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Gauteng fixes over 470 streetlights as repairs expand across province

  • 30-03-2026
  • Bedfordview and Edenvale News

The provincial roads department is ramping up efforts to fix faulty streetlights and improve safety across Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Tshwane and beyond.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) has announced that its teams ha...

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These evaluations will further corroborate findings from other laboratory studies of colloidal silica.

SCP P3 at the Centre of Concrete Densification Research

  • 30-03-2026
  • The Content Engine

Spraylock Africa is revolutionising industrial floors with post-initial set applied colloidal silica, an innovative liquid densifier that strengthens concrete from within – a solution that drew the attention of Talita Thesnaar, a Stellenbosc...

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Stakeholders from government, business, labour and civil society gather at the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy launch, marking a new era of partnership to accelerate economic growth and improve livelihoods in North West Province.

North West bets on municipalities and roads to unlock growth

  • 30-03-2026
  • Sunday World

Municipalities and infrastructure are at the core of the North West government’s economic recovery plan, with Premier Lazarus Mokgosi highlighting the need for effective local government in fostering growth and drawing in investment.

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Road project halted amid payment delays

  • 30-03-2026
  • Northern Natal News

Construction halts on P34-5 project due to payment delays from Transport Department.

Work on a key road project has been temporarily suspended following payment delays.

Construction halted due to non-payment...

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Transforming Cape Town's heart: Golden Acre's retail overhaul begins

  • 27-03-2026
  • Bizcommunity.com

Construction has officially begun on the retail component of the landmark Golden Acre Precinct redevelopment, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of Cape Town’s central business district.

Building on the successful lau...

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The Strandfontein Pavilion site currently undergoing demolitions to prepare for construction of upgrades.

Strandfontein Pavilion set for R300 million upgrade, enhancing community engagement

  • 27-03-2026
  • Cape Argus

The R300 million redevelopment of the Strandfontein Pavilion marks a transformative moment for Cape Town’s False Bay coastline, as Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis officially kicked off a project set to breathe new life into one of the city’s ...

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Stakeholder Engagement Session

City provides update on Phase 2 of the Lilian Ngoyi Street upgrade

  • 27-03-2026
  • Joburg.org.za

The City of Johannesburg convened a stakeholder engagement session on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, to provide a comprehensive progress update on Phase 2 of the Lilian Ngoyi Street rehabilitation project. The session brought together officia...

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A wall at the unfinished Rivoni School for the Blind has collapsed after recent heavy rains, raising concerns about the condition of the structures.

R198 million to build a school for Rivoni, but still they have to wait

  • 27-03-2026
  • Limpopo Mirror

Construction of the Rivoni School for the Blind has stalled for five years, leaving visually impaired students in poor conditions as the R198 million project deteriorates.

A wall at the unfinished Rivoni School for the Blind has collapse...

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R280m Emfuleni road project leaves roads worse off.

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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 The contractors yard marks the approximate location of a new 8 400m² taxi rank that will consolidate multiple planned facilities into a single transport hub at Sibaya Node 5.

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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