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Upgrades begin on two major city roads

  • 01-12-2025
  • Cape Town Etc

After weeks of planning and community notices, one of Cape Town’s busiest transport corridors is now the focus of new overnight road upgrades.

City transport officials say the work, carried out by the Roads Infrastructure Managemen...

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 A school is left to rot in Birch Acres.

Seven-year delay leaves Birch Acres Primary School unfinished despite urgent need

  • 01-12-2025
  • Kempton Express

A school meant to help ease pressure on English-medium placements in Thembisa remains unfinished, prompting the DA to question delays and missing funds.

The construction of Birch Acres Primary School in Thembisa was initially scheduled f...

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More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

  • 01-12-2025
  • Bizcommunity.com

In the past year, GroundUp and the Limpopo Mirror have reported on a string of sports complexes and stadiums, each built for tens of millions of rands, but never completed or used. Several have been left to fall into ruin.

Together, the ...

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City of Johannesburg advances Lilian Ngoyi Street upgrade

  • 01-12-2025
  • Joburg.org.za

​The City of Johannesburg has provided a comprehensive update on the second phase of the Lilian Ngoyi Street rehabilitation. Officials from the City's Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM) department and the Johannesburg Roads Agenc...

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SANRAL advises motorists on planned Eastern Cape roadworks for festive season

  • 13-12-2024
  • Stop Over

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) is advising road users to take note of construction zones that will affect traffic flow on key routes of its Eastern Cape road network during the festive season.

“With th...

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Barto van der Merwe, MD of the Renishaw Coastal Precinct, Gareth Hampson, owner of Hampsons, and Cornel Roodt, development manager of the Renishaw Coastal Precinct.

Breaking ground on petrol filling station marks new phase in Renishaw Coastal Precinct Development

  • 13-12-2024
  • Rising Sun Chatsworth

The company started the first petrol station in Scottburgh some 97 years ago, growing from humble beginnings as they continued to serve the local community. This now consists of a BP Fuel station, Hampsons Isuzu Dealership, and...

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President Ramaphosa commends Welisizwe bridges construction

President Ramaphosa commends Welisizwe bridges construction in Mpumalanga

  • 13-12-2024
  • South African Government News Agency

President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the cooperation between the government departments that ensured the successful completion of Welisizwe Bridges in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga.

“We are here as government to report that we have del...

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Plans for South Africa’s first wind farm at sea

  • 13-12-2024
  • My Broadband

South Africa could get its first offshore wind farm along the coast of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal in the next few years.



The developers of the Gagasi Offshore Wind Farm recently began the environmental impact assessment (EIA) port...

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No construction activities taking place on the N2 and N3 in KwaZulu-Natal from 13 December 2024 to 6 January 2024

  • 12-12-2024
  • Arrive Alive

There will be no construction activities taking place on the N2 and N3 in KwaZulu-Natal from 13 December 2024 to 6 January 2024, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced.

One of our main objectives with ...

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The view from Palm View Estate towards the ocean. The houses in shot are from a previous development but will be included within the estate boundaries.

R10-Billion Palm View Estate set to transform Shakaskraal

  • 12-12-2024
  • North Coast Courier

Massive development promises affordable housing, lifestyle amenities, and new opportunities in KZN.



The view from Palm View Estate towards the ocean. The houses in shot are from a previous development but will be included within the ...

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