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Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport Launches Internal Road Construction Model on Road D781

  • 10-04-2026
  • Central News

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) has taken a decisive step to build roads using its own internal teams and resources by launching a new construction model on Road D781 in the City of Ekurhuleni.

This pioneering projec...

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The design of the new Illovo River railway bridge and the damaged bridge (insert).

Meeting to fast-track Illovo River railway bridge construction

  • 10-04-2026
  • South Coast Sun

The bridge was damaged exactly four years ago during the 2022 floods, making passenger train travel to the Lower South Coast impossible.

ETHEKWINI Municipality and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) held a planning meeting...

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PIC invests R2.7bn in Waterfall City, backing 23,000 jobs

  • 10-04-2026
  • Bizcommunity.com

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), acting on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), has invested approximately R2.7bn in the Waterfall mixed-use precinct, underscoring its commitment to infrastructure-led growth and long-ter...

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The Department of Water and Sanitation is pleased with the construction progress at the Lower uMkhomazi Dam sites.

Progress at bulk water projects in Umkomaas

  • 10-04-2026
  • South Coast Herald

Once completed, the Water Treatment Works will supply an additional one hundred million litres of water per day to Ugu District and the eThekwini Metro respectively.

Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina conducted an oversight...

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 Rural roads rehabilitation project under way in Ulundi

Rural roads rehabilitated in Ulundi

  • 09-04-2026
  • Zululand Observer

Ulundi Municipality works to rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by recent disasters

Ulundi Municipality has embarked on an official road re-gravelling project in KwaBhobhobho, in the eDlebe area.

This project forms part of the...

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The view of the open excavation site before the reinstatement.

Johannesburg Water denies ownership of Oxford Road excavation site

  • 09-04-2026
  • Sandton Chronicle

After months of concern over an unrepaired road excavation, the utility says the installation is not part of its network, raising questions of accountability and ownership.

Residents in Illovo have welcomed the recent repair of a long-st...

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 At the gathering (from left) Alan Bosch, Janie Bosch and Natasha Prins.

Call to repair Marine Drive in Ramsgate

  • 09-04-2026
  • South Coast Herald

Bosch says this has become a danger to road users both drivers and pedestrians.

Members of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ramsgate took to the street on March 27, to protest against the poor condition of Marine Drive.

The part...

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JDA advances Metro Tech Company’s relocation and redevelopment project

  • 09-04-2026
  • Joburg.org.za

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg, is making steady progress on the relocation and redevelopment of offices for the Metropolitan Tech Company (MTC). The project forms part of the City's broader ur...

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Bremer Pauw (pictured on the extreme right), DHL Supply Chain’s Chief Commercial Officer for Middle East and Africa and MD for Africa is pictured with South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa and other corporate recipients

DHL Supply Chain to invest R220 million in new Johannesburg distribution centre

  • 08-04-2026
  • Business Report

DHL Supply Chain, a leading global contract logistics provider, plans to invest R220 million in a new multi-user distribution centre in Johannesburg, reinforcing its focus on customer growth and supply-chain capacity expansion.

The inves...

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Green Point public land release sparks debate over housing and development

  • 08-04-2026
  • Bizcommunity.com

The City of Cape Town is moving ahead with the sale of public land in Green Point, despite mounting opposition from civic groups, activists, and political stakeholders, in a decision that underscores ongoing tensions between urban development and ...

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