Building & Construction News

Sanral gives Mookgophong street vendors 14 days to remove illegal structures

• 19-11-2025
• The Citizen Online

CPF, police and Sanral issue 14 day notices to street vendors trading illegally on Sanral road reserves in Mookgophong.

MOKOPANE – The CPF executive committee and the Mookgophong sub-forum, in collaboration with the police and...

Mossel Bay sets benchmark in municipal energy innovation: Hartenbos Waste Water Treatment Works Solar PV Plant and Microgrid

• 19-11-2025
• Cape Business News

Mossel Bay, Western Cape – In a bold step toward sustainable infrastructure and energy resilience, the Mossel Bay Municipality, in partnership with Element Consulting Engineers and Solareff, celebrated the official launch of the Hartenb...

Rheenendal to benefit from infrastructure upgrades

• 19-11-2025
• Knysna-Plett Herald

Phase one of the Rheenendal bulk water supply upgrade will strengthen the area's water infrastructure and secure a reliable, sustainable supply for 2 352 households.

KNYSNA NEWS - Rheenendal residents are set to see significant impro...

Pipe leak on Jan Smuts Avenue continues to delay excavation’s backfilling process

• 19-11-2025
• Rosebank Killarney Gazette

JRA referred the job to Johannesburg Water for the pipe leak to be fixed.

While the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) confirmed to the publication on November 12 that it inspected the excavation on Jan Smuts Avenue in Craighall, it said a ...

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

• 18-11-2025
• Bizcommunity.com

Nine months after government officials promised to unblock a multi-million-rand housing project in northern KwaZulu-Natal where hundreds of houses stand vacant and in disrepair, there has been little progress.

In February, KwaZulu-Natal ...

Eskom plans to build 14,000km of new transmission lines at an estimated cost of R440bn

• 18-11-2025
• The Herald Online

The electricity minister said nuclear energy will remain a cornerstone of the country’s baseload supply as it transitions to cleaner sources.

Eskom plans to build 14,000km of new transmission lines in the coming years at an estimat...

Metro ramps up Soshanguve power upgrades to improve supply stability

• 18-11-2025
• Pretoria Rekord

Ongoing infrastructure projects, including new substations and cable installations, aim to reduce outages and modernise the bulk electricity network serving the Soshanguve communities.

The Tshwane metro has intensified its efforts to str...

Rising contractor -subcontractor disputes highlight contract awareness crisis

• 18-11-2025
• Property Wheel

Disputes between main contractors and subcontractors are rising across SA, largely due to poor contract awareness, non-standard agreements, and weak regulatory oversight.

Subcontractors, often desperate for work, find themselves signing ...

Netcare Akeso Polokwane set to open in early 2026

• 17-11-2025
• The Citizen Online

Construction of the new Netcare Akeso Polokwane mental health facility is over 85% complete, with opening planned for early 2026 and major internal works underway.

POLOKWANE – Progress on the first phase of the new Netcare Akeso Po...

MEC commits to keeping a close eye on construction of new school building

• 17-11-2025
• The Citizen Online

It is anticipated that the children will be on the new school premises in Fourth Avenue during the first quarter of the 2026 academic school year.

Free State MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure, Dibolelo Mance, has urged contractors ...