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Cape Town N2 concrete wall: City to proceed with R114m safety project

  • 18-09-2026
  • Cape Town Etc

The City of Cape Town is moving ahead with plans for a nine-kilometre concrete wall along the N2, despite growing debate over whether a physical barrier is the right answer to the safety problems facing motorists and pedestrians on the busy highwa...

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 The JRA team was seen resurfacing roads, fixing potholes, clearing blocked storm water and reinstating road excavations as well as painting road markings.

New partnership aims to tackle potholes in Lonehill

  • 18-09-2026
  • Soweto Urban

The City of Johannesburg, JRA and Lonehill Residents’ Association have joined forces to support structured pothole repair assistance in several northern suburbs.

The JRA team was seen resurfacing roads, fixing potholes, clearing bl...

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MEC Diale-Tlabela

MEC Diale-Tlabela Opens Upgraded R568 Road In Bronkhorstspruit

  • 18-09-2026
  • Infrastructure News

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has officially opened the upgraded R568 Road in Bronkhorstspruit, Tshwane, marking the completion of a major road infrastructure project to improve mobility, road safety and connectivity...

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 Mayor Mkhwanazi introduces the new contractor set to complete Emarasteni Bridge.

Vryheid bridge project resumes after months of delays

  • 18-09-2026
  • Northern Natal News

New contractor Haqane MI Consultants is set to resume work on Bhekuzulu's Emarasteni Bridge.

The long-delayed construction of the Emarasteni Bridge in Bhekuzulu is set to resume after AbaQulusi Municipality appointed a new contractor...

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Securing South Africa’s water future: Why infrastructure alone is not enough

  • 17-09-2026
  • Cape Business News

 

South Africa’s next water challenge is not simply to build more supply. It is to extract greater value from every source, every asset, and every Rand invested.

Over the past three decades, household access to ...

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Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water

  • 17-09-2026
  • Ground Up

The upgrade to double the capacity of Makhanda’s James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works began in 2015. It was supposed to be completed at the end of 2018.
The cost of the upgrade has ballooned from R102-million to an expected R500-mill...

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 Ward 2 councillor Quentin Meyer has strongly criticised the state of the road.

Work starts on Pretoria North stormwater system repair project

  • 17-09-2026
  • Pretoria Rekord

Ward councillor and local residents react as work begins to fix a hazardous intersection at Burger and Gerrit Maritz streets.



Construction of a new stormwater catchpit at the corner of Burger and Gerrit Maritz streets in Pretoria Nor...

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Hawks arrest suspect in R45m Mogalakwena tender fraud probe

  • 17-09-2026
  • The Citizen

The Hawks have swooped on the Mogalakwena Local Municipality in Limpopo, arresting a 37‑year‑old suspect in a R45 million tender fraud, corruption and money laundering probe that investigators warn is far from over.

The Serious Corruptio...

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Mapulaneng Regional Hospital

R2.8 billion hospital in South Africa standing empty after 10-year build delayed

  • 16-09-2026
  • Business Tech

The construction of the new Mapulaneng Regional Hospital in Mpumalanga has been delayed due to community unrest and the liquidation of one of its contractors, which has disrupted the 10-year build.

According to Health Minister Aaron Mots...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa

President Ramaphosa announces first wave of green hydrogen projects

  • 16-09-2026
  • South African Government News Agency

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the first wave of six priority green hydrogen projects under South Africa’s national green hydrogen programme, signalling a shift from project planning to implementation and investment.

Addre...

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