Building & Construction News

Construction begins on R6 Billion N3 upgrade from Mariannhill toll plaza to Key Ridge

• 26-06-2026
• Stop Over

Pietermaritzburg, 25 June 2026 – The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advises motorists travelling on the N3 national road between Mariannhill Toll Plaza Section 1 (km 25.0) and Key Ridge Section 2 (km 2.8) that traff...

WATCH: MMC Kenny Kunene leads oversight tour, warns M1 & M2 bridges face ‘structural threats’

• 26-06-2026
• Southern Courier

MMC for Transport flags safety crisis, after inspection of four key bridges.

The City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Transport, Kenny Kunene, alongside the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) Board and CEO Zweli Nyathi, conducted a media ov...

Court orders road repairs between Alldays and Pondrift

• 26-06-2026
• Zoutpansberger

A farm successfully sued for government's failure to maintain a provincial road, but the wrong road agency was cited. Despite the jurisdictional error, the case highlights the ongoing issue of neglected public infrastructure. Remedial work is ...

Northern Cape launches R98 million road blitz to restore Kimberley’s pride

• 26-06-2026
• NovaNews

The Northern Cape Provincial Government on Wednesday 24 June launched an “aggressive dual-intervention initiative” aimed at rehabilitating broken road networks and transforming service delivery within the Sol Plaatje Municipality in Ki...

Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy

• 25-06-2026
• Mail & Guardian

Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy. #PowerTracker investigates whether local manufacturers, workers and communities are truly benefitting

The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) in the Western Cape was establi...

Construction mafia threat stalls R63 billion projects

• 25-06-2026
• The Citizen

More than 180 infrastructure projects worth billions of rand have been affected by extortion and intimidation over the past five years.

The menace of construction mafia networks continues to threaten South Africa’s infrastruct...

Johannesburg Roads Agency fleet is forced off the road

• 25-06-2026
• The Citizen

The roads agency says it has no further comments after the City of Johannesburg confirmed that fuel supply constraints have grounded the Johannesburg Roads Agency fleet, halting key road services across the metro.

Johannesburg motorists ...

Construction activity in Q1 shows first sustained recovery since 2020

• 25-06-2026
• Property Wheel

While activity levels in SA’s construction sector remain subdued, the Q1 2026 Afrimat Construction Index’s (ACI) seasonally adjusted reading increased for the third consecutive quarter – the first time since 2020’s brief re...

Pothole, signal repairs halted as CoJ liquidity concerns mount

• 24-06-2026
• Moneyweb

First it was lights, now it’s the roads. The city is again under pressure to account for its dismissal financial showing, despite denials that it’s near insolvent.

Johannesburg’s member of the mayoral committee for Tran...

Pothole patching brings relief to motorists in Pretoria North

• 24-06-2026
• Pretoria Rekord

Motorists in Pretoria North are welcoming recent pothole repairs along Burger Street and Gerrit Maritz Street, saying the upgrades have improved safety and driving conditions.

Motorists and residents in Pretoria North are welcoming recen...