Building & Construction News

Kruger’s R950m flood rebuild could change the way you safari

• 08-09-2026
• Sunday World

The next time you drive into Kruger National Park, the first thing you notice may not be an elephant. It may be the road beneath your tyres. A bridge rebuilt stronger. A culvert reinforced with concrete. A stretch of road protected against the rus...

Big upgrades planned for Gautrain stations

• 08-09-2026
• My Broadband

Gauteng MEC for roads and transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has revealed ambitious upgrade plans for Gautrain stations across the province.

Speaking to SABC News amid the Gautrain’s 16th birthday celebration, she said upgrade plan...

No budget for River Park road repairs, JRA admits

• 08-09-2026
• Alex News

Johannesburg Roads Agency says its reduced roads programme budget is being used to finish existing construction projects, leaving nothing for new work in River Park.

Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has confirmed that there is currently n...

Joburg Roads Agency unable to commit to repair date for pothole-riddled Bramley road

• 08-09-2026
• Rosebank Killarney Gazette

Motorists navigating Crystal Road in Bramley face ongoing delays to pothole repairs due to JRA's operational challenges.

While motorists dodge potholes and risk bursting their tyres when driving along Crystal Road in Bramley, the Joh...

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...