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Affordable housing starts with affordable cities
Affordable housing starts with affordable cities
Updated 2 hours 6 minutes ago

By: Khanyisa Mabala - Technical Director, MEPF Lead, Cost Management, EC, South Africa, AECOM South Africa’s affordable housing challenge is too often framed as a numbers game: how many houses can... 


The Talent Shortage Crippling South Africa Is in the Trades, Not in Tech
Updated 3 hours ago

South Africa's conversation about the future of work fixates on AI, coding and digital careers. Government gazetted a draft National AI Policy in April with talent development among its central... 


Bonteheuwel Church to become first of its kind Faith Community-Owned Renewable Energy Hub in Western Cape
Updated 3 hours ago

As the Church of the Resurrection celebrates 60 years of serving the Bonteheuwel community, it has been chosen as the site of the first Community Renewable Energy Solar Hub.  The Southern African... 


Empowering women through knowledge, skills and opportunity
Empowering women through knowledge, skills and opportunity
Updated 3 hours ago

When companies want their corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives to create meaningful, lasting impact, they need trusted community partners who understand local needs and know how to turn... 


 A career built on ambition, expertise and infrastructure
A career built on ambition, expertise and infrastructure
Updated 3 hours ago

“Don’t let perceptions of the industry define your ambitions. Construction offers opportunities to make a real difference by delivering infrastructure that improves lives and supports economic... 


Sungrow Ranks No.1 in Wood Mackenzie’s Global BESS Integrator and PV Inverter Manufacturer Ranking
Sungrow Ranks No.1 in Wood Mackenzie’s Global BESS Integrator and PV Inverter Manufacturer Ranking
Updated 3 hours ago

Sungrow has secured the top position in Wood Mackenzie’s Global Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Integrator Comprehensive Ranking as well as in Global Solar Inverter Manufacturer Comprehensive... 


Schneider Electric launches Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme across South, East and West Africa
Schneider Electric launches Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme across South, East and West Africa
Updated 4 hours ago

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has officially launched its Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme across South, East and West Africa.  The initiative is designed to... 


SAAFF Recognises FIATA Young Logistics Professional Award 2026  South Africa Winner and Champions a Unified Approach to Building the Industry Leadership of the Future
SAAFF Recognises FIATA Young Logistics Professional Award 2026 South Africa Winner and Champions a Unified Approach to Building the Industry Leadership of the Future
Updated 5 hours ago

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) Young Logistics Professionals (YLP) South Africa 2026 winner Sinazo Nogwebela’s  submission is a highly commended research... 


Keeping South Africa moving
Keeping South Africa moving
13th August 2026

As warehouses become increasingly automated and customer expectations continue to accelerate, reliability has become one of the most valuable assets within modern supply chains. For distribution... 


Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026
Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026
13th August 2026

The institutional architecture around African power investment has grown considerably more sophisticated in recent years, with multilateral lenders, specialized blended finance vehicles, global law... 


Climate compliance has just stopped being a paperwork exercise
Climate compliance has just stopped being a paperwork exercise
13th August 2026

(Virtual Showroom) For the past decade, climate compliance in South African industry has been seen as a box-ticking exercise with only the Tier 1 companies going above and beyond what is required... 


Procurement Excellence Honoured at CIPS Awards
13th August 2026

Organisations and professionals driving innovation, sustainability, transformation and economic impact through procurement and supply chain management were recognised at the Chartered Institute of... 


Empowerment starts with the power to choose
Empowerment starts with the power to choose
13th August 2026

Women have made significant strides over the past 35 years, with more moving into senior positions across business, government and the professions. However, Sharon Blignaut, a Director of Triple E... 


From Flood Recovery to Future Resilience
13th August 2026

Weather-related disasters have increased fivefold globally over the past 50 years, while the economic losses associated with these events have risen sevenfold, according to the World Meteorological... 


The dtic, Standard Bank, MTN & DHL Join Forces to Help African Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Compete and Grow Across Borders
13th August 2026

South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Standard Bank, MTN, and DHL (www.DHL.com) have announced a series of strategic partnerships aimed at helping SMEs across... 


Stronger collaboration needed to build SA's future engineering and IT talent amid skills shortages
13th August 2026

The Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) is calling for stronger collaboration between government, universities, schools, industry and funders to strengthen South Africa's engineering... 


Water Is Production Infrastructure
Water Is Production Infrastructure
12th August 2026

(Virtual Showroom) Production losses often begin quietly. A sump fills faster than expected. A haul road softens. A pump runs beyond its intended duty. Maintenance teams respond under pressure... 


Women’s Month: Breaking barriers in the fuels industry Lerato Ntuli on leading the way for women
Women’s Month: Breaking barriers in the fuels industry Lerato Ntuli on leading the way for women
12th August 2026

For Lerato Ntuli, becoming the first woman to lead Engen's Langlaagte Terminal was about more than reaching a personal career milestone. It marked an important step in her career and demonstrated... 


Industrial Cleaning Takes Flight
Industrial Cleaning Takes Flight
12th August 2026

(Virtual Showroom)Cleaning a high-rise building or solar farm has traditionally meant scaffolding, rope access or elevated work platforms, each bringing significant cost, disruption and safety... 


