Building & Construction News

South Africa’s largest wind farm raises conservation concerns

• 27-06-2025
• Cape Town Etc

Construction has begun on what will become South Africa’s largest wind farm, a 400MW project near Swellendam that promises to boost renewable energy capacity while testing new conservation strategies to protect threatened bird species, Cape ...

CoJ launches pothole drive totalling close to R150m

• 27-06-2025
• Moneyweb

In a major push to fix crumbling roads, the city is rolling out a resurfacing and repair programme across high-traffic areas.

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is taking bold steps to fix its crumbling roads, with the Johannesburg Roads Age...

Cape Town’s R1bn ‘super-luxury’ Quay 7 hotel to be complete by March

• 27-06-2025
• Moneyweb

V&A Waterfront’s joint owners, Growthpoint Properties and the PIC, pump more money into leisure development.

One of the most expensive hotels to be built in South Africa since the turn of the century – Cape Town’s R...

EC govt recognises deficit of more than R800m to restore flood-damaged roads

• 27-06-2025
• Eyewitnessnews

Nearly 50 roads remain closed or unusable, three weeks after deadly floods swept through the province, cutting off communities and delaying aid.

MTHATHA - The Eastern Cape government is facing a massive road infrastructure crisis, with a...

Minister Simmers officially reopens Rondevlei Road

• 26-06-2025
• Western Cape Government

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers

Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, today officially reopened Divisional Road 1609 (also known as the Rondevlei Road). Const...

Neglected roads in Randpark Ridge pose a danger to residents

• 26-06-2025
• Randburg Sun

Kelly Park roads in Randpark Ridge need attention from the Johannesburg Roads Agency as they are littered with potholes.

Residents in Kelly Park, Randpark Ridge, are demanding action from the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) over the ...

Roadworks in Elandsfontein near completion after sewer pipe burst

• 26-06-2025
• Germiston City News

The City of Ekurhuleni is finalising repairs to a burst sewer pipe on Hattingh Street in Elandsfontein, with road reinstatement expected by 27 June. Officials confirm the work is unrelated to water quality concerns raised by residents.

T...

Literacy training gives mines communities a voice

• 26-06-2025
• The Content Engine

The human resource development component of a social labour plan (SLP) does not just upskill communities for employment on mines. Just as importantly, adult literacy training also addresses a serious weakness in communities that prevents them from...

Above-average rainfall severely impacted the construction industry in Q1 2025

• 26-06-2025
• Property Wheel

Findings in the Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for Q1 2025 are an accurate reflection of the government’s lack of willingness to spend on economic assets, says Dr Roelof Botha, compiler of the index.

“It should be a point o...

When will Johannesburg’s M1 be painted?

• 25-06-2025
• The Citizen Online

Johannesburg Roads Agency is responsible for the section of the M1 between Ormonde in the south and Corlett Drive.

The M1 highway running through the heart of Johannesburg is earmarked for a fresh lick of paint.

Drivin...