Building & Construction News

Road construction at Eden Place intersection: Special efforts to ensure safety

• 17-05-2024
• George Herald

Sanral and Provincial Traffic are collaborating to ensure safer travel at the intersection of Knysna Road and Urbans Boulevard, where the traffic circle has been removed during ongoing reconstruction of the road.

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WATCH: Tambo Memorial to undergo a R500m refurbishment

• 17-05-2024
• Boksburg Advertiser

Concerned residents and some authorities have in the past called for the crumbling hospital to be built from scratch to ensure that it's on par with modern hospital infrastructure.

A long-awaited project to renovate the more than 120...

George building collapse: Contractor not registered with construction body, says Minister Sihle Zikalala

• 16-05-2024
• IOL

National Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala dropped a bombshell when he visited the site where the building collapsed in George in the Western Cape.

At the moment, 19 workers are still unaccounted for and 33 peopl...

Landowners take MTPA to court for alleged illegal construction along the Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail route

• 16-05-2024
• Lowvelder

The urgent court interdict application was filed on the first week of May by the owners of the properties on the geotrail, located on the Barberton/Bulembu road between town and the Josefsdal Border Post to eSwatini.

Despite an interdict...

Newlands Drive’s stormwater infrastructure to be upgraded

• 16-05-2024
• Northglen News

The road was recently resurfaced and tarred, but plans are now in place to upgrade the stormwater system.

WARD 35 councillor Nicole Bollman has given an update on the plan to improve road and stormwater infrastructure on Newlands Drive i...

JDA’s role in City’s R7.4 billion capital expenditure budget for 2024/25

• 16-05-2024
• Joburg.org.za

The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, Cllr Dada Morero, underscored the dedication to fortifying Johannesburg's resilience, tabling an R83.1-billion budget for 2023/24, including a R7.4-billion capital expenditure budget. ...

City invests over R5.5 million to replace Maitland sewer pipes

• 15-05-2024
• Cape Town Etc

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is replacing 2 244 metres of sewer pipes in Maitland as part of the Maitland Sewer Pipe Replacement Project. According to a news release from the City, the project is now in its final ...

Albertonians raise concerns over service delivery issues

• 15-05-2024
• Alberton Record

Albertonians raise concerns over service delivery issues.

Albertonians are speaking out about several service delivery problems affecting their community, urging the municipality to take action.

The Alberton Record received man...