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R6 billion worth of work in the market for Western Cape and Northern Cape

  • 11-09-2024
  • Stop Over

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has awarded 36 tenders worth R4.2 billion in the Western Region (Western Cape and Northern Cape) since the start of the 2024/25 financial year, with 12 tenders worth approximately R2 bil...

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Rural road construction is underway

Rural road construction is underway - R 20, 3 million has been invested to construct Welisizwe Rural Henley Bridge in Pietemaritzburg

  • 11-09-2024
  • Arrive Alive

  • 67 youth have been employed;
  • 49 local males employed;
  • 32 local females employed;
  • 2 people living well with disability. 

Induna Sifiso Shange says the community is happy that at long l...

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 Residents are concerned that construction work has ceased on the multi-million-rand Coedmore Bridge

R48m bridge project hits snag in Yellowwood Park

  • 11-09-2024
  • Southlands Sun

The Coedmore Bridge, scheduled for completion in November, has been inactive for weeks, leaving residents confused.

A CONTROVERSY has erupted over the R48-million Coedmore Bridge project in Yellowwood Park, which now appears abandoned af...

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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy

National roads need over R307-billion of repairs

  • 11-09-2024
  • Polity

South Africa, which already faces a heavy bill to upgrade its port, rail and electricity infrastructure, needs R307-billion to repair and improve its sprawling national road system.

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) requir...

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     File image: Building construction taking place in South Africa.

KZN to get new, more transparent tender procurement system

  • 10-09-2024
  • SABC News

KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer says that his department will take steps to ensure transparency in the procurement of goods and services in the province.

He says that his department will introduce a new ten...

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KZN undergoing R25bn road upgrades

  • 10-09-2024
  • Zululand Observer

Sanral gives update on ongoing N2 and N3 construction efforts

Nine road construction projects are currently under way across KwaZulu-Natal, to the value of R25-billion.

This was announced on Monday by the South African National...

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N3 closure to facilitate blasting between Ashburton and Market Road

  • 10-09-2024
  • Arrive Alive

Part of the N3 will be fully closed on 10 and 12 September 2024 to facilitate blasting next to the N3 at the Ashburton Interchange, as part of the N3 Ashburton to Market Road upgrade project (SANRAL) has announced.

The N3 closure will ta...

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The Tsomo waste water treatment works which was vanadalised after construction came to a halt in 2022.

Villagers use contaminated river water while R100-million sewage project delayed

  • 10-09-2024
  • Ground Up

Tsomo waste water treatment works were meant to be completed two years ago

  • A new waste water treatment works in Tsomo, Eastern Cape, was left incomplete two years ago and has been vandalised.
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Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, signed two major Declarations of Intent with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and ASI Global in Beijing, China.

Chinese construction giant invited to bid for SA state tenders

  • 09-09-2024
  • IOL

China’s state-owned construction company could soon be contracted to build some of South Africa’s landmark construction projects.

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, on Friday concluded his visit...

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 Residents are constantly exposed to dust clouds from traffic during peak hours on gravel Eastbourne Road.

Deteriorating Eastbourne Road jeopardises safety and well-being of Midrand residents and motorists

  • 09-09-2024
  • Midrand Reporter

This poor infrastructure adds another layer of difficulty for residents seeking a peaceful existence, as they navigate not only traffic and crime but also the environmental risks posed by their surroundings.

The Eastbourne Road community...

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