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Nancefield Primary School in Soweto was abandoned in 2020 by Clear Choice Builders.

R160 million and still no school: Nancefield’s construction woes

  • 30-09-2024
  • The Citizen Online

Nancefield Primary School remains unfinished after five years and R70 million spent, with another R90 million needed to complete the project.

This is what you get for R70 million and five years – a half-finished school, pa...

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Minister of Higher Education, Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane

Minister Nkabane unveils R130 Million Alice and UFH Water Infrastructure upgrade projects

  • 30-09-2024
  • University of Fort Hare

A momentous and joyful occasion took place in Dikeni (Alice) today as Minister of Higher Education, Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane, officially unveiled the R130 million Alice Water Treatment and UFH Wastewater Treatment Works Expansion Projects.

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 At the engagement session at Port Shepstone Regional Hospital are (from left) Nqobile Radebe, Tusani Mkwena, Sikhumbuzo Isaac Mqadi and Mandisa Maqutu.

Regional hospital to add 28-bed psych unit

  • 30-09-2024
  • South Coast Herald

An in-depth overview of the multi-million-rand project, outlining the phases and the approval processes was recently provided to stakeholders.

Port Shepstone Regional Hospital held a critical stakeholder engagement session led by Mhlonip...

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Southern Sun has agreed to estimated capital investment of R1 billion for the refurbishment of the Elangeni and Maharani hotels as well as the Garden Court South Beach and The Edward hotels which are also owned by the group

Southern Sun to fork out R1bn to retain iconic Durban beachfront hotels

  • 30-09-2024
  • Times Live

Hotel giant Southern Sun has been awarded a 50-year extension by the eThekwini municipality on its lease agreement for the lucrative Maharani and Elangeni hotels on Durban’s beach front thanks to a promise of a R1bn investment. 

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Civil construction confidence spikes

  • 27-09-2024
  • Freight News

Business confidence of construction contractors hit an eight-year high during the third quarter of 2024.

This is according to the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index, which showed that confidence reached an eight-year high of 50 during the th...

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Road Maintenance in the Mossel Bay area

Road Maintenance in the Mossel Bay area

  • 27-09-2024
  • Arrive Alive

Road users are to kindly note that the following sequence of roadworks operations will be in place during the period from Thursday 26 September to Thursday 10 October 2024

a) N2 to Louis Fourie (Engen Garage to Dana Bay traffic lights &h...

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Provincial head of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dr Vish Govender.

New response team identifies 38 KZN construction sites delayed due to fraud, other transgressions

  • 27-09-2024
  • News 24

  • One of Public Works and Infrastructure's stated goals is to turn the country and KwaZulu-Natal into a "construction site".
  • However, the province has severe obstacles to achieving this goal,...

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Work on the Tshivhuyuni Sports Facility in Limpopo started in August 2023, but the stadium remains incomplete. Now the Makhado Municipality wants the contractor to pay for each day the project has been delayed.

Municipality demands contractor pay for delays to Limpopo stadium

  • 27-09-2024
  • Ground Up

Construction started in August 2023 and nearly half the work has still not been done

  • The Makhado Municipality is penalising a tardy contractor for each day he missed the deadline to complete the construction of a R17-mill...

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 FSRA chairperson Rodney Churchyard.

JRA refuses help from RAs

  • 26-09-2024
  • Roodepoort Record

The Johannesburg Roads Agency insists that RAs are not to fix potholes.

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) remains adamant that any interference on road infrastructure, regardless of the nature of such interference, is a criminal offenc...

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Transnet launches EIA process for LNG terminal at Port of Ngqura

  • 26-09-2024
  • Freight News

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a call for proposals for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)  for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura.

TNPA issued the request for proposals, in col...

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