Building & Construction News

NWU welcomes plans for academic hospital in North West

• 24-07-2025
• The Citizen Online

Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, NWU vice-chancellor, has hailed the Health Minister’s announcement of a new academic hospital.

Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has lauded Health Minist...

New R2 billion luxury resort taking shape in South Africa

• 24-07-2025
• Business Tech

The R2 billion Club Med South Africa Beach and Safari resort is rapidly taking shape on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. 

While it has promised a luxury holiday destination, it has also committed to boost local commun...

Partial fast lane closure on N3 Key Ridge to Hammarsdale Interchange

• 24-07-2025
• Rising Sun Chatsworth

The R103 will be available as an alternative route during the closures. Should high volumes of vehicles utilise the alternative route substantial delays are, however, likely as the R103 is unable to handle the same volume of traffic as the N3.

Sanral to close key N2/N3 ramps for bridge demolition this weekend

• 24-07-2025
• The Witness

The closures are part of Sanral’s upgrade works at the EB Cloete Interchange and surrounding freeway network.

Motorists travelling in and around Durban have been urged to plan ahead as the South African National Roads Agency (Sanra...

R13 billion nail in the coffin for load shedding in South Africa

• 23-07-2025
• Business Tech

Norway-based renewable energy group Scatec ASA has been awarded preferred bidder status for a R13 billion solar cluster project in South Africa, which will add a total of 846MW to the grid.

The Kroonstad PV cluster project was adopte...

SANRAL Signs R7bn Loan with New Development Bank to Fund Toll Portfolio Projects

• 23-07-2025
• Arrive Alive

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has successfully signed a R7 billion loan agreement with the New Development Bank (NDB) to support its various toll portfolio projects in the country.

Speaking at the official ...

MMC Mabaso breaks ground on final phase of Riverside View Development

• 23-07-2025
• Joburg.org.za

The City of Johannesburg's MMC for Human Settlements, Cllr Mlungisi Mabaso, accompanied by the Speaker of Council, Cllr Margaret Arnolds, officially broke ground on Phase 4 of the Riverside View Soci​al Housing Development in Region A.

The road(s) to recovery for Ward 89: From pothole misery to a smooth ride

• 22-07-2025
• Roodepoort Record

Ward 89 roads get long-overdue facelift after months of pothole complaints. Councillor Zander Shawe and residents drive change, with more repairs still to come.

Residents of Ward 89 can finally breathe a sigh of relief after months of fr...

R400m and eight years later, these rural roads in Limpopo are still not finished

• 22-07-2025
• Bizcommunity.com

A multimillion-rand project to upgrade rural roads near Polokwane in Limpopo has stalled once again.

Upgrades to the D15, D3150 and D3232 roads started in 2017. The project to build two bridges and upgrade 36km of gravel roads that conne...

Road network to get a facelift

• 22-07-2025
• Freight News

The City of Johannesburg is taking decisive steps to address its deteriorating road network, with a planned investment of R149 million to resurface key arterial and connector roads across the province. Both proactive and reactive road maintenance,...