Building & Construction News

Blundell Road bridge construction on track for 2025 finish

• 21-10-2024
• Highway Mail

THERE is some good news for residents and motorists as the construction of the new Shallcross/Blundell Road bridge, which connects Shallcross to Queensburgh, is expected to be completed in the next six months.

The new bridge, once comple...

A closer look at the N11’s extensive rehabilitation

• 21-10-2024
• New Castillian News

The sound of heavy machinery and the clanging of tools resonate above the passing vehicles as a crew of contractors, sub-contractors, and construction workers work to upgrade the N11. Their sights are firmly set on completing this monumental task,...

Eight-storey building collapses in Kenyan capital

• 21-10-2024
• Eyewitnessnews

NAIROBI - A residential building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, leaving several people feared trapped, county officials and emergency responders said.

Cases of buildings caving in are not uncommon in the country, ofte...

Scatec gears up for construction of R3 billion Northern Cape battery project

• 21-10-2024
• Diamond Fields Advertiser

RENEWABLE power provider Scatec ASA has reached financial close for the R3 billion Mogobe battery energy storage system (BESS) facility near Kathu in the Northern Cape. The facility, which will have a capacity of 103 MW/412 MWh, is now in its fina...

Defence force may be called in to help deal with construction mafia

• 18-10-2024
• Moneyweb

On government-led infrastructure projects – with minister also announcing project preparation bid window to ‘turbocharge infrastructure investment’.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) might be called on to...

Upgrading of George South Stormwater Infrastructure – Phase 1 post 2021 floods

• 18-10-2024
• George Municipality Website

George Municipality started with upgrades following the November/ December 2021 disaster flood and received R63,3 million to implement the first phase of the upgrading of the George South stormwater infrastructure. Hope Street has been comple...

Lanseria Smart City Launches with Construction of R320m Water Treatment Plant

• 18-10-2024
• Gauteng News

Pioneering Sustainable Development for South Africa’s First Smart City

The development of Lanseria Smart City, South Africa’s first smart city initiative, has officially commenced with the construction of a R...

Construction woes plague R247m Sarah Baartman Centre after a decade of delays

• 18-10-2024
• The Citizen

The DA called for proper consequence management for financial negligence and a cleansing ceremony led by the local Khoi community, in addition to the forensic audit.

The Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern Cape, remai...

SANRAL invests R27.1 billion in road infrastructure for 2023/24

• 17-10-2024
• Cape Town Etc

In the 2023/24 financial year, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) allocated R4.1 billion to toll roads, which was significantly overshadowed by its R23 billion investment in non-toll road infrastructure, Cape {town} Etc&n...

Construction on R4bn Mtentu Bridge project halted amid protests

• 17-10-2024
• Moneyweb

Amadiba Crisis Committee demands that its long-standing grievances be addressed by Sanral.

Construction operations on the R4 billion Mtentu Bridge mega project, managed by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), came to...