Building & Construction News

From potholes to progress on Old Main Road

• 18-03-2026
• Highway Mail

A local PR councillor says the road repairs bring relief after months of misery and complaints from residents.

THE repair work which recently got underway on Old Main Road has been welcomed by residents.

Ward 103 PR cou...

New deeds office in sight for Joburg

• 18-03-2026
• South African Government News Agency

Public Works & Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson this morning conducted an oversight visit to the construction of the new Johannesburg Deeds Office at 85 Anderson Street in Marshalltown.

Macpherson said the new office will play...

SAAME municipal building in Ekurhuleni nears completion with R39 million funding

• 18-03-2026
• The Citizen

The additional R39 million allocated to finalise the SAAME municipal facility marks a major milestone in the city’s programme to rejuvenate the central business district.

The long-awaited SAAME building in the City of Ekurhulen...

Midrand councillor questions stalled R55 project

• 18-03-2026
• Midrand Reporter

Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe says the unfinished R55 provincial road maintenance project, near Kyalami Corner, is worsening already severe traffic congestion, as she questions where the province, and the contractor are.

A road maint...

R90 million later, Ekurhuleni multipurpose centre still a shell

• 17-03-2026
• The Citizen Online

Civil society demands answers as delays cripple hub.

Nearly R90 million has already been poured into the Kaalfontein Multipurpose Centre in Ekurhuleni, yet what greets residents today is not a hub of opportunity but an unfinished shell s...

Government sent back to the drawing board for Tafelberg site

• 17-03-2026
• Bizcommunity.com

The future of the long-contested Tafelberg site in Sea Point was top of the agenda at a Heritage Western Cape meeting this week.

Last year, we reported that the Western Cape government has plans to use part of the Tafelberg site for affo...

Incomplete construction of the state-of-the-art Kaalfontein Multipurpose Centre in Tembisa in Ekhuruleni, 9 March 2026 due to budget constraints.

• 17-03-2026
• Bolander Lifestyle

The City of Cape Town has started a series of road resurfacing projects in Strand, Nomzamo and Gordon’s Bay aimed at improving road safety and driving conditions in the area.

Work began on Friday, March 13 and is expected to contin...

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

• 17-03-2026
• Ground Up

 Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development

•     Judgment has been reserved in the court challenge brought by the Stellenbosch Interest Group (SIG) against the 77-erven Bot...
  Read More

Budget delays stall key road repairs

• 16-03-2026
• Highway Mail

The roads which have been of concern to local residents include Old Main Road, Kassier Road and Inanda Road.

COMPLAINTS have surfaced over the poor state of Old Main Road in Hillcrest, with calls for it to be retarred rather than having ...

SANRAL outlines road projects

• 16-03-2026
• The Citizen Online

SANRAL engaged residents in Ga-Moloi to provide updates on planned road upgrades, land acquisition processes, and long-term infrastructure development in the Makhuduthamaga sub-region.

Residents of the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality g...