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ESG & Sustainability

2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SA

Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny 17 Jul 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

NGO considers appealing Shell's oil project approval

16 Jul 2025

Source: Holland & Associates (fair use). The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam was illegally enlarged in 2017.

Construction & Engineering

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

John Yeld 27 Jun 2025

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 24 Jun 2025

Study reveals Coca-Cola System's $10.4bn impact is reshaping Africa’s economy

Research

Study reveals Coca-Cola System's $10.4bn impact is reshaping Africa’s economy

24 Jun 2025

Source: Living Limpopo.

Construction & Engineering

Multi-billion Limpopo mega-project has ground to a halt

Andries van Zyl 19 Jun 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Coega Green Ammonia Project completes solar PV cluster development phase

12 Jun 2025

Financial Services

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Marecia Damons 9 Jun 2025

ESG & Sustainability

SanParks launches Biodiversity Offset Bank

27 May 2025

Source: © SABC The Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (Bill) proposes several noteworthy amendments to the current regulatory framework for mineral resources including addressing tailing dumps and associated issues to avoid disasters such as the Jagersfontein disaster

Energy & Mining

11 MPRDA amendments to take note of

Webber Wentzel partners and consultant 22 May 2025

Construction & Engineering

Infrastructure is the lifeline of SA's GNU

Emeka Umeche 7 May 2025

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

Environment & Natural Resources

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

22 Apr 2025

Finance

Is South Africa ready for strategic tax reforms and infrastructure overhaul?

7 Apr 2025

Source: Matthew Hirsch. More than 100 Cape Town residents attended a meeting to discuss the proposed redevelopment of the Mowbray Golf Course Site.

Mixed-Use Property

Mixed reactions to affordable housing development on Mowbray Golf Course

Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

A pit head is seen at the Tumela platinum mine, an Anglo-American open pit mine located in Thabazimbi. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Rains affect Amplats Tumela production

Nelson Banya 24 Feb 2025

Report reveals R5.27bn blow to SA's citrus exports in 2024

Agro-processing

Report reveals R5.27bn blow to SA's citrus exports in 2024

18 Feb 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

Agriculture

South Africa Wine urges government to reconsider excise tax increase

29 Nov 2024

South Africa wants to launch a communications satellite

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa looks to space for economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 24 Nov 2024

Mixed-Use Property

Affordable housing set to rise on Cape Town's high-value Green Point site

13 Nov 2024

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

7 Nov 2024

Nutrition

GMO debate reignited as SA sets new precedent in court

Katja Hamilton 5 Nov 2024

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Health & Social Welfare

Relocation of residents in Nelson Mandela Bay flood-prone areas progressing well

31 Oct 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Juta acquires Contractzone and Litigator to expand legal tech solutions

Publishing

Juta acquires Contractzone and Litigator to expand legal tech solutions

Issued by Juta and Company 7 Oct 2024

TNPA, IDC call for proposals for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura

Distribution

TNPA, IDC call for proposals for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura

25 Sep 2024

New standards and spectrum policy advance SA digital infrastructure

Telecoms & Networks

New standards and spectrum policy advance SA digital infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 9 Sep 2024

A single system for engineering companies in South Africa

Technology

A single system for engineering companies in South Africa

Issued by QuickEasy Software 17 Jul 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

ESG

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024

A government proposal to drop some statutory safeguards for the Kruger National Park has raised the alarm among some experts. Photos: John Yeld

Environment & Natural Resources

New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards 'at risk'

John Yeld 31 May 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding

Agriculture

Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding

4 Mar 2024

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Cyber Law

AI regulation: What SA can learn from global leaders

Jaimin Patel 14 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024

NHI

BUSA and B4SA challenge "unconstitutional" NHI Bill

7 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Environment & Natural Resources

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. The service station on the N12 in Potchefstroom in the North West is up for auction.

Industrial & Logistics Property

South African investors eye petrol-station real estate amid fuel-consumption surge

23 Oct 2023

Source: Image rendered. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 2 Oct 2023

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Land & Property Law

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 26 Sep 2023

Enforcement Notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of PoPIA

Retailers

Enforcement Notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of PoPIA

4 Sep 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Unpacking the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 21 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: 5-star Shawu's Hills Wildlife Estate offers refuge from city life

Residential Property

#PropertyRevamped: 5-star Shawu's Hills Wildlife Estate offers refuge from city life

Sindy Peters 28 Jul 2023

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

First National Biodiversity Offset Guideline published

26 Jun 2023

Cum laude graduate maps the value of grassland ecosystem services

Research & Development

Cum laude graduate maps the value of grassland ecosystem services

8 May 2023

Source © Ismagilov The 21 April is the UN World Creativity Day

Advertising

UN World Creativity Day: What is creativity today?

Danette Breitenbach 21 Apr 2023