Building & Construction News

Zimbabwe’s 100 MW Munyati Solar Plant Advances With Early Construction Works In Midlands Province

• 20-05-2026
• Solar Quarter

The 100 MW Munyati Solar Plant project in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province has moved into a new stage of development as Munyati Evergreen Energy officially began active site establishment and early works. This marks an important milestone for th...

Bentley to deploy AI road monitoring in South Africa

• 20-05-2026
• Construction Briefing

Bentley Systems has announced a partnership with the Western Cape Government Department of Infrastructure in South Arica to implement its AI-powered Blyncsy technology across strategic sections of the provincial road network.

This initia...

Payment failures are driving South Africa's construction disputes

• 20-05-2026
• Polity

A review of adjudication cases handled by construction law specialist MDA Attorneys indicates that payment failures have become the dominant source of construction disputes, overtaking the extension of time and variation claims that were common in...

South Africa’s Energy Transition Exposes Construction Skills Gap as AI and Digital Tools Reshape Site Operations

• 20-05-2026
• iAfrica

South Africa’s energy transition is placing new demands on the construction sector. As the country expands its grid, integrates renewable energy and modernises infrastructure, construction companies are moving beyond traditional projects to ...

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 ...