Building & Construction News

Kimberley residents demand answers over surprise school development

• 16-01-2026
• NovaNews

The Northern Cape Department of Education has confirmed plans to build two new schools on a site near Mediclinic Gariep in Kimberley, but has failed to address critical questions about environmental authorisation, municipal approvals, and complian...

Frustrated Silversand homeowners seek justice after prolonged delays

• 16-01-2026
• IOL

Homeowners in the Silversand housing development in Blue Downs, Cape Town, say they have been left financially and emotionally devastated after waiting nearly four years for homes that were meant to be completed in early 2024.

The develo...

Cape Town's R430m investment to transform Helderberg sewer system

• 16-01-2026
• IOL

The City of Cape Town is set to invest approximately R430 million to enhance key infrastructure within the Helderberg sewer system.

This significant investment will focus on crucial projects, including the rehabilitation of the Trappies ...

Coega unveils R52m rural school project

• 16-01-2026
• Polity

To mark the beginning of the 2026 academic year, the Coega Development Corporation (Coega) joined the Eastern Cape provincial government for the official handover of the R52-million Sitoza Senior Secondary School (SSS) in Ngcobo, in the Eastern Ca...

Hope for Hammanskraal: Tshwane Mayor promises new treatment plant will bring clean water

• 15-01-2026
• Pretoria News

Hammanskraal and surrounding areas are closer to receiving reliable, clean drinking water after the City of Tshwane confirmed that the main construction phase of the long-awaited Klipdrift Package Water Treatment Plant has been technically complet...

Municipality rolls out intensive service delivery programme in Swaneville

• 15-01-2026
• Krugersdorp News

Mogale City Local Municipality and the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport launch a two-week programme delivering urgent services directly to Swaneville residents.

A service delivery intervention was launched in Swaneville on J...

New collapse threatens R40m Klipkopjes Dam road repairs

• 15-01-2026
• Lowvelder

Sanrals responds to public speculation about substandard roadworks on the R40 near Klipkopjes Dam.

The newly resurfaced section of the R40, near Klipkopjes Dam, reported by Sanral to be 90% complete, is now facing another major setback.<...

N3 closed briefly for blasting between Ashburton and New England

• 15-01-2026
• The Witness

This forms as part of the of the ongoing construction between Gladys Manzi Road and New England Road Interchange.

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has announced temporary rolling road closures to facilitate blasting next ...

‘New’ Sanral policy on rest and service facilities declared unlawful

• 14-01-2026
• Moneyweb

Roads agency unilaterally hiked the percentage-of-turnover levies paid by developers of these areas, with no clarity as to when this happened.

A decision to adopt and retrospectively apply a new policy on rest and service facilities on n...

Tjeka Empowers Toekomsrus Youth Brick by Brick

• 14-01-2026
• The Content Engine

Tjeka Training Matters has already helped the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) equip many unemployed adults from poorer communities with the skills they need to find gainful employment in the building industry. This programme will continue un...