Building & Construction News

Department of Human Settlements respond to state of Albertina Sisulu Road

• 12-05-2025
• Roodepoort Record

Princess informal settlement is built over stormwater pipes, resulting in ponding or flooding on Albertina Sisulu Road, which has become dilapidated.

Last week, the Roodepoort Record reported on community members and businesses tackling ...

Mpumalanga’s capital in hot water

• 12-05-2025
• Business Tech

Seven pricey tenders in the Mpumalanga’s capital, the Mbombela Local Municipality (MLM), are going under the microscope amid allegations of serious maladministration.

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation on 5 May, au...

Seaview housing development set to be fast-tracked

• 12-05-2025
• The Herald

Council approved buying of land more than a decade ago, but absence of bulk infrastructure has complicated matters

Nearly a decade after land was bought for the Seaview housing development, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is under pr...

‘Over R7 billion needed to repair Mangaung Metro’s roads’

• 12-05-2025
• OFM

Mangaung Metro faces a daunting road infrastructure crisis. More than R7 billion is needed to fix its pothole-ridden and deteriorating streets.

Mayor Gregory Nthatisi revealed this during a media briefing at the Bram Fischer Building on ...

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...

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. 

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...

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...

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...

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...