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Full Road Closure to Accommodate Blasting Alongside the R57 At Phuthaditjhaba (Makeneng Village)
- 09-05-2025
- Stop Over
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) wishes to inform road users of scheduled blasting operations near Makeneng Village, Phuthaditjhaba (9.0km to 9.4km). The R57 will be fully closed on 13 May 2025, 15 May 2025 and 22 May 2...
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Preferred bidders announced for Transnet's South Dunes Precinct
- 09-05-2025
- South African Government News Agency
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named five companies as preferred bidders for the development of liquid bulk and green fuel terminals in the South Dunes Precinct of the Port of Richards Bay for a 25-year concession period.
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KZN MEC Siboniso Duma cites technical glitches for payment delays
- 09-05-2025
- Sunday World
The MEC for Transport in KwaZulu-Natal, Siboniso Duma, has cited technical glitches with the Basic Accounting System (BAS) for the delay in paying contractors in the province.
Duma was responding to the Sunday World following its exclusi...
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PRASA’s R51bn Gibela Deal fuels SA Rail exports boom
- 09-05-2025
- Cbn
THE Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA) R51-billion contract with the Gibela Rail Transport Consortium to build 600 six-car trainsets is transforming the local rail sector.
The contract is not only creating a supply cha...
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Shack-dwellers to get new homes in Sheffield low-cost housing development
- 08-05-2025
- North Coast Courier
Taffeni residents secure their place in Sheffield as environmental approvals begin for long-awaited low-income housing development.
A long-awaited social housing project in Sheffield, set to deliver up to 723 homes, is moving ahead after...
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Road upgrades underway in Kruger Lowveld
- 08-05-2025
- Travel News
Several key roads in Mpumalanga’s Kruger Lowveld region are being upgraded following the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) takeover of important provincial routes. The move is expected to significantly improve access and safety in...
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Parts of NMB to experience water disruptions due to repairs to Sundays River Canal
- 08-05-2025
- Algoa FM
Certain communities in Nelson Mandela Bay could be without water for several days while the Department of Water and Sanitation carries out much-needed upgrades to the Sundays River Canal.
This is after the canal was damaged in 2017 and a...
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New Provincial Roads Model to improve and accelerate delivery in the Western Cape
- 08-05-2025
- Cbn
WESTERN Cape Government Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers and officials of the department are travelling across the province, to present the New Provincial Road Delivery Model to district municipalities.
Engagements started in ...
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Pipe repairs cause partial water disruption in Sandton
- 07-05-2025
- Sandton Chronicle
Johannesburg Water urges residents to steer clear of the active construction zone and promises progress as pipe repairs resume on Pretoria Avenue.
Johannesburg Water (JW) confirmed that the Illovo Reservoir and Illovo Tower systems on Pr...
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Covid-19 blamed as Mpumalanga public school construction costs near R1bn
- 07-05-2025
- Sunday World
The Mpumalanga public works department has blamed Covid-19, bad weather, and subcontracting disruptions for the massive delays and spiralling costs of the scandal-ridden Mkhondo Boarding School project — now pegged at over R700-million.
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