Building & Construction News

Be advised: Temporary road closures on N2 north bound between Sezela and Park Rynie Interchanges

• 08-10-2025
• Rising Sun Chatsworth

The construction of the South Coast Pipeline by uMngeni-uThukela Water will bring much needed relief in terms of water supply to the south coast region of KwaZulu-Natal.

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advise...

Construction of Malmesbury Bypass well underway

• 08-10-2025
• NovaNews

The construction of the Malmesbury Bypass project is on track for completion towards the end of the first quarter of 2026. The Western Cape department of infrastructure (DOI) recently shared an update on the project showing “significant prog...

Eastern Cape families affected by 2023 floods to wait until next year for houses

• 08-10-2025
• Ground Up

Huge housing project launched before the floods is still in initial phase

Hundreds of families in Komani, Eastern Cape, displaced by floods in 2023 are still waiting for their promised houses.

They are living in dilapidated, le...

Muizenberg’s Surfer’s Corner gets a major makeover — Closed until December

• 08-10-2025
• Getaway

Construction is officially underway at Muizenberg’s famous Surfer’s Corner, kicking off one of the City of Cape Town’s most significant coastal refurbishment projects in years.

From Saturday, 4 October 2025, a section o...

Ivory Park pool complex nears completion after years of delays

• 07-10-2025
• The Citizen Online

The sound of splashing water and cheering families will soon replace construction noise as Ivory Park’s pool project nears completion.

For years, residents of Ivory Park have dreamed of a place to swim, play, and gather. That dream...

Parliament probes KZN’s R28bn uMkhomazi Water Project

• 07-10-2025
• East Coast Radio Website

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation says it will be taking a close look at KZN’s water treatment plants to see if major bulk water infrastructure projects are progressing as planned.

The committee kicked ...

October Transport Month: Minister Simmers officially opens upgraded Boontjieskraal Road

• 07-10-2025
• Western Cape Government

A R43.5 million Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) project to upgrade and conduct emergency repairs on Main Road (MR) 276 (Boontjieskraal Road) near Bot River was recently completed. MR276 is a 6.7km road that runs from the N2 between...

Musekwa road project not abandoned, says RAL

• 07-10-2025
• Limpopo Mirror

Commuters who use the road between Musekwa and Maranikhwe are frustrated by the lack of progress on the D3671 road project.

Residents are demanding accountability after the contractor in charge of rehabilitating the six-kilometre stretch...

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...

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...