Building & Construction News

Edenvale’s Terrace Road resurfacing project gets underway

• 02-10-2026
• Bedfordview and Edenvale News

“Terrace Road is in terrible condition, and the portion that needs to be resurfaced still has bad potholes, which community members complain bitterly about.”

After much anticipation and motorists having to dodge numerous poth...

Majodina to assess progress on Mzimvubu Water Project

• 02-10-2026
• South African Government News Agency

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo are conducting an oversight visit to the Ntabelanga Dam project in the Eastern Cape today.

Thursday’s visit will see the Minister and Deputy Minister as...

Keeping road projects on track

• 02-10-2026
• The Content Engine

South Africa has an estimated 750 000 km road network, making road construction and maintenance a major infrastructure undertaking.

However, a road project can be priced to make a margin and still lose it on site.

It happens wh...

Airport Valley relocation: Metro assists with consensual demolition

• 02-10-2026
• Algoa FM

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said progress is being made on the long-delayed Airport Valley housing development after relocating about 125 residents to a nearby temporary site.

Spokesperson Sithembiso Soyaya thanked Airport Valley...

Big changes for the Gautrain in South Africa

• 01-10-2026
• Business Tech

Gauteng’s Provincial Government has completed the appointment process for a new Gautrain operator for the next 15 years, with several changes planned.

The rail service has operated in Gauteng since 2010, connecting the province&rsq...

Hector Peterson Memorial Library expansion nears completion

• 01-10-2026
• Bolander Lifestyle

The main structural work on the nearly R14.9 million Lwandle Library expansion is complete, and the project is now moving to internal finishes, services, and work around the building.

The upgrade and expansion, which began in March, is e...

Brackenfell Boulevard roadworks sit idle as residents left in the dark

• 01-10-2026
• NovaNews

Roadworks on Brackenfell Boulevard, which have ground to a halt two weeks ago, are set to resume “shortly”, although it is unclear exactly when.

The site, which appears to have been abandoned mid-project, while the traffic-di...

R371 million housing project is now only unfinished houses which have been vandalised and stripped of anything of resale value

• 01-10-2026
• Newsday

The Tembisa Extension 25 Mega Housing Project has remained stalled for five years, leaving thousands of homes incomplete despite millions of rands being spent.

The project, which was launched in 2018, promised to deliver 3,510 housing un...

October Transport Month: Good progress on emergency flood damage repairs on Franschhoek Pass

• 31-10-2025
• Western Cape Government

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers

Good progress is being made on a supplementary Department of Infrastructure (DOI) contract to conduct emergency slope stabilisation and road repair...

Fourways residents fear security and environmental effects as K60 Road project gets underway

• 31-10-2025
• Fourways Review

The K60 Road upgrade is finally underway, but as bulldozers move in, Sunninghill and Midrand residents are worried about more than just traffic delays.

Construction on the long-awaited K60 Road project is officially underway between Maxw...