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Sanral's head office building in Pretoria is the first belonging to a state entity to achieve a Green Star rating by the Green Buildings Council of South Africa.
•IDC fund helps companies go green

Universities and colleges that tackle the "green" challenge will better serve their students while helping Africa take leadership on climate change, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said at the launch of the African Green Campus Initiative.

South African state company Transnet has announced the details of a R300-billion investment in infrastructure that it says will create over half-a-million new jobs while making its freight rail division the fifth-largest in the world.

BMW South Africa has started production of the new 3 Series sedan at its Rosslyn plant outside Pretoria following a R2.2-billion upgrade that has significantly increased production capacity, allowing the company to more than double its exports of the sedan from South Africa.

Pay-as-you-go solar technology is making it possible for remote and off-grid communities in Africa to generate their own electricity, reducing the need for lighting practices, such as burning kerosene oil, that are harmful and dangerous.
• Africa leads solar laptop revolution

Cape Town's city skyline will soon feature a stunning addition. The 32-storey, R1.6-billion Portside Building - Cape Town's first new skyscraper since 1993 - represents a substantial investment in the Western Cape and a major boost for the local construction industry.

Lowered mining output in South Africa can be turned around through investment and employment, Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel told the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Monday.

Climate change trailblazers with innovative ideas to green South Africa only have a few more days until 6 February to submit their entries for the Climate Change Leadership Awards.
• Teaching people to work with nature

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has officially opened consumer goods giant Unilever's new, environmentally friendly savoury foods factory outside Durban, calling the investment a sign of confidence in South Africa's manufacturing capability.

With less than 24 hours to go before the end of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17) in Durban, negotiators are working around the clock to reach a deal that will signal some real progress in the planet's response to climate change.