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Matjhabeng Mayor Khalipha Hands Over R29 Million Road Project in Thabong Ward 12

  • 08-09-2025
  • Central News

Matjhabeng Mayor Khalipha hands over R29 million road project in Thabong Ward 12, as Executive Mayor Thanduxolo Khalipha officially delivers the 3 km upgraded road on Thursday, 4 September 2025, funded through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant an...

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 Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court project is on hold.

Delays at Mamelodi court project leave community without essential facilities

  • 08-09-2025
  • Pretoria Rekord

From a half-built magistrate's court to the abandoned HM Pitje stadium, Mamelodi residents decry years of incomplete projects draining resources, while they wait for promised services.

Following the termination in October 2023 of the...

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Frustrated residents from five Limpopo villages are demanding action on Road D3746

Residents demand upgrade of road between Vyeboom and Davhana Cross

  • 08-09-2025
  • Zoutnet

Residents from five Vuwani villages say they are fed up with waiting for the government to upgrade the gravel road between Vyeboom and Davhana Cross. Communities from Nngwekhulu, Tshilata, Sundani, Mabidi and Davhana say the road is in poor condit...

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An archive photo (supplied) of the R522 road between Louis Trichardt and Vivo.

RAL needs staggering R14 billion to fix Limpopo roads

  • 08-09-2025
  • Zoutnet

Road Agency Limpopo (RAL) will need a staggering R14 billion not only to rehabilitate but also to maintain the province’s estimated 6,000 km of tarred roads. This was according to the MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure, Mr Ernest...

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The Gauteng government led an oversight visit to Joburg

Joburg CBD hostel upgrades: Gauteng Human Settlements Dept to check progress

  • 05-09-2025
  • Eyewitnessnews

The government has earmarked half a billion rand to renovate the six hostels under its control.

JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara is set to conduct oversight visits to several hostels in Joburg’s inne...

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City of Johannesburg intends to demolish some structures along London Road in Greenville.

Greenville residents open to relocation amid the city’s plan to fix London Road

  • 05-09-2025
  • Alex News

Greenville residents not opposed to relocation, if the city provides proper housing.

Residents of the informal settlement of Greenville in Alexandra said they are willing to be relocated, provided they are moved to safer, better-serviced...

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 Reynolds Street in Port Shepstone.

R48.9m upgrade for Reynolds Street

  • 05-09-2025
  • South Coast Herald

The 11-month project is expected to be completed in April 2026.

The overall cost of construction of Reynolds Street in Port Shepstone is R48.9m.

The upgrade will join the R102, where a new set of robots will be installed, creat...

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 Potholes turn the R69 into KwaZulu-Natal’s most dangerous road.

KwaZulu-Natal invests R424 million to fix pothole-riddled R69

  • 05-09-2025
  • Northern Natal News

The R69 upgrade tackles 500 potholes per kilometre, improving safety and boosting local economies.

The R69 has the dubious honour of being the most pothole-riddled road in KwaZulu-Natal. Residents have been complaining about the road bet...

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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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