South Africa's US$122 Billion Energy Expansion Reinforces the Importance of T&D Africa at the Africa Energy Indaba
12th August 2026

South Africa's announcement of Chinese backing for a US$122 billion (R2.2 trillion) energy expansion programme has highlighted the critical role that transmission and distribution infrastructure... 


Schneider Electric welcomes Nicole Malan as Vice President of Power Systems and Infrastructure for Sub-Saharan Africa
Schneider Electric welcomes Nicole Malan as Vice President of Power Systems and Infrastructure for Sub-Saharan Africa
12th August 2026

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, is excited to announce the appointment of Nicole Malan as its new Vice President, Power Systems and Infrastructure for its Sub-Saharan Africa... 


Africa is training the female tech talent it needs, then losing half of them
12th August 2026

By: Masego Mosala - Solutions Engineer, Cloudera Here's a statistic that happily surprises people: Africa has the world's largest proportion of women graduating in STEM fields, coming in at 47%... 


Tetra Pak builds a women-led recycling ecosystem, one partnership at a time
Tetra Pak builds a women-led recycling ecosystem, one partnership at a time
12th August 2026

“I hope my journey demonstrates to the next generation of female entrepreneurs that women bring unique strengths to business. In the recycling industry especially, qualities like compassion,... 


What work can your business safely delegate to AI?
What work can your business safely delegate to AI?
12th August 2026

By: Paul Spagnoletti - Chief Revenue Officer of Synthesis For the past two years, most business uses of AI have helped people produce, find, or interpret information. Chatbots answer questions,... 


The Talent Shortage Crippling South Africa Is in the Trades, Not in Tech
The Talent Shortage Crippling South Africa Is in the Trades, Not in Tech
12th August 2026

South Africa's conversation about the future of work fixates on AI, coding and digital careers. Government gazetted a draft National AI Policy in Aprilwith talent development among its central... 


Finding South Africa’s grey women and then developing them
Finding South Africa’s grey women and then developing them
12th August 2026

Some of the women who could shape South Africa’s future are not yet visible. They are quiet, hesitant and often overlooked because they have never been given the confidence, skills or opportunity... 


Schneider Electric showcases the future of mining at Electra Mining Africa 2026
Schneider Electric showcases the future of mining at Electra Mining Africa 2026
11th August 2026

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, will at this year’s Electra Mining 2026, held from 7-11 September 2026 at the JHB Expo Centre, Nasrec, demonstrate how AI-enabled... 


Breaking barriers and building futures
Breaking barriers and building futures
11th August 2026

Vashnee Naicker's vision for women in engineering “The challenges facing our country, from infrastructure development to industrial growth and sustainability, require diverse perspectives,... 


Delivering Africa’s energy future requires more than ambition
Delivering Africa’s energy future requires more than ambition
11th August 2026

Africa’s energy conversation has matured. The debate is no longer only about generation capacity shortfalls or policy intent. Increasingly, the defining question has moved on as to whether the... 


 Preparing women to lead, building businesses to last
Preparing women to lead, building businesses to last
11th August 2026

“Diversity in demographics also promotes diversity of thought.” For Dr Zoliswa Tshetshe, Executive Chairman of M&D Construction Group, those words capture one of the greatest opportunities facing... 


Mines stay running with Lubricants. Technology. People.
11th August 2026

Technology provides data, alerts and insights, but it cannot replace experience earned in the field. Across the mining industry, many critical maintenance and reliability decisions still depend on... 


Women's Month: Nyanga entrepreneur turns business dream into reality
Women's Month: Nyanga entrepreneur turns business dream into reality
11th August 2026

When Sesethu Dingaan wakes up each morning, she is reminded that every successful business begins with a single decision. To start. The Nyanga Crossroads entrepreneur has transformed her business... 


Women's Month: Delft entrepreneur builds brighter future through determination and enterprise
Women's Month: Delft entrepreneur builds brighter future through determination and enterprise
11th August 2026

Every bottle of perfume Lusanda Meje sells represents far more than a fragrance. It represents independence, resilience and a dream of creating a better future for her young child. The Delft... 


BlueVision Partners with Fluency Security – a Leading International AI Driven Security Analytics Enterprise
11th August 2026

BlueVision has announced a strategic partnership that will see Fluency Security’s award-winning behavioural analytics into BlueVision’s Fusion Cloud service with the goal of sharpening cloud threat... 


Building the Business Case for Low-Carbon Industrial Spaces to support the Just Energy Transition
Building the Business Case for Low-Carbon Industrial Spaces to support the Just Energy Transition
7th August 2026

The United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO) is implementing a project – Fostering Low Carbon and Positive Energy Industrial Spaces (LC-PEIS) - with funding from the Government of Flanders.... 


Industrial symbiosis workshop uncovers more than 500 potential waste synergies
Industrial symbiosis workshop uncovers more than 500 potential waste synergies
7th August 2026

A recent industrial symbiosis workshop produced significant results, with participants identifying 351 resource streams, resulting in 532 potential industrial symbiosis opportunities to transition... 


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