Building & Construction News

Specialist concrete repair and protection for silo repair

• 05-06-2025
• The Content Engine

Citi-Con’s specialist concrete repair capabilities are being harnessed by a leading agricultural company to refurbish its silos at three sites. Their useable lives are also being extended, a critical intervention considering the strategic na...

South Africa is getting a new university school of medicine

• 04-06-2025
• Business Tech

North-West University has started construction on the Desmond Tutu School of Medicine to address the country’s shortage of medical professionals.

The school’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, turned the fi...

Extended roadworks to impact R25 traffic for 10 MONTHS

• 04-06-2025
• Kempton Express

Planning to travel along the R25? Long-term lane closures are coming to this key stretch of Modderfontein Road from June 9.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has issued a public notice announcing scheduled lane closures along...

De Villabois Drive ‘infested’ with potholes, motorists demand urgent repairs

• 04-06-2025
• Pretoria Rekord

Moreleta Park residents are fed up with the worsening state of the road, where the potholes damage vehicles and pose serious safety risks.

Motorists in Moreleta Park have raised concerns about the worsening condition of De Villabois Mare...

Eastern Cape Transformed into Construction Hub with Over R3.5 Billion SANRAL Investment

• 04-06-2025
• Pondoland Times

Major road projects in Ndabakazi, Qumrha, Bhisho, and Ngqushwa bring jobs, infrastructure upgrades, and skills development to Eastern Cape municipalities

The Eastern Cape Province is experiencing a transformative infrastructure boom...

How South Africa's construction mafia hijacked projects worth R63bn

• 03-06-2025
• Bizcommunity.com

South Africa’s construction mafia has already cost the country an estimated R63bn, following the hijacking of more than 180 infrastructure projects since 2019.

This is according to the latest figures released by National Treasury, ...

High hopes for Newlands North project

• 03-06-2025
• Northcliff Melville Times

The project aims to build new, affordable housing, and bring daily amenities closer to residents, while upgrading the infrastructure.

The Newlands North project, launched in 2019, is seen to breathe new life into the area, while tackling...

KSB Group Celebrates a Major AET Milestone

• 03-06-2025
• The Content Engine

This June, the first group of five KSB Group employees will complete their final Adult Education and Training (AET) lesson in literacy and numeracy. This marks an important achievement – not just an end, but the beginning of an ongoing journ...

City working to resume Bayside Canal upgrade in Milnerton

• 03-06-2025
• Cbn

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate remains committed to completing the multi-million rand Bayside Canal upgrade in Milnerton. Work on site was temporarily suspended in November 2024 due to a contractual dispute with the...

Municipality tackles R66 potholes after delays from transport department

• 02-06-2025
• Zululand Observer

Mthonjaneni Municipality takes charge on R66 repairs as pleas to Department of Transport go unanswered

Mthonjaneni Municipality listened to the pleas of motorists, with repairs started on the pothole-riddled R66, also known as Piet Retie...