Building & Construction News

Transport Minister reviews SANRAL projects in the Eastern Cape

• 25-04-2025
• Port Elizabeth Express

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy inspected Eastern Cape projects improving road safety and economic growth, highlighting SANRAL’s initiatives and community benefits from infrastructure investments.

Transport Minister, Barbara Cree...

Greymont bridge stuck in limbo

• 25-04-2025
• Northcliff Melville Times

A year after the promised completion dates, the Greymont Bridge remains untouched.

Repairs to the Greymont bridge, on West and 6th roads, remain stalled, nearly a year after Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) projected that construction wou...

WATCH | Pothole crisis deepens

• 25-04-2025
• The Witness

Although municipal repair teams have been spotted patching up sections of the roads as recently as last year, motorists said the fixes were short-lived.

The deteriorating state of Pietermaritzburg’s roads, riddled with craters of d...

City replaces over 20km of water and sewer pipes in February

• 25-04-2025
• Cbn

THE City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate successfully replaced 22 255m of water and sewer pipes in February 2025, as part of its ongoing infrastructure maintenance and upgrade programme.

These essential upgrades ens...

Thembisa housing project of R371m yet to take off

• 24-04-2025
• Kempton Express

The mismanagement of several incomplete mega-housing projects in the Ekurhuleni.

Projects launched with the promise of delivering thousands of homes to ease Ekurhuleni’s housing backlog have failed, with some sites remaining vacant...

Concerns raised over potholes riddled D1350 Road Deerpark in Tzaneen

• 24-04-2025
• Tzaneen Voice

TZANEEN-The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo has raised alarm over the deteriorating condition of the D1350 road in Deerpark, calling on Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure MEC Ernest Rachoene to urgently intervene and provide clear timeline...

Major legal battle looms over Stellenbosch luxury estate

• 24-04-2025
• Ground Up

Botmaskop developer says it has complied with statutory requirements

The developer of the luxury Botmaskop estate in Stellenbosch says it has done everything required of it ahead of a full court review.

Earlier this month the W...

Mall of Mthatha’s reimagining underway

• 24-04-2025
• Property Wheel

Mall of Mthatha, previously known as BT Ngebs City, is undergoing a major refurbishment. The single-level shopping centre in the Eastern Cape was acquired by Flanagan & Gerard and Vukile Property Fund in April 2024.

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District reports good progress for Gabosch Dam’s construction

• 23-04-2025
• Highvelder News

The executive mayor of eMkhondo Local Municipality gave an update on the construction of the Gabosh Dam

AMSTERDAM – The Gert Sibande District Municipality (GSDM) has announced significant progress in the construction of the Gabosch...

Regulatory wins fast-track R31.5bn coal-to-fertiliser project

• 23-04-2025
• Moneyweb

Mpumalanga plant expected to create thousands of jobs, enhance regional infrastructure, and advance sustainable industrial development in the province.

The R31.5 billion coal-to-fertiliser development by blue ammonia producer Suiso has c...