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Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction
Entrepreneurship
Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

21 May 2024

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ESG & Sustainability
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

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Property
Hundreds of people stake out plots for houses on empty land in Nelson Mandela Bay

25 Mar 2024

One of 16 local citizen scientists collects data from Mamelodi in Pretoria. The data collected from each site will help the City of Tshwane develop an effective plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Photos: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane

Jabulile Mbatha 11 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).
Property
Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

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Property
Housing project for 500 Dunoon families put on hold

Peter Luhanga 2 Feb 2024

Spun concrete electrification poles offer greater longevity and reduce vandalism
Construction & Engineering
Spun concrete electrification poles offer greater longevity and reduce vandalism

Issued by Rocla 18 Dec 2023

Putting informal settlements on the map
ESG & Sustainability
Putting informal settlements on the map

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 24 Nov 2023

Khayelitsha schools battle illegal electricity connections
Education
Khayelitsha schools battle illegal electricity connections

Vincent Lali 15 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied.
Property
Radical housing model teaches powerful lessons for solving South Africa's housing crisis

18 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Manqulo Nyakombi.
Property
Stalled for years, Durban housing project faces further delays

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 5 Sep 2023

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ESG & Sustainability
Inaugural Africa Impact Investment Award winners

31 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability
Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

Can education help to address some of the systemic challenges in informal settlements?
Education
Can education help to address some of the systemic challenges in informal settlements?

Bushra Razack and Axolile Notywala 23 Mar 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery
Property
#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 2023

WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development
Property
WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

1 Feb 2023

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha
Property
Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Marecia Damons 21 Nov 2022

Heineken South Africa celebrates Arbour Month this September
Retail
Heineken South Africa celebrates Arbour Month this September

Issued by Heineken South Africa 16 Sep 2022

Renewable energy at home can be a reality for all South Africans
Energy & Mining
Renewable energy at home can be a reality for all South Africans

Issued by GreenCape 18 Aug 2022

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements
Property
Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

28 Jun 2022

#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?
Finance
#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?

Katja Hamilton 13 May 2022

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society
Property
Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber 14 Apr 2022

Image supplied: Vlugtig, Gaia and Stiekyt will all feature in the Silwerskerm Film Festival
Lifestyle
Silwerskerm Festival launches in hybrid format

Daniel Dercksen 16 Mar 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality admits water is contaminated
ESG & Sustainability
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality admits water is contaminated

Joseph Chirume 24 Feb 2022

Entrepreneurs turn water crisis into opportunity in Ekurhuleni
ESG & Sustainability
Entrepreneurs turn water crisis into opportunity in Ekurhuleni

Kimberly Mutandiro 9 Feb 2022

Alexandra residents clean up township
ESG & Sustainability
Alexandra residents clean up township

Masego Mafata 20 Dec 2021

Khayelitsha couple turns dumpsite into community garden
ESG & Sustainability
Khayelitsha couple turns dumpsite into community garden

Vincent Lali 14 Dec 2021

Shacks built by Siyahlala informal settlement residents on the railway line in Langa will only be relocated next year. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp
Legal
Court grants Prasa another eight months to relocate Cape Town Central Line shack dwellers

Tariro Washinyira 29 Nov 2021

The 'missing middle' lost in funding for entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
The 'missing middle' lost in funding for entrepreneurship

Lelanie Bason 1 Oct 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Lookbook Studio's cofounder, Pieter Bruwer
Marketing & Media
#BehindtheBrandManager: Lookbook Studio's cofounder, Pieter Bruwer

Evan-Lee Courie 1 Sep 2021

Can Kenya learn from global floods?
Construction & Engineering
Can Kenya learn from global floods?

Simon Thomas 18 Aug 2021

Chemicals in burnt warehouse caused "considerable" environmental damage - authorities
ESG & Sustainability
Chemicals in burnt warehouse caused "considerable" environmental damage - authorities

Wendell Roelf 26 Jul 2021

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold
Property
Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Jul 2021

Gun lobby says proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Bill won't reduce violent crime
Legal
Gun lobby says proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Bill won't reduce violent crime

Tariro Washinyira 1 Jul 2021

Nipping the housing problem in the bud
Property
Nipping the housing problem in the bud

Professor Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu 24 May 2021

Local entrepreneurs get a kickstart through RE:SOLVE Challenge
Entrepreneurship
Local entrepreneurs get a kickstart through RE:SOLVE Challenge

8 Apr 2021

People walking next to traffic in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
Construction & Engineering
People living in African urban settings do a lot of walking: but their cities aren't walkable

Seth Asare Okyere, Daniel Oviedo, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Mariajose Nieto & Michihiro Kita 29 Mar 2021

ChairClub and Adopt-a-School Foundation donate 100 school chairs
Education
ChairClub and Adopt-a-School Foundation donate 100 school chairs

Issued by Adopt-a-School 11 Mar 2021

#EcommerceDay2021: Scaling township grocery delivery with Jessica Boonstra
Retail
#EcommerceDay2021: Scaling township grocery delivery with Jessica Boonstra

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Mar 2021

#MusicExchange: Behind the music with SA music legend PJ Powers
Lifestyle
#MusicExchange: Behind the music with SA music legend PJ Powers

Martin Myers 2 Feb 2021

Free-to-access Wi-Fi hotspots in Witsand enables local NPOs
ESG & Sustainability
Free-to-access Wi-Fi hotspots in Witsand enables local NPOs

Issued by GreenCape 1 Feb 2021

Legal
The presumption of innocence - illustrated: Navigating through complex layers of legal data to provide legal answers

John de Villiers, Issued by LexisNexis 26 Jan 2021

Why technology is the immediate solution to shack fires
ESG & Sustainability
Why technology is the immediate solution to shack fires

Kealeboga Magalefa 18 Jan 2021

Kensington housing renovated by 'exceptional artisans' from informal settlement
Property
Kensington housing renovated by 'exceptional artisans' from informal settlement

Masego Mafata 18 Dec 2020

Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality
Construction & Engineering
Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality

2 Oct 2020

Magda via Pexels
Retail
Are relationships more important than brand quality and price?

Louise Hefer 18 Sep 2020

Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay
ESG & Sustainability
Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay

Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume 8 Sep 2020

How to respond to Cape Town's surge in land occupations
Property
How to respond to Cape Town's surge in land occupations

Adi Kumar 28 Jul 2020

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