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The new Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court has been under construction since 2014.

R163m court project halted: Government targets contractor for damages

  • 06-10-2025
  • Moneyweb

Department says ‘construction mafia’ and unrest crippled progress in Mamelodi.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is to take legal action against Fikile Construction to recover damages incurred in the incomplet...

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 Project managers and construction workers on-site conducting a progress inspection.

Nancefield Primary School construction 67% complete in Eldorado Park

  • 06-10-2025
  • Soweto Urban

The Department of Infrastructure Development confirms steady progress at Nancefield Primary in Eldorado Park, with completion targeted for December 2025.

Despite missing the initial September deadline, SMC Construction and Building has m...

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Malmesbury Bypass project

Good progress being made at the Malmesbury Bypass project

  • 06-10-2025
  • Cape Business News

Good progress being made at the Malmesbury Bypass project

The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) is pleased to report significant progress on the ongoing construction of the Malmesbury Bypass project.

“This R...

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Temporary N3 closures at Shongweni interchange

  • 06-10-2025
  • The Witness

The closure is for the removal of the temporary beams and supports for the new pedestrian bridge over the N3.

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has advised motorists of temporary road closures on the N3 at the Shongweni In...

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Van Schoorsdrift Interchange

October Transport Month: Good progress being made at the Van Schoorsdrift Interchange

  • 03-10-2025
  • Western Cape Government

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers

 

The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) is pleased to announce that good progress is being made on the new Van Schoorsdrift ...

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The new campus for Rivoni School of the Blind includes several large buildings. But work to finish the project has been stalled for most of this year.

IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198-million

  • 03-10-2025
  • Ground Up

Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019

  • A new campus for the Rivoni School of the Blind was supposed to be completed in 2024, but the massive project, now budgeted at R198-million, stan...

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 The intersection and access road at Langeberg Mall.

Louis Fourie Road, Mossel Bay: less than a year until expected completion

  • 03-10-2025
  • Mossel Bay Advertiser

Jandré Bakker, the DoI’s Director of Operational Support, said road users are now using the new entry to the Langeberg Mall.

The expected completion date of maintenance and upgrades on Louis Fourie Road has been narrowed dow...

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 V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.

First phase of V&A mega-project underway

  • 03-10-2025
  • Daily Southern & East African Tourism Update

Construction has started on the first phase of the V&A Waterfront’s R20 billion (US$1.16 billion) expansion plans.

Head of Communications for the V&A Waterfront Donald Kau said bulk excavation has started on what ...

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 Hundreds of Mooidraai residents during the mass meeting

FS government visits Mooidraai amid construction headaches

  • 02-10-2025
  • The Citizen Online

Hundreds of Mooidraai residents attending a mass meeting recently chaired by Free State provincial government amid construction headaches in their community.

SASOLBURG – The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance and Tradi...

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Transport stakeholders at the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit on 1 October 2025.

Gauteng Transport Authority focusing on need for investment in road infrastructure

  • 02-10-2025
  • Eyewitnessnews

Interim chief Tshepo Kgobe has told the mobility summit in Sandton on Wednesday that Gauteng needs about R120 billion to build new roads to cater for the growing population in the province

As South Africa marks Transport Month in October...

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