Building & Construction News

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

• 18-11-2025
• Bizcommunity.com

Nine months after government officials promised to unblock a multi-million-rand housing project in northern KwaZulu-Natal where hundreds of houses stand vacant and in disrepair, there has been little progress.

In February, KwaZulu-Natal ...

Eskom plans to build 14,000km of new transmission lines at an estimated cost of R440bn

• 18-11-2025
• The Herald Online

The electricity minister said nuclear energy will remain a cornerstone of the country’s baseload supply as it transitions to cleaner sources.

Eskom plans to build 14,000km of new transmission lines in the coming years at an estimat...

Metro ramps up Soshanguve power upgrades to improve supply stability

• 18-11-2025
• Pretoria Rekord

Ongoing infrastructure projects, including new substations and cable installations, aim to reduce outages and modernise the bulk electricity network serving the Soshanguve communities.

The Tshwane metro has intensified its efforts to str...

Rising contractor -subcontractor disputes highlight contract awareness crisis

• 18-11-2025
• Property Wheel

Disputes between main contractors and subcontractors are rising across SA, largely due to poor contract awareness, non-standard agreements, and weak regulatory oversight.

Subcontractors, often desperate for work, find themselves signing ...

Netcare Akeso Polokwane set to open in early 2026

• 17-11-2025
• The Citizen Online

Construction of the new Netcare Akeso Polokwane mental health facility is over 85% complete, with opening planned for early 2026 and major internal works underway.

POLOKWANE – Progress on the first phase of the new Netcare Akeso Po...

MEC commits to keeping a close eye on construction of new school building

• 17-11-2025
• The Citizen Online

It is anticipated that the children will be on the new school premises in Fourth Avenue during the first quarter of the 2026 academic school year.

Free State MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure, Dibolelo Mance, has urged contractors ...

Day of reckoning coming for non-performing construction contractors

• 17-11-2025
• Moneyweb

They will be blacklisted from doing work on government projects.

Government is taking a decisive step towards holding construction contractors accountable, including the blacklisting of non-performing contractors and professionals.

Call to put shovel to the ground

• 17-11-2025
• South African Government News Agency

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a rallying call to the construction sector to “go and construct South Africa” by seizing the opportunity presented by government’s R1 trillion infrastructure drive.

The President was...

⁠Is the ‘construction mafia’ battle being won?

• 14-11-2025
• Moneyweb

Coordinated action in hotspots like KwaZulu-Natal has reduced site disruptions dramatically.

The government and the construction industry appear to be starting to win the battle against the so-called “construction mafia&rdq...

R89 million bridge project restores transport links

• 14-11-2025
• NovaNews

After 17 months of KwaNobuhle road users having to use makeshift roads, the Matanzima Bridge and Nomakhwezana Bridge, both located at the entrance of KwaNobuhle in Kariega, have been reopened by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor ...