Building & Construction News

South Africa’s new R2 billion luxury beach resort

• 22-10-2024
• Business Tech

Construction on the new Club Med South Africa beach resort, which includes a hotel, luxury villas, and conference facilities, is progressing well.

The Club Med South Africa beach resort is a partnership between Club Med and the Collins R...

New R370 million mall coming to South Africa in early 2025

• 22-10-2024
• Business Tech

Riverstone Mall in Meyerton, south of Johannesburg in Midvaal, is nearing completion and will open in March 2025.

Developer Alley Roads said that Riverstone Mall’s R370 million, 20,000 sqm first-phase development is nearly finished...

A new hub for community living and engagement

• 22-10-2024
• Northcliff Melville Times

The Brixton Social Cluster is set to transform Ward 58 into a vibrant community hub, with significant progress made on new facilities, including a library and public square.

The construction of the Brixton Social Cluster is advancing as ...

Public Works sets out after company that got paid R10m but did no work

• 22-10-2024
• Sunday World

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is reeling from the R10-million pre-payment to a contractor who has since vani­shed without fulfilling his contractual obligations, leading to accusations that the intention was a...

Blundell Road bridge construction on track for 2025 finish

• 21-10-2024
• Highway Mail

THERE is some good news for residents and motorists as the construction of the new Shallcross/Blundell Road bridge, which connects Shallcross to Queensburgh, is expected to be completed in the next six months.

The new bridge, once comple...

A closer look at the N11’s extensive rehabilitation

• 21-10-2024
• New Castillian News

The sound of heavy machinery and the clanging of tools resonate above the passing vehicles as a crew of contractors, sub-contractors, and construction workers work to upgrade the N11. Their sights are firmly set on completing this monumental task,...

Eight-storey building collapses in Kenyan capital

• 21-10-2024
• Eyewitnessnews

NAIROBI - A residential building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, leaving several people feared trapped, county officials and emergency responders said.

Cases of buildings caving in are not uncommon in the country, ofte...

Scatec gears up for construction of R3 billion Northern Cape battery project

• 21-10-2024
• Diamond Fields Advertiser

RENEWABLE power provider Scatec ASA has reached financial close for the R3 billion Mogobe battery energy storage system (BESS) facility near Kathu in the Northern Cape. The facility, which will have a capacity of 103 MW/412 MWh, is now in its fina...

Defence force may be called in to help deal with construction mafia

• 18-10-2024
• Moneyweb

On government-led infrastructure projects – with minister also announcing project preparation bid window to ‘turbocharge infrastructure investment’.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) might be called on to...

Upgrading of George South Stormwater Infrastructure – Phase 1 post 2021 floods

• 18-10-2024
• George Municipality Website

George Municipality started with upgrades following the November/ December 2021 disaster flood and received R63,3 million to implement the first phase of the upgrading of the George South stormwater infrastructure. Hope Street has been comple...