Building & Construction News

Upper Highway residents to meet over Inanda Rd

• 09-01-2026
• Highway Mail

The areas' ratepayers' association says potholes on the road have worsened whilst a rehabilitation project is yet to commence.

UPPER Highway residents are planning an urgent meeting for Saturday, January 10, to discuss the po...

Major shopping mall in South Africa selling for R600 million

• 09-01-2026
• Business Tech

Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI) is selling its 65% stake in Whale Coast Village Mall in Hermanus for R600 million.

The mall, which has 96 stores, is a premier shopping destination situated in Hermanus, southeast of Cape Town.<...

Incomplete, ‘shoddy’ repairs pose road hazard in Umbilo

• 09-01-2026
• Berea Mail

Umbilo residents say incomplete burst pipe repairs have left their road damaged, unsafe and inaccessible for more than a week.

HAVING lived on Hereward Road, Umbilo, for more than 25 years, this year’s New Year’s festivities ...

ENGIE named preferred bidder for 240 MW solar project

• 09-01-2026
• Energize

Multinational energy company ENGIE has been named a preferred bidder under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme Bid Window 7 for its 240 MW Corona solar PV project in the Free State.

Mokgoba community needs help to complete Crocodile River Road project

• 08-01-2026
• Benoni City Times

To help, contact the Crocodile River Community Development Forum on 0764025635 or 078 368 5444.

Battered by potholes and clogged with coffee-coloured water, the Crocodile River Road has become a daily obstacle for residents of Mokgoba an...

Rustenburg residents bypass municipality to fix crumbling roads

• 08-01-2026
• Eyewitnessnews

Whether it’s cutting grass, fixing broken roads, or clearing waste, communities have been forced to handle these tasks themselves.

Some residents in Rustenburg are taking matters into their own hands, repairing damaged roads and in...

City moving ahead with planned infrastructure upgrades following festive season outages

• 08-01-2026
• The Witness

The municipality said it continued to render essential services during the festive period and rejected suggestions that it had been slow to respond

A programme to improve pressure management, replace ageing bulk pipelines and upgrade key...

Blue Bridge repairs set to continue as weather shapes timeline

• 08-01-2026
• Rosebank Killarney Gazette

Ongoing rainfall is expected to influence the pace of repairs to Craighall Park’s Blue Bridge, with officials stressing safety and quality as work moves ahead in the months to come.

As 2026 begins, repair work on Craighall Park&rsq...

Pretoria Avenue and Katherine Street upgrade nears completion

• 07-01-2026
• Sandton Chronicle

The Johannesburg Roads Agency says final tarring, road markings and pedestrian paving are underway, with the busy Sandown intersection expected to be ready for handover this year.

Reinstatement work at the busy intersection of Pretoria A...

Citi-Con delivers high-stakes structural rescue on critical silo complex machine tower

• 07-01-2026
• The Content Engine

Citi-Con has successfully completed complex structural repairs on bins 21 and 22 for a leading steward of raw materials in the food production industry. These interventions represent the most critical component of the extensive specialist concrete...