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ROB ROSE: Is South Africa’s business-government collaboration just a comforting ruse?

Accountability is sorely needed

Cape Town transport plan pins hopes on rail revival

The Mother City bets on rail to beat its traffic troubles

Joburg’s finances flash warning signs

Joburg faces an alarming cash squeeze as spending outpaces revenue

South Africa risks unbundling public infrastructure know-how  

The state risks losing expertise as it hands public infrastructure to private players

No grid, no growth: South Africa’s transmission crunch

South Africa must build 14,500km of transmission lines by 2034 to connect new renewable power

Battle of the blueprints for South Africa’s broken municipalities

The ANC and DA offer starkly contrasting manifestos on how to fix South Africa’s municipalities

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DUNCAN McLEOD: Behind Comsol’s digital revolution

Private money is going where the government tried but failed to spend

Consumer in the crossfire

South Africa's consumer spending tailwinds are fading amid inflation and debt pressures. Sustained economic growth will now rely on fixed investment and ongoing infrastructure…

ROB ROSE: Industry isn’t in the twilight because of magic, Mr President 

President Cyril Ramaphosa laments South Africa's industrial decline, yet his government's policies are causing it.

By George, the only way to fly to the Garden Route

George Airport is set for a major upgrade to expand its capacity, but Plettenberg Bay Airport remains closed to commercial flights, affecting local tourism and business.

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South Africa’s infrastructure gap is a governance problem – not a financing one

Pension funds will invest in local infrastructure when the risk-adjusted return is appropriate. To force them to do so will disadvantage members

Titi Mashele, founder of the Bandits cycling club at a ride in Johannesburg. October 11, 2025. OUR CITY NEWS/James Oatway

Joburg: cyclists push back against car culture

Joburg’s transport infrastructure was designed for cars. Cyclists are entitled to use the roads, but are treated as intruders in that space

Gautrain. Bioclear South Africa – Wikimedia Commons / Rawpixel / Currency collage

RIP, Gautrain? Not so fast

Fears of a failing Gautrain may be premature, as the Gauteng government confirms it will still run under a public-private partnership

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Africa’s big bet: $15.2bn mobilised for mega-projects

The recent African Investment Forum secured $15.2bn for the continent’s most significant and bankable public-private partnerships

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Credit where it’s due: Africa’s credit moment

Africa receives just 0.3% of global private credit. Yet with potential to provide big returns with relatively little risk, the opportunity is compelling

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No more paper trails: how digital procurement can build Africa’s future

It’s time to move away from paper-based procurement processes and embrace digital options

Infrastructure. Public private partnerships. Picture: Currency

PPPs to the rescue? Not quite yet

South Africa needs massive investment to meet its infrastructure goals. It’s looking to PPPs to plug the gap.

Construction. Picture: Pexels/SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS

Private investment is key to South Africa’s R1-trillion infrastructure package

More than a decade of economic stagnation has limited ordinary South Africans’ access to essential goods, services and jobs. Will Operation Vulindlela be able to break this…

Giulietta Talevi Interview. The Exchange

The exchange … with PPC CEO Matias Cardarelli

PPC’s R3bn investment in the Western Cape is based on a no-growth scenario, and should help it win back market share, says SA’s oldest cement-maker

Joburg heads for ‘Day Zero’

You’d be forgiven for thinking Joburg Water is staffed by three gents in a jalopy. The absence of the utility’s presence on the streets – while drinking water gushes down…