Building & Construction News

Bree Street construction halted due to immigration raid

• 19-05-2026
• Cape Argus

A construction site on lower Bree Street came to a screeching halt on Monday as authorities conducted a raid where several undocumented workers were detained.

"It's just that we have foreigners that are working on the constructi...

Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing

• 19-05-2026
• Ground Up

An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield

For decades, housing activists have been calling for under-used military land in Cape Town to be released for housing. This includes about 668 hectares of ...

KZN Public Works budget to highlight infrastructure and job creation

• 19-05-2026
• IOL

KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) MEC Martin Meyer is set to deliver his 2025/26 budget speech in July, highlighting a core direct budget of R2.4 billion. 

A focus of the budget will be a con...

How Kenya’s Nationwide Transport Strike Is Threatening to Derail Construction Sites Across the Country

• 19-05-2026
• CCE News

Kenya woke up to empty roads on Monday morning.

From the Thika Superhighway to Mombasa Road, the transport corridors that normally hum with the movement of matatus, heavy trucks, and construction vehicles fell eerily quiet — not be...

Neglect sparks calls for urgent intervention in Mbombela

• 18-05-2026
• Lowvelder

Residents across Mbombela are questioning municipal service delivery and use of rates and taxes amid ongoing delays in basic maintenance.

Residents across Mbombela and surrounding areas are raising concerns over overgrown grass, unmainta...

Limpopo gets extra R4.2bn to repair roads after floods

• 18-05-2026
• The Citizen

MEC admits there are still backlogs in rebuilding infrastructure that was damaged by floods

A total of R4.2 billion has been allocated by the Limpopo provincial treasury to the department of public works, roads and infrastructure to fix ...

Residents frustrated over deteriorating Hibiscus Road

• 18-05-2026
• Northern Natal News

Community members are calling on local authorities to urgently address the condition of the road.

Repeated complaints fall on deaf ears

Residents of Hibiscus Road in Forderville have raised serious concerns ove...

Millions of Rands later, Mdakane library may open this month

• 18-05-2026
• Northern Natal News

The long-delayed Mdakane library project could finally open after costs escalated to nearly R40-million

Five years after construction began, the multi-media Mdakane library in the Dannhauser area may finally be handed over to residents w...

Msunduzi mayor inspects R32.8m Howick Road upgrade

• 15-05-2026
• The Witness

The oversight visit, conducted on Tuesday morning, focused on assessing progress on the R32.8 million project.

The Mayor of Msunduzi Municipality, Mzi Thebolla, on Tuesday inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of Howick Road in Pietermari...

Flood-prone Woodhouse Road bridge set for major overhaul

• 15-05-2026
• The Witness

The bridge upgrade forms part of broader infrastructure improvements linked to the ongoing N3 freeway upgrade project.

After years of fatal flooding incidents and repeated pleas from residents, Msunduzi Municipality is moving ahead with ...