Building & Construction News

Construction resumes on long-delayed R200m Marite mall

• 30-06-2025
• Motor News

The shopping centre, located along the R40, is expected to create jobs and boost economic growth in the area.

Construction of the long-awaited R200m Marite Shopping Centre, which was stalled nearly 20 years ago, has resumed. Progress was...

Youth NEET dilemma exacerbated by failing CET colleges

• 30-06-2025
• The Content Engine

It is a concern that community education and training (CET) colleges are still failing to attract learners. This while more than 3-million South Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 are not in employment, education or training (NEET) and about 4...

Young adults drawn to H&S as a profession

• 30-06-2025
• The Content Engine

Young adults are pursuing careers as construction Health and Safety (H&S) Officers. They are being drawn to the profession because they want to make a large positive impact on site operations, employee well-being and the overall success of con...

Limpopo Central Academic Hospital on track for 2028 completion

• 30-06-2025
• Polokwane Review Observer

Construction of Limpopo’s new academic hospital is on track for 2028, but local business and job equity concerns persist.

The construction of the central academic hospital in Limpopo creates 659 jobs with 52 of those positions held...

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 ...