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Construction & Engineering

30 June shutdown: Construction sites must act now

1 day

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Residential Property

The economic pitfalls of rent control: Lessons for Cape Town

Nicholas Woode-Smith 5 Jan 2026

Construction & Engineering

Will green building save South Africa's construction sector from decline?

Justin Duarte 13 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal action looms over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court construction fiasco

Warren Mabona 1 Oct 2025

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Construction & Engineering

How South Africa's construction mafia hijacked projects worth R63bn

29 May 2025

Construction & Engineering

South Africa arrests 240 in construction mafia crackdown

15 Apr 2025

New MoU between Competition Commission and CIDB is aimed at stamping out anti-competitive behaviour.

Construction & Engineering

CompCom and CIDB join forces to tackle construction corruption

Lindsey Schutters 3 Mar 2025

Amy Moses and Josua Joubert won season 1. Source: Supplied.

Art

Amy Moses and Josua Joubert triumph as the first winners of My Design Rules

30 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 2: How to get ahead of the game

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 30 Dec 2024

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Construction & Engineering

SAICE inaugurates 2025 president, on path to net zero

20 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Construction & Engineering

Construction & Engineering

#BestofBiz 2024: Construction & Engineering

17 Dec 2024

Barloworld Equipment executive for operations in South Africa, Bongani Miya.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Sustainable infrastructure plays a vital role in the future of Africa

20 Nov 2024

Deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen visited the National Construction Summit to deliver a R63bn Construction Mafia warning. Source: x.com

Construction & Engineering

Treasury estimates economic cost of Construction Mafia at R63bn so far

Lindsey Schutters 19 Nov 2024

Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country.

Construction & Engineering

Master builders say construction mafia is a barrier to growth

22 Oct 2024

Insights into the fight against the construction mafia

Construction & Engineering

Insights into the fight against the construction mafia

Lindsey Schutters 17 Sep 2024

Navigating conflict in construction

Construction & Engineering

Navigating conflict in construction

Issued by Cox Yeats 16 Aug 2024

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has kept up the pace of policy implementation and infrastructure improvement he adopted when taking the cabinet position.

Construction & Engineering

Macpherson lauds Cape Town's fight against construction mafia

Lindsey Schutters 6 Aug 2024

Minister Dean Macpherson spent the week sketching his vision for the department

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson pledges to redirect funds to ‘building SA’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

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Skills Development

Decent work is the key to a sustainable building industry

2 Jul 2024

Construction & Engineering

Prioritising construction site safety, a vital commitment

25 Jun 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

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Facilities & Property Management

Construction mafia halts MyCiTi project; legal action pursued

15 Mar 2024

WC Government: Housing subsidy increase causes delays in project implementation

Construction & Engineering

WC Government: Housing subsidy increase causes delays in project implementation

18 Feb 2024

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Media

The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

Source: Vodacom All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists have been announced

Media

All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists

17 Nov 2023

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Construction & Engineering

Organised crime plagues SA construction industry

31 Oct 2023

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Mining

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Chris Gilili 10 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Construction & Engineering

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

Image: Danette Breitenbach. All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award 2023 winners

Media

#SBSJA2023: All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 winners

24 Jun 2023

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Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist announced

13 Jun 2023

Infrastructure Investment Plan projects worth R21.4bn now complete

Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure Investment Plan projects worth R21.4bn now complete

26 Apr 2023

How focusing on both rights and obligations will benefit SA's construction sector

Construction & Engineering

How focusing on both rights and obligations will benefit SA's construction sector

Ian Massey 1 Feb 2023

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Banking

Flat business confidence does not tell the whole story

23 Nov 2022

How tender mafias, unethical practices are threatening the construction industry

Construction & Engineering

How tender mafias, unethical practices are threatening the construction industry

18 Oct 2022

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

Mining

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

11 Feb 2022

6 arrested following Durban construction site invasion

Construction & Engineering

6 arrested following Durban construction site invasion

3 Feb 2022

How digital tech can hamper crime on construction sites

Construction & Engineering

How digital tech can hamper crime on construction sites

28 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward

Dumisani Madi 5 Jan 2022

Emerging contractors key to construction sector recovery

Construction & Engineering

Emerging contractors key to construction sector recovery

Bongani Dladla 8 Nov 2021

Construction critical to post-Covid economic recovery in SA

Construction & Engineering

Construction critical to post-Covid economic recovery in SA

29 Oct 2020

Contractors beware of new clauses in road tender deals

Corporate & Commercial Law

Contractors beware of new clauses in road tender deals

30 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Construction & Engineering

Construction & Engineering

#BestofBiz 2019: Construction & Engineering

17 Dec 2019

Construction industry under siege

Construction & Engineering

Construction industry under siege

Morag Evans 18 Nov 2019

Can your contract protect you against construction mafia losses?

Construction & Engineering

Can your contract protect you against construction mafia losses?

28 Oct 2019

Construction mafia derailing projects worth billions

Construction & Engineering

Construction mafia derailing projects worth billions

25 Mar 2019