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 Cemetery Road in Sasolburg is also getting a makeover.

Sasol invests millions to improve life in Metsimaholo

  • 26-05-2026
  • Vaal Weekblad

The road and streetlighting projects form part of one of Sasol’s corporate social investment focus areas: improving access to sustainable, quality community infrastructure through strategic partnerships.

Sasol is investing in signi...

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 A pothole at the intersection of Oxford Street and Vine Avenue.

A solution is needed for Oxford Street’s deep holes

  • 26-05-2026
  • Randburg Sun

JRA has scheduled the repairs of the deep potholes on the busy Oxford Street

Johannesburg Road Agency’s (JRA) Region B depot is aware of the deep, frustrating potholes posing a danger to motorists along busy Oxford Street in Fernda...

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Eskom’s Kusile housing project in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, on 20 May 2026. It remains incomplete and unoccupied.

Eskom’s R1bn mini-town goes to rot [PICS]

  • 26-05-2026
  • The Citizen

Started in 2012, Eskom's housing project for 400 Kusile plant workers is now abandoned

Walking into Eskom’s R1 billion abandoned housing project in Mpumalanga sends a shiver down your spine because it seems like a ghost town. I...

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MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya (middle) visited Waterval Secondary School in Vhembe West on 25 May

Waterval High to be rebuilt, says MEC

  • 26-05-2026
  • Limpopo Mirror

Limpopo Education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya announced the rebuilding of Waterval High School on 25 May, following the Department of Labour's closure of unsafe classrooms.

MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya (middle) visited Waterval ...

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 The eThekwini Municipality says work on Malone Road is ongoing.

Malone Road rehabilitation reprioritised

  • 25-05-2026
  • Highway Mail

The City says works are currently ongoing on site, and the asphalt paving is anticipated to be completed soon.

FOLLOWING complaints from road users and members of the public about the state of neglect that Malone Road in Pinetown had bee...

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Gauteng to rehabilitate various culverts and bridges in Tshwane

  • 25-05-2026
  • South African Government News Agency

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will be undertaking a major rehabilitation programme for culverts and bridges in the City of Tshwane to ensure their long-term safety, durability, and functionality. 

The programme, in R...

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Greenville housing project

Cape Town housing committee visits Greenville housing project

  • 25-05-2026
  • NovaNews

The City of Cape Town‘s human settlements portfolio committee conducted an oversight visit to Phase 5 of the Greenville housing development in Fisantekraal, Durbanville.

It was part of the committee’s visit to various housing...

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Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela (middle) during an oversight inspection of road infrastructure projects.

K54 and K50 road projects expected to improve mobility across city, MEC says

  • 25-05-2026
  • Pretoria Rekord

The Gauteng Roads and Transport department says the road upgrades are strategic investments aimed at reducing travel times, improving accessibility and supporting broader economic activity.

Two key road projects in Pretoria were assessed...

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Government parking lot being turned into private apartments in Cape Town

  • 22-05-2026
  • Business Tech

The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has approved plans for affordable housing and mixed-use development on a municipal parking lot at the Cape Town Civic Centre.

The site is currently used as an open-air parking facility for ...

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The project mile stones that are supposed to be hit in the Matlosana N12 Catalytic Project

How R4.2 billion housing project stalled as funds dried up

  • 22-05-2026
  • Independent on Saturday

A flagship housing development once positioned as a cornerstone of spatial transformation in the North West has stalled, leaving partially built infrastructure, unpaid contractors and thousands of promised homes hanging in the balance.

T...

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