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Community outcry as R280 million road rehabilitation project in Emfuleni fails to deliver
- 26-03-2026
- Pretoria News
'RESPONSIBILITY LIES WITH MUNICIPALITY'
A R280 million road rehabilitation project in Emfuleni is facing mounting scrutiny after several of the 40 upgraded roads were left in worse condition than before, with some abandoned midwa...
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New central taxi rank planned for Sibaya after M27 changes
- 26-03-2026
- North Coast Courier
A consolidated rank will ideally avoid unmanaged drop-offs along the road.
Plans for roadside taxi embayments along the M27 – pull-off bays for taxis to load and offload passengers – have been scrapped after objections from U...
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R33 repairs progress as motorists question safety on Dundee Vryheid route
- 26-03-2026
- Northern Natal News
R33 repair plans progress, but motorists question safety on the Dundee to Vryheid road amid ongoing hazards.
While motorists have labelled the R33 between Dundee and Vryheid a “death trap”, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Tra...
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Strandfontein Pavilion redevelopment: A new chapter for Cape Town's coastline
- 26-03-2026
- Plainsman
Demolition crews tore into the ageing Strandfontein Pavilion on the False Bay coastline on Tuesday, March 24, as community members watched a decades-long vision finally take shape - a R300 million redevelopment of the historic beachfront site.
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Sanral wants a piece of roadside business
- 25-03-2026
- Moneyweb
Any business within 60m of a national road affected.
Owners and operators of roadside businesses are up in arms over proposed amendments to the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) policy on rest and service facilities (R...
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R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover
- 25-03-2026
- Bizcommunity.com
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has reaffirmed government’s commitment to restoring reliable sanitation services in Matjhabeng Local Municipality following the handover of 22 refurbished wastewater infrastructure projects.
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Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain
- 25-03-2026
- Ground Up
The municipality says this is not an eviction, but residents of Dunoon informal settlements are worried
- The City of Cape Town has obtained a court order preventing further construction of houses on the Diep River floodpla... Read More
Cape Town out-investing other cities on infrastructure
- 25-03-2026
- Cbn
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town is on track to achieve greater infrastructure investment than all three Gauteng metros combined.
The Mayor was speaking at the launch of the City’s latest Infrastructure Report, whi...
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uMlazi Gets State-of-the-Art School After Years of Delays
- 24-03-2026
- Central News
Learners, teachers, and parents in uMlazi are celebrating a major milestone as the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works unveiled the fully refurbished Menzi High School on Sunday, 22 March 2026, delivering a modern, multi-million rand facility...
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APC blames corruption for R3bn Mpumalanga hospital project delays
- 24-03-2026
- The Citizen
Residents continue to endure poor healthcare conditions as the long-delayed hospital remains incomplete.
The African People’s Convention (APC) has dismissed the Mpumalanga government’s allegations that the construction mafia ...
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