Building & Construction News

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 ...

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...

Tshwane residents await completion of long-delayed water and sewer infrastructure

• 22-05-2026
• Sunday Independent

For 11 years, residents of Koanong Proper and Kopanong Extension 1 in the City of Tshwane have been waiting for the construction of water and sewer infrastructure to be completed.

The project, which is still incomplete, started in 2015 a...

Reinforcing the Future: South Africa’s New Concrete Code Takes Centre Stage

• 22-05-2026
• The Content Engine

One of South Africa’s leading concrete and structural engineering specialists, Dr. Kim Timm, will headline a Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA) national roadshow aimed at unpacking the implementation and industry impact of SANS 51992...

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...