Building & Construction News

R120 million to resurface a 30km road in South Africa’s biggest province

• 07-09-2026
• Top Auto

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has started resurfacing a 30km stretch of the R31 national road between Delportshoop and Barkly West in the Northern Cape.

The project, which is expected to cost close to R120 million, is ...

Ilembe finally set to get government psychiatric facility after years of waiting

• 07-09-2026
• Mail & Guardiam

Ilembe, home to more than 800 000 people, has no government-owned psychiatric facility, forcing patients requiring specialised care to be transferred more than 150km away. A new R148 million facility is now planned for the district

Ilemb...

Site competence isn’t developed in a classroom

• 07-09-2026
• The Content Engine

Tjeka Training Matters has responded to the persistent shortage of site-level leadership capability in South African construction by launching TJEKA GO, a facilitator-supported distance learning format of its Construction Site Management Programme...

R410 billion and 19 years later: Eskom’s megaprojects to end load-shedding remain unfinished

• 07-09-2026
• My Broadband

After 19 years, Eskom’s two largest coal-fired power stations, Kusile and Medupi, remain technically incomplete, lacking critical systems and requiring significant remedial work.

Originally designed to solve the country’s loa...

Sanral resurfaces R31 road from Delportshoop to Barkly West

• 04-09-2026
• Stop Over

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has started with the resurfacing of the R31 national road from Delportshoop to Barkly West in the Northern Cape Province. The more than 30-kilometre-long project will go a long way in br...

Table View beachfront project nearing completion ahead of festive season

• 04-09-2026
• Tabletalk

The City of Cape Town’s long-running upgrade of the Table View beachfront has entered its final phase, with refurbishment of ablution facilities at Dolphin Beach and Bokkomsbaai now under way.

The work forms part of a major project...

After ten years and R15-million, this municipal swimming pool is a hole in the ground

• 04-09-2026
• Ground Up

Construction of the R80-million facility in Ohlange, eThekwini, started in 2016

Work on the Ohlange public swimming pool started in 2016, but the pool is still not complete.

The eThekwini municipality says the first con...

Midrand Pikitup depot construction reaches 64% completion

• 04-09-2026
• Midrand Reporter

Upgrades to waste management infrastructure in Rabie Ridge are making progress, with key structural and security features taking shape.

Construction work on the Pikitup Midrand depot in Rabie Ridge has reached 64% completion, as part of ...

Temporary closure of N3 for the demolition of the Murray/Gladys Manzi road overpass bridge

• 03-09-2026
• Stop Over

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advises motorists of temporary closure of the N3 and Murray/Gladys Manzi Road for the demolition of the Murray/Gladys Manzi Road overpass bridge.

“Construction on the upg...

Traffic alert: M4 near Umdloti to be closed for six hours

• 03-09-2026
• The Witness

KZN Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma said the closure was necessary to allow engineers to install precast bridge beams.

Motorists travelling near Umdloti have been warned of a temporary closure of the M4 on Wednesday to ...