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 Images showing the damage at Umfuleni in Doonside.

Road collapse in Doonside causes concern

  • 04-09-2025
  • South Coast Sun

Most people who took to social media to air their frustrations are blaming the damage on the construction of a nearby shopping centre.

THE municipality is aware of the problem of a sunken roadway along Umfuleni Road, where the subsoil st...

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 Transport MEC Siboniso Duma addresses the media and community

More than R400m set aside to upgrade crucial Zululand route

  • 04-09-2025
  • Zululand Observer

Department of Transport outlines plans to rehabilitate road between Vryheid and Pongola

Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma announced on Tuesday that R424-million will be invested in the rehabilitation of the road between V...

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 MMC for Community Safety, Clr Sizakele Masuku visited the project site on August 26.

City of Ekurhukeni updates residents on fire station progress

  • 04-09-2025
  • Germiston City News

With 89% of construction finished, Katlehong Fire Station is set to open soon, featuring modern facilities, a medical centre, and accessible infrastructure, dispelling claims of delays or wastage.

The construction of Katlehong Fire Stati...

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Traffic alert: Sanral implements rolling N3 closures from Septmber 4

  • 04-09-2025
  • The Witness

The temporary road closures will take place over five days in September, starting on September 4.

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) has advised motorists on temporary rolling road closures to facilitate blastin...

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Major N4 upgrade underway in Rustenburg

  • 03-09-2025
  • Platinum Weekly

Rustenburg – Motorists in Rustenburg and the surrounding areas can look forward to smoother and safer journeys as Bakwena N1N4 continues its large-scale road upgrade and maintenance programme.

We first reported on this massive proj...

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Women from Metsi-Matsho village are among the residents of Metsi-Matsho village working to fix the gravel roads.

Grannies help repair roads neglected by municipality

  • 03-09-2025
  • Ground Up

Roads in Metsi-Matsho village in Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality have not been fixed for decades

For decades, gravel roads in Metsi-Matsho village have been left to decay without any maintenance by the municipality. Residents have now deci...

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The once damaged Lilian Ngoyi Street in the Johannesburg CBD will not be open to traffic on Monday, 1 September 2025, despite the completion of the phase one repair work.

Morero dismisses claims of delays in reopening Joburg CBD’s Lilian Ngoyi Street

  • 03-09-2025
  • Eyewitnessnews

The city had initially promised the road would be operational by on Monday, but construction crews are still finalising minor touch-ups.

JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has dismissed claims of further delays in the reopenin...

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Inospace

Inospace flags surging demand for small industrial units in Cape Town

  • 03-09-2025
  • Property Wheel

One-third of the 38 small industrial units at Inospace’s Creation Works in Montague Gardens, Cape Town, were sold on launch, underscoring the surging demand for compact industrial space.

Located adjacent to Century City and within ...

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 Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash.

Be advised of temporary fast lane closures on N2 Umhlanga River Bridge

  • 02-09-2025
  • Rising Sun Chatsworth

While one lane per direction will still be open to traffic, the speed limit will be reduced to 40km/h.

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advises motorists of the upcoming temporary fast lane closures on the Umh...

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Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane (C) speaks during a visit at the Alra Park Primary School in Nigel on 1 September 2025.

Cost of constructing new Alrapark Primary School building estimated up to R120m

  • 02-09-2025
  • Eyewitnessnews

The Gauteng Department of Education shared the figure during a visit to the school on Monday, while assessing its infrastructure.

JOHANNESBURG - The costs of constructing a new building for Alrapark Primary School in Nigel, Johannesburg,...

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