Building & Construction News

Construction on west freeway on track, despite threats

• 26-07-2024
• The Citizen Online

"Few individuals want to solicit money from the principal contractor without bidding or doing work," says project manager Tony Seloana.

The Sanral project on the N4 freeway between Rebecca Street and the Pelindaba Toll Gate is ...

Growthpoint begins green office refurbishment for Ninety One

• 26-07-2024
• Property Wheel

Growthpoint Properties has begun construction on a green office refurbishment of 36 Hans Strijdom building, the Cape Town headquarters of global investment manager, Ninety One who has occupied the building for over two decades.  

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Tensions rise as ‘Iron Giant’ returns to the hills of KZN’S Melmoth

• 26-07-2024
• Daily Maverick

Iron and steel giant Jindal has launched a fresh environmental impact assessment application to mine in Zululand months after it was rejected for failing to explain where it would get the vast amounts of water it needs in a water-scarce region....

RAL says work did not stop on busy R522 road

• 26-07-2024
• Zoutnet

The Road Agency Limpopo (RAL), the responsible authority for the busy R522 road between Louis Trichardt and Vivo, has come under severe criticism over the past few months for the snail's pace at which preventative maintenance is taking place. ...

SANRAL OPENS N2 BELSTONE INTERCHANGE TO TRAFFIC

• 25-07-2024
• Stop Over

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced the opening of the N2 Belstone Interchange and route MR0688 linking Bhisho to Zwelitsha to traffic today.

This follows a 33-month construction period, which comme...

Beukes Road repairs are underway

• 25-07-2024
• Kempton Express

Last March, the Kempton Express reported that residents complained after the road was closed for two months.

The crumbing stormwater infrastructure under the “flawed” Beukes Road has been a cause for concern for the residents...

City approves second road to deal with Durban harbour traffic

• 25-07-2024
• IOL

The eThekwini Municipality on Tuesday approved a R50 million Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study towards the construction of a second access road to the Port of Durban to deal with traffic congestion.

This comes as the Durban har...

Construction of major road in Pienaar to commence

• 25-07-2024
• Mpumalanga News

The MEC for roads, Thulasizwe Thomo, announced the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Luphisi Road, which has been a cause for concern for some time.

The much-anticipated construction project on what is known as the Luphisi Road, or the ...

Work under way at sports ground

• 25-07-2024
• South Coast Herald

This includes the relaying of turf on the grounds.

The first phase of construction at the Umzinto Sports Ground is nearing completion.

This includes the relaying of turf on the grounds.

Umdoni Mayor Mbali Cele-Luthuli...

Will the building boom ever return?

• 24-07-2024
• Moneyweb

Activity in construction is nearing Covid-19 pandemic lows …

Now that Cartrack’s flashy new head office (which looks surprisingly like a Bond-villain lair) is complete in Rosebank, the only cranes left are those at the new O...