Building & Construction News

R1 Billion Infrastructure Investment Paves Way For Rosslyn Hub Expansion

• 25-08-2026
• Central News

Pretoria – Construction has officially begun on a major new retail centre that forms the next chapter of the Rosslyn Hub development, after the City of Tshwane Mayoral Committee joined a sod-turning ceremony for The Yard. The project sits in...

Senderwood road resurfacing sparks concerns over ageing water pipes

• 25-08-2026
• Bedfordview and Edenvale News

The Shelley Avenue, Senderwood road resurfacing commences for the next ten days while councillor is concerned about old pipes that may burst.

Resurfacing work commenced on Shelley Avenue in Senderwood on August 19, but Ward 20 Clr Jill H...

SA's R1.9 trillion infrastructure pipeline signals country at work

• 25-08-2026
• South African Government News Agency

South Africa is stepping up the pace of infrastructure delivery, with 81 Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) comprising 263 individual projects, with an estimated combined value of R1.9888 trillion.

The scale of the pipeline, coupled wi...

Weltevreden CDC nears completion as construction reaches 80%

• 25-08-2026
• NovaNews

Samora Machel Development Forum (SMDF) is delighted with the progress of the construction of the Weltevreden Community Day Centre (CDC) in Samora Machel, stating that everything is still going according to plan.

SMDF chair Siya Nondwebi ...

Carletonville graveyard road still unfinished

• 24-08-2026
• The Citizen Online

A section of the road to the Carletonville graveyard remains riddled with dangerous potholes months after a contractor completed part of the project.

Although there is still a substantial section of the road to the Carletonville graveyar...

Potholes continue to plague P185 to Secunda despite repeated patchwork repairs

• 24-08-2026
• Ridge Times

Motorists travelling the P185 between Evander, Secunda and Trichardt say worsening potholes are causing costly vehicle damage and creating dangerous driving conditions, despite repeated patchwork repairs along the route.

Motorists travel...

KZN invests R359 million in Mosvold Hospital upgrade

• 24-08-2026
• The Witness

MEC Simelane said investment in rural hospitals was essential to ensuring both patients and healthcare workers had appropriate facilities.

KwaZulu-Natal is investing R359 million in upgrading Mosvold Hospital in uMkhanyakude as the provi...

Public Works unveils major pivot focusing on municipal infrastructure

• 24-08-2026
• Daily Maverick

Minister Dean Macpherson is taking his ‘turn SA into a construction site’ energy to local government and municipal level, and leveraging the power of infrastructure development to lift our cities and metros.

Unveiling a strat...

Temporary road closures ahead due to sewer line upgrades

• 21-08-2026
• The Citizen Online

The first of four road closures will be at Louis le Grange Street from August 24-27.

Residents and motorists in Potchefstroom will need to take note of a series of temporary road closures linked to the ongoing upgrading of the Promosa an...

The rehabilitation of National Route 2 Section 20 from Mount Frere (km 0.0) to Ngcweleni River (km 39.4)

• 21-08-2026
• Stop Over

SANRAL PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON THE N2 SECTION 20 

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) wishes to inform road users, local municipalities, stake...