Building & Construction News

eThekwini fast-tracks R42.8m flood repair projects

• 01-07-2025
• East Coast Radio Website

eThekwini's municipal council has given the go-ahead for a move to fast-track urgent infrastructure projects aimed at repairing flood damage.

The City’s Engineering Directorate will now reprioritise R42.8 million in savings fro...

Randburg roads deal with major potholes

• 01-07-2025
• Randburg Sun

Potholes are everywhere but reporting them and raising awareness can reduce the risks and get them the attention they need.

Lately, it has become difficult to drive around Randburg, or anywhere in the city, without having to dodge a poth...

Water projects worth R50bn to be constructed in Limpopo while progress on older projects stalls

• 01-07-2025
• The Citizen

Although construction of some of the bulk water projects began years ago, most are yet to get off the ground.

The Limpopo provincial government is working with the department of water and sanitation (DWS) to construct new bulk water proj...

Giyani begins construction on new landmark

• 01-07-2025
• Letaba Herald

GGM has begun construction on a new “Welcome to Giyani” landmark, aiming to boost tourism and community pride.

LIMPOPO – The Greater Giyani Municipality has officially begun construction on its long-awaited “Welco...

Cape Town to clamp down on equipment used for illegal construction

• 31-07-2024
• Cape Town Etc

Residents can now comment on the City of Cape Town’s new municipal planning by-law (MPBL), which would enable the impoundment of machinery and equipment used for illegal construction work.

Alderman Eddie Andrews, the City’s D...

Mpumalanga is going with the wind

• 31-07-2024
• Mail & Guardian

Mpumalanga, historically reliant on coal-based power generation, is witnessing a notable shift towards renewable energy and the emergence of wind farm projects. Until now, most wind farms have been situated in coastal provinces and were uncommon i...

Cost to repair Citrusdal road storm damage ‘not yet known’

• 31-07-2024
• IOL

Cape Town - The Department of Infrastructure in the Western Cape said that it had yet to quantify repairs to storm-damaged roads in Citrusdal.

The department was also evaluating the subsequent impact on agriculture, which recorded betwee...

Raising of Klipfontein Dam will see no more water shortages?

• 31-07-2024
• Northern Natal News

This catalytic project is currently at the design stage and full construction will commence in the 2026/2027 financial year

The Klipfontein Dam Project has been earmarked for R500 million to raise the dam, which will benefit thousands of...

Spectre of new hotel looms over SA’s oldest mosque

• 30-07-2024
• Cape Town Etc

A new six-storey development planned for the Bo-Kaap will significantly impact the heritage of the picturesque, historic suburb in Cape Town, say local residents.

The Auwal Mosque, which is the first mosque established in South Africa, i...

Temporary closure of King Cetshwayo Bridge on the M13 over the N2

• 30-07-2024
• IOL

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) has announced that the pouring of concrete for the new King Cetshwayo Bridge on the M13 over the N2 will result in temporary lane closures.

Jason Lowe, Sanral’s Eastern R...