Building & Construction News

Tsakani residents frustrated by incomplete road and worsening potholes

• 19-06-2026
• The Citizen Online

Skhumbane Street residents say an incomplete road project and blocked storm drain have left them battling potholes, stagnant water and foul odours for years.

Tsakani – The community of Skhumbane Street in Tsakani is calling for urg...

R3.5bn Beachwood Coastal Estate in Durban North to break ground soon

• 19-06-2026
• IOL

THE first phase of the multi-billion-rand Beachwood Coastal Estate development is set to break ground in about two months’ time. The developer, Gavin Strydom, detailed the process to be followed and the interest in the development. He reveal...

Western Cape shifts to storm recovery with priority road projects underway

• 19-06-2026
• Eyewitnessnews

Premier Alan Winde said while the province's initial priority was to save lives, access to most of the affected areas in the province had now been restored.

The Western Cape government said it was shifting its focus from emergenc...

No missing R12bn assets, metro says

• 19-06-2026
• Pretoria Rekord

Mayoral spokesperson Samkelo Mgobozi Tshwane argues that the figure relates to historical infrastructure projects recorded as Assets Under Construction.

The Tshwane metro has rejected allegations that about R12-billion worth of municipal...

New Public-Private Partnership reforms fast-track infrastructure delivery

• 18-06-2026
• South African Government News Agency

The lengthy delays between the planning of vital infrastructure and the commencement of construction are set to be significantly reduced. Government is implementing a major reform of its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework to accelerate the...

R1-million project for six school toilets abandoned three years ago

• 18-06-2026
• Ground Up

Children at Nonyameko Primary are left to use unsafe toilets or an open field

This toilet project was abandoned before completion, leaving children at Nonyameko Primary School in Ndakana village near Stutterheim to use dilapidated and un...

New multi-million-rand shopping mall for an important town in South Africa – Photos

• 18-06-2026
• Newsday

Construction on the Standerton Mall is progressing well and will provide the town with a new 17,000-square-meter retail destination.

Standerton was founded in 1878 on a farm called Grootverlangen and named after its owner, Commandant Adr...

New Mega City in one of South Africa’s major metros

• 18-06-2026
• Newsday

The Daggafontein Mega City project in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is under construction, Minister of Human Settlements, Thembisile Simelane, said.

Simelane shared this information during a question-and-answer session in Parl...

Potholes pose problems in Edenvale

• 17-06-2026
• Bedfordview and Edenvale News

"The local depot, which caters for numerous wards, does not have the necessary equipment, resources and material to tend to the potholes in Edenvale."

Edenvale’s roads are pockmarked with potholes; they scar the town&rsqu...

Durban-Gauteng freight hub breaks ground

• 17-06-2026
• Freight News

Construction activity is under way at the R10 billion Insimbi Ridge Development in Cato Ridge, with heavy equipment already on site, according to the Presidential eThekwini Working Group (PeWG).

The update formed part of a broader progre...