Building & Construction News

Cape Town labour inspection leads to arrests at construction site

• 21-05-2026
• Cape Town Etc

A routine labour inspection at a construction site in Cape Town took a dramatic turn this week after several undocumented foreign nationals were arrested while allegedly attempting to hide from authorities.

Officials from the Department ...

Parsons Power Park Solar Project Begins Construction In Nelson Mandela Bay

• 21-05-2026
• Solar Quarter

Construction has officially begun on Phase 1A of the Parsons Power Park solar project in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, marking another important development in the country’s expanding private renewable energy sector. The project is being...

South Africa: Cape Town Approves Inner-City Housing Project - South African News Briefs - May 21, 2026

• 21-05-2026
• All Africa News

Cape Town to Turn CBD Lot Into Housing

The City of Cape Town's mayoral committee has approved plans to redevelop a municipal parking lot in the CBD into a mixed-use development with affordable housing, reports EWN. The site adjacent ...

Grid, renewable energy expansions should proceed in parallel

• 21-05-2026
• Engineering News

In South Africa, plans for the strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity were not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy Deputy Head of Project Development South Afri...

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 ...