Building & Construction News

Glover Road bridge continues to crumble

• 12-11-2025
• Roodepoort Record

The partial collapse of the bridge has exposed long-standing infrastructure failures.

The bridge on Glover Road has partially collapsed, worsening long-standing safety and infrastructure concerns for residents in the area.

This...

Major road and infrastructure upgrades underway across George

• 12-11-2025
• George Herald

George Municipality acknowledges the impact of ongoing construction on bus operations and general traffic flow, particularly in Pacaltsdorp and surrounding areas.

GEORGE NEWS - George Municipality is taking a decisive step forward in bui...

Minister Dean Macpherson welcomes jobs created in construction sector

• 12-11-2025
• Polity

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, welcomed the construction sector’s 130,000 new jobs, which were created in the third quarter of 2025 - representing nearly half of the new jobs created in the country, accor...

Cape Town roadworks alert: lane closures on Plantation Road, Ottery, Until 27 November

• 12-11-2025
• People's Post

CAPE TOWN-The City of Cape Town is currently doing roadworks in Plantation Road, Ottery, between Wetton and Ferness roads, so road users can expect lane closures.

Current time-frame estimates put completion of the resurfacing at Friday 2...

Cape Town’s R2bn ‘Granger’ development kicks off next to stadium

• 11-11-2025
• Moneyweb

Construction is expected to continue through 2027, with completion targeted for early 2028.

The Granger (in the foreground) will feature an international hotel and apartments while also offering office and retail space. Image: Su...

N2 road closure to take note of

• 11-11-2025
• Zululand Observer

Zululanders planning a trip to or beyond Durban this weekend should take note of a scheduled road closure on the N2.

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) announced the road closure on Monday, which will be in place for the in...

New parliamentary building to include high-tech safety features to help make it fireproof - Parliament

• 11-11-2025
• Eyewitnessnews

Parliament’s rebuild manager, Simon Mashigo, said that many considerations had been taken into account in the new design.

Parliament says its new parliamentary building, currently under construction, will contain high-tech safety f...

Huguenot Tunnel night-time closures start tomorrow

• 11-11-2025
• Knysna-Plett Herald

These repairs will be undertaken at night on selected weekdays when traffic volumes are historically lowest, to minimise inconvenience to road users.

NATIONAL NEWS - The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) has advise...

SANRAL’s N1 upgrade in FS to improve road network, create jobs

• 10-11-2025
• Bloemfontein Courant

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited’s (SANRAL) is to inject close to R4billion towards the upgrade of the N1 national road from Scottland to Winburg and Zandkraal to Scottland in the Free State.

According to SANRAL ...

N3 roadworks cause delays between Balgowan and Howick

• 10-11-2025
• The Witness

Construction work is underway on the southbound resulting in traffic intermittently being reduced to one lane through the construction zone.

Motorists travelling on the N3 towards Durban from Johannesburg were on Friday advised to expect...