Building & Construction News

Kouga’s failed R1.4-million mini market project

• 08-12-2025
• Ground Up

A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened

Abandoned, dilapidated brick structures surrounded by a concrete palisade fence, covered in litter, and built beneath Eskom power lines are one of several eyesores in the Eastern...

Why Cape Town leads pack in residential construction trends

• 08-12-2025
• Sunday World

South Africa’s construction sector is undergoing a significant transformation, with metropolitan municipalities increasingly favouring the development of free-standing homes over flats in the past decade. According to Momentum Investment&rsq...

Limpopo promises to improve roads this December

• 08-12-2025
• The Citizen

R200 billion is needed to upgrade the remaining 13,000 km of roads in Limpopo, funds the province does not have.

The purchasing of tools of trade to the tune of R100 million by the Department of Public Works has seen the Limpopo provinci...

Major construction delays on R102 at Umtentweni

• 08-12-2025
• South Coast Herald

The project commenced more than eight months ago, however, little progress is reflected.

For more than eight months, a section of the R102 from the Mzimkhulu River bridge to Rethman Drive, Umtentweni, has been undergoing major rehabilita...

Nelson Mandela Bay road repairs delayed after contracts lapse

• 05-12-2025
• HeraldLive

Mayor gives assurance that new agreements will be in place by Monday

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has no contract in place at present for pothole repairs or the painting of road markings.

This was confirmed by mayor Baba...

Durban motorists advised of road closure

• 05-12-2025
• South African Government News Agency

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has advised motorists of temporary road closures on the N3 Eastbound Carriageway at the M7 Pinetown off ramp and the N3 Westbound Carriageway at the St James Avenue off ramp as part of t...

R311-million and counting but this Limpopo taxi rank has never opened

• 05-12-2025
• Ground Up

Construction started in 2011 on a new taxi rank for Thohoyandou

Exactly three years ago, we reported how R275-million had been spent on a taxi rank in Limpopo which had never opened. Construction started in 2011 on the Thohoyandou taxi r...

UPDATE: Muizenberg beachfront upgrade on track

• 05-12-2025
• Eyewitnessnews

Phase one includes widening the popular St James walkway, relocating ablution blocks away from coastal erosion, strengthening essential infrastructure, and formalising and expanding parking.

Significant upgrade work along the Muizenberg ...

Springs gets a major boost with new lifestyle centre set to open

• 04-12-2025
• The Citizen Online

The D’Arrigo family’s investment in Springs is creating hundreds of jobs as construction of the lifestyle centre progresses.

With one project already completed and set to open soon, the new lifestyle centre opposite Springs M...

Somerset Mall unveils 5500m² expansion with international brand arrivals

• 04-12-2025
• Bizcommunity.com

Construction on Somerset Mall’s newly launched retail extension has wrapped, adding 5,500m² and expanding the centre from 180 to 206 stores. The Hyprop-led upgrade delivers the premium retail mix Helderberg residents have long wanted&md...