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Roadworks on Modderfontein Road bridge cause chaos
- 20-11-2024
- Bedfordview and Edenvale News
The situation needs to be addressed before something worse happens.
Ongoing road works on the southern bridge of Modderfontein Road continue to frustrate community members raising questions about what work is being done and when it will ...
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Construction mafia disrupts projects worth R63bn
- 20-11-2024
- South African Government News Agency
Since 2019, construction site disruptions by criminal syndicates have disrupted over 180 projects worth R63 billion, using tactics such as extortion, intimidation, violence and sabotage.
“Their demands for up to 30% of contrac...
Illegal land, construction in Tshwane raise alarm
- 20-11-2024
- Pretoria Rekord
The metro cautions against the dangers of building without adhering to the city's regulations and guidelines for zoning and building plans.
The Tshwane metro has warned all individuals and entities engaging in unlawful building const...
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Gauteng and Limpopo outperform SA’s national civil tender values during October 2024
- 20-11-2024
- Property Wheel
SA’s civil tender landscape has shown mixed signals during 2024. While tender values have steadily increased over the past few months from R5.3 billion in July to an estimated R7.6 billion in October, they remain well below 2023 levels accor...
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Raubex challenge of R149m-higher tender award dismissed with costs
- 19-11-2024
- Moneyweb
High court rules it did not comply with the tender requirements, was not treated unfairly, and the tender requirements were not uncompetitive.
A legal challenge by JSE-listed construction group Raubex of a tender award for a Clan...
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V&A Waterfront launching massive R20 billion project to ‘claim land from the sea’
- 19-11-2024
- Business Tech
V&A Waterfront launching massive R20 billion project to ‘claim land from the sea’
Cape Town is embarking on one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects to date, as the V&A Waterfront moves to the next phase of a...
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Klipfontein Wellness Centre takes shape, bringing hope to the community
- 19-11-2024
- Joburg.org.za
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is making significant strides in the construction of the Klipfontein Wellness Centre, a groundbreaking initiative to combat drug and alcohol abuse in Ward 32's Klipfontein View community.
Wit...
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Thrive Student Living commences its largest development to date
- 19-11-2024
- Property Wheel
Thrive Student Living has commenced its largest student accommodation development, a two-year, R800 million project immediately adjacent to the main gate of the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Undertaken by Grow...
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Delayed infrastructure projects cost government R3 billion over a number of years
- 18-11-2024
- IOL
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson revealed on Thursday that out of the current 206 infrastructure projects overseen by this department, 164 projects were experiencing delays for a number of reasons.
“This rep...
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Brace for delays: Temporary N2 closures for King Cetshwayo bridge works
- 18-11-2024
- North Coast Courier
Night closures announced for bridge upgrades.
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) will temporarily close the N2 during the next two weekends for the removal of bridge beams used in the King Cetshwayo (M13) Bridge constructio...
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