Building & Construction News

Newcastle Locals Take Road Repairs Into Their Own Hands: Project Gains Momentum

• 22-05-2025
• New Castillian News

Enough is enough; the Newcastle community will no longer wait for the Newcastle Municipality to address the deplorable state of the town’s road infrastructure. A new community-driven initiative has emerged, with residents taking matters into...

Planned night-time closures on the N2 northbound carriageway between the KwaMashu and Mount Edgecombe interchanges.

• 22-05-2025
• Arrive Alive

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) wishes to inform road users of planned night-time closures on the N2 northbound carriageway between the KwaMashu and Mount Edgecombe interchanges. These closures are necessary to facilit...

Olympic level AquaPark nears key construction milestone

• 22-05-2025
• The Witness

AquaPark chief executive Theo Verster said the bold new vision for swimming, water polo and para-sport was becoming a reality.

Pietermaritzburg’s AquaPark development at St Charles College has moved from concept to physical reality...

The rise of mixed-use developments in Cape Town’s CBD

• 22-05-2025
• Property Wheel

Cape Town’s inner-city is a hive of construction activity, dominated by the development of the R1.5 billion Mama Shelter taking shape.  

The project is the latest in a wave of mixed-use developments reshaping downtown Cape Tow...

Pothole pandemic hits Upper Highway

• 21-05-2025
• Highway Mail

The issue of potholes in the city is a pressing concern, especially with the constant rains exacerbating the problem. Ward 10 councillor Caelee Laing is urging residents to take an active role in reporting potholes to the municipality and escalati...

Rand Water project in Glenvista under the spotlight

• 21-05-2025
• The Citizen Online

Rand Water has delayed the project long enough, and the development should progress.

A joint water development project by Rand Water (RW) and Joburg Water (JW) on Camstra and Donnington roads in Glenvista, Johannesburg South, was aimed a...

Ninety One plans R18bn infrastructure investment

• 21-05-2025
• Moneyweb

Africa remains key focus as fund targets renewable energy and connectivity projects.

South African asset manager Ninety One plans to deploy more than $1 billion (R18 billion) in critical infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia by 2028...

Zululand Energy Terminal signs agreement to operate South Africa’s first LNG Terminal

• 21-05-2025
• Cbn

ZULULAND Energy Terminal, a joint venture between Vopak Terminal Durban and Transnet Pipelines (TPL), has officially signed the Terminal Operator Agreement (TOA) with Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to design, develop, construct, finance,...

Lower Illovo residents protest homeless shelter revival

• 20-05-2025
• South Coast Sun

The shelter was originally to be built in the Durban CBD but the council later decided on Lower Illovo.

RESIDENTS of Wards 97 and 109 are ramping up their opposition to the reopening of the Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Lower Illovo. T...

‘We need homes!’ – Aquadene residents urge

• 20-05-2025
• Zululand Observer

Ward 26 community feels excluded from Aquadene Housing Project despite construction to take place in their ‘backyard’

While the City of uMhlathuze has acknowledged ongoing concerns from some Ward 26 residents about the Aquade...