet’s recovery.

A makeshift wall with the message: Say No to the Wall.

‘Who gets to live with dignity?’ Movement for Care, Cape Town communities protest N2 wall project

Why is R114 million being spent on a wall while communities are living in squalor? protestors ask.

Businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama is facing a criminal case after a video emerged on social media showing him allegedly threatening women during an altercation at a Sandton restaurant.

Mudzinganyama case triggers government contract probe

eThekwini says Moriel Infrastructure Group’s R16.1m North Park Sewer Project is 95% complete, as investigations continue into contracts linked to businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama

Illustration of a hydrogen economy lifecycle

Green hydrogen moves from strategy to projects in South Africa

The race for a new energy industry is on.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s infrastructure crisis is increasingly about planning, maintenance and delivery rather than funding. Auditor-General findings illustrate the scale of the challenge facing municipalities.

Poor planning and maintenance undermine South Africa’s infrastructure spending

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s infrastructure crisis is increasingly about planning, maintenance and delivery rather than funding. Auditor-General findings…

Municipalities forfeited R1.5 billion in unspent municipal infrastructure grants over the past three years due to poor planning and lack of capacity.

Punished twice: no water, no power — and R1.5bn in infrastructure grants unspent

Municipalities forfeited R1.5bn in infrastructure grants over three years as poor planning and capacity failures left communities battling worsening basic services.

Record renewable-energy investment and major solar and transmission projects are being presented as evidence that South Africa can deliver complex infrastructure at scale — although key investment figures require clearer sourcing.

Renewable-energy projects show South Africa can deliver complex infrastructure

Record renewable-energy investment and major solar and transmission projects are being presented as evidence that South Africa can deliver complex infrastructure at scale —…

Wongiwe Ludidi is a senior Human Resources Business Partner: Supply Chain at CHEP Sub Saharan Africa. 

South Africa’s logistics rebuild needs people as well as infrastructure

Rebuilding South Africa’s logistics network will require more than better ports and railways. Wongiwe Ludidi argues that widening the talent pipeline — particularly for women —…

The Verulam building collapse in December last year resulted in 5 deaths and 11 injuries.

Building collapses spur calls for tougher SA construction rules

Proposed reforms aim to strengthen South Africa’s building oversight system, but experts say better enforcement and municipal capacity are also needed.

Bidvest Chief executive Mpumi Madisa
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Bidvest approves R2.5bn LPG terminal investment as HEPS rises 4%

Bidvest has approved R2.5 billion in growth capital expenditure for a second LPG terminal at Richards Bay and expanded bulk capacity in Durban, while pursuing a renewed sale of…

If there was a sudden increase in BEV ownership in South Africa like the iCAUR, it does not mean the grid will collapse.

Will EVs break Eskom? The surprising 10% reality

Millions of electric cars on South African roads sound like a grid nightmare, but experts say total power demand will rise by only 10% - if we charge smart.

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1994–2026: SA’s unfinished infrastructure promise

Three decades after the RDP promised homes, water, sanitation and electricity, South Africa faces a trillion-rand test: turning infrastructure plans into reality.

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, announced on Tuesday that they formalised a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement aimed at strengthening the preparation of priority tourism infrastructure projects and unlocking greater private sector investment into South Africa's tourism economy
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De Lille, Macpherson team up to unlock tourism infrastructure investment

Ministers Patricia de Lille and Dean Macpherson have announced a strategic partnership to enhance tourism infrastructure in South Africa, aiming to attract private investment and…

Across South Africa, towns and cities are grappling with rising water demand, climate volatility, ageing infrastructure, and dwindling financial resources.
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Mobilising African capital for climate-resilient infrastructure in Nigeria and the continent

AFC Capital Partners has launched the Infrastructure Climate-Resilient Fund Nigeria, aiming to mobilise domestic capital for climate-resilient infrastructure projects across…

While ACSA has survived a tumultuous period, the assignment now is turning recovery into generational progress, says the writer.

ACSA’s next flight must be about leadership that outlives its leaders

As Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) embarks on a new strategic direction, the importance of effective leadership becomes paramount.

Healthcare is in crisis, and the failures in governance are directly undermining patient care.

No water, no power, no doctors: The reality destroying South Africa’s NHI dream

As the National Health Insurance moves forward, medical experts warn that funding cannot fix broken water systems, rolling blackouts, and critical doctor shortages.

KwaZulu-Natal election campaign trail, the DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis said the eThekwini Metro needs billions of rand to fix failing infrastructure.

LGE 2026: DA's private partnership plan to fix failing municipal infrastructure

The DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis outlines plans for public-private partnerships to resolve eThekwini's infrastructure issues, while also addressing the government's funding decisions…