Building & Construction News

Gauteng pushes ahead with major road upgrades to improve mobility, grow economy

• 15-08-2025
• Gauteng Provincial Government

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has reaffirmed the province's commitment to completing two major road infrastructure projects within budget and on schedule. She was conducting oversight visits to the P122/1 Road (R...

Western Cape road upgrade on track

• 15-08-2025
• Freight News

Good progress is being made with a Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) project to upgrade the portion of MR344 (R102) between Hartenbos and Groot-Brakrivier, as well as the portion of DR1578 between Tergniet and Wolwedans.

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Mkhambathini community’s prayer for tarred road answered

• 15-08-2025
• The Witness

The R28 million project is expected to ease travel and bring much-needed development to the area, which has long struggled with accessibility.

After years of enduring poor road conditions, Njobokazi residents under the Mkhambathini Munic...

Seven incomplete Gauteng schools leave R955 million in the dust

• 15-08-2025
• The Citizen

Two school construction projects valued at a combined R261 million have been left without completion dates due to contractor disputes.

School construction projects in Gauteng that have cost almost R1 billion are yet to see pupils or teac...

Rebalancing of risk under South African EPC contracting models

• 14-08-2025
• Pinset Masons

A growing trend of increased risk sharing in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) models, together with the downwards pressure on construction pricing from project owners, will require international contactors to capitalise on the uptic...

South Africa: $39.8mln sky-train proposal for Cape Town Waterfront faces public scrutiny

• 14-08-2025
• Zawya

The City of Cape Town’s plan to repurpose a prime 4.5ha site in Three Anchor Bay—originally earmarked for affordable housing—is now subject to a public-participation process, allowing residents to provide input on the proposal....

Data Center construction projects are springing up in Africa the new frontier

• 14-08-2025
• Construction Review Online

As global demand for digital infrastructure grows, Africa is fast becoming a promising frontier for data center development. The continent, long underserved in terms of digital infrastructure, is now seeing a surge in data center investments drive...

SA ‘becoming a construction site’ as sector adds 55,000 jobs year-on-year

• 14-08-2025
• Times Live

 Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson says South Africa is “becoming a construction site” as the industry continues to create thousands of jobs despite the rising unemployment rate.

“The constru...

Beach road pavement repairs begin

• 13-08-2025
• Cape Town Etc

Pavement repairs along Beach Road in Bantry Bay began last week, with work starting near Seacliff Road and progressing toward Saunders Beach, a project that will bring much-needed upgrades but also temporary disruptions for pedestrians.

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Water and Sanitation MMC monitors progress of concrete reservoir in Springs

• 13-08-2025
• The Citizen Online

The MMC for Water and Sanitation, Clr Thembi Msane, visited the Tambo Springs Reservoir construction site to check progress on a new concrete reservoir.

The MMC for Water and Sanitation, Clr Thembi Msane, conducted an oversight visit to ...