Building & Construction News

Renewed concern over crumbling Jim Fouché Street bridge

• 06-05-2025
• Vaal Weekblad

Residents of Meyerton are concerned about further deterioration of the Jim Fouché Street bridge.

MEYERTON – Concerns about the structural integrity of the Jim Fouché bridge in Meyerton have resurfaced, following the r...

Seaton Interchange breaks ground

• 06-05-2025
• Rising Sun Chatsworth

The Seaton Interchange, a long-anticipated development, will introduce a new south-facing on- and off-ramp to the N2, alleviating congestion, improving traffic flow, and providing seamless access to Seaton Estate, Lalela Estate, and surrounding de...

Long awaited fixes begin on President Fouché Drive

• 06-05-2025
• Randburg Sun

Following community complaints and a councillor’s efforts, JRA has started repairing underground infrastructure along President Fouché Drive, addressing long-standing road and drainage problems.

Johannesburg Roads Agency (JR...

Tzaneen’s Talana hostel upgrade to bring 146 homes

• 06-05-2025
• Letaba Herald

CoGHSTA to build 146 community homes at Talana Hostel, addressing housing needs and sewer upgrades under a R2.57bn IDP plan.

TZANEEN – The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) ha...

Work started on the badly damaged road to Carletonville Graveyard

• 05-05-2025
• The Citizen Online

A municipal contractor has started to fix it.

After years of complaints, the Merafong City Local Municipality has finally started to repair the road to the Carletonville Graveyard.

The road to the graveyard has been getting wor...

Sibaya Precinct upgrade gets green light from council

• 05-05-2025
• Berea Mail

An ambitious project to upgrade the Sibaya Coastal Precinct will see 50 000 temporary construction employment opportunities and 20 000 permanent jobs being created post-construction. The proposal for the R160m project was given the thumbs up by th...

Proposed upgrades to roads in Muizenberg to add capacity, improve public transport, walking and cycling

• 05-05-2025
• Cape Business News

The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate is proposing road infrastructure upgrades in Muizenberg to increase the capacity of the local road network and improve public transport operations and active mobility. The public is encouraged to peruse ...

EC health department to spend billions on improving infrastructure

• 05-05-2025
• Algoa FM

The Eastern Cape Department of Health says it will invest billions to improve hospital infrastructure.

Department spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, said this would see the department of health replacing mud structured hospitals that were donat...

Esperanza Road collapses

• 02-05-2025
• Rising Sun Chatsworth

Both scholar transport and daily commuters have expressed their frustration, as they must take this same route again after the Esperanza bridge was washed away in 2022.

Heavy rains are causing significant damage to the roads in...

Good progress being made on Louis Fourie Road upgrade, Mossel Bay

• 02-05-2025
• Western Cape Government

 The Western Cape Government’s Department of Infrastructure (DOI) and its appointed professional team are making good progress on Contract C0964.02, the upgrading of Louis Fourie Road in Mossel Bay. This R520 million project over the an...