Building & Construction News

R14m Nkandla Disaster Management Centre construction set to commence

• 14-05-2025
• Zululand Observer

Disaster management centre to boost emergency response in Nkandla

The site of the R14-million Nkandla Disaster Management Centre has been earmarked, with construction set to begin next month.

Residents and businesses ha...

Olievenhoutbosch set for major road shakeup

• 14-05-2025
• Pretoria Rekord

The Tshwane metro has already appointed five contractors to execute the programme across regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.

Olievenhoutbosch is one of the high-priority areas in Tshwane that will benefit from the metro’s newly launched Roa...

Seasonal slowdown hits SA’s construction industry but y/y growth driven by informal segment

• 14-05-2025
• Property Wheel

SA’s construction industry has shed 119 000 jobs since the end of Q4 2024 in both the formal and informal sectors, with the formal workforce declining by 0.4% to 762 000 while the informal segment contracted by 7.7% to 478 000...

City Invites Public Input on Major Muizenberg Road Upgrades

• 14-05-2025
• Smile FM

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate has unveiled a set of proposed road upgrades aimed at easing congestion and improving transport infrastructure in Muizenberg.

Residents, commuters, and other stakeholders are invit...

Quality maths education escapes many South Africans

• 13-05-2025
• The Content Engine

The fact that hundreds of South African schools do not teach maths demonstrates the extent of the disconnect between the basic education system and industry. By only offering maths literacy, many learners cannot pursue the many careers that indust...

Minister signs deal to fast-track uMngeni infrastructure projects

• 13-05-2025
• The Witness

Minister Macpherson said the initiative will help address the often chequered track record of infrastructure delivery at local government level across SA.

Long-overdue infrastructure projects in uMngeni are set to receive urgent attentio...

R27 billion housing project kicks off in Joburg South

• 13-05-2025
• Joburg.org.za

After more than a decade of planning, the R27 billion Southern Farms Mega City Project has officially broken ground at the Bushkoppies Site Camp in Region G of the City of Johannesburg.

The site handover, held on 9 May 2025, marks the st...

Project postponements, cancellations and funding gaps impact SA’s construction sector

• 13-05-2025
• Property Wheel

Nominal investment in SA’s construction sector only edged up by 0.4% in 2024 with a notable decline in residential activity and a growing reliance on public-led commercial property development, according to Industry Insight’s Construct...

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...