Building & Construction News

KZN Transport to inspect flood-damaged roads

• 17-01-2025
• East Coast Radio Website

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport will kick off a province-wide inspection of damaged roads and homes on Thursday.

It is in reaction to increased heavy rains that have lashed parts of KZN since the year began.

The depar...

Open excavation on Nerina Street makes road almost impassable

• 17-01-2025
• Randburg Sun

Kensington B residents are frustrated over the unfished work by Johannesburg Water on Nerina Street.

Johannesburg Water’s (JW) unattended reinstatement for seven months on Nerina Street is causing frustration for residents of Kensi...

Restoration of Coedmore bridge again hit with slight delays

• 17-01-2025
• Southlands Sun

The rebuild of Coedmore bridge was hit with a slight delay as the workers were not able fill the deck and do the final pour.

THE long-awaited reconstruction of the Coedmore bridge has been hit by yet another slight delay, as confirmed by...

MEC Rachoene leads pothole repairs on D4 road to Elim

• 17-01-2025
• Polokwane Review Observer

Roads MEC Ernest Rachoene leads a pothole patching programme on the D4 road from N1 to Elim, addressing key maintenance issues in Vhembe.

LIMPOPO – Last Monday, Roads MEC Ernest Rachoene rolled up his sleeves and got to work on...

Investors go all in on Ramaphosa pledge to rebuild SA

• 16-01-2025
• Moneyweb

Analysts are optimistic that gains will continue.

On South Africa’s busiest freight corridor, men and a handful of women decked out in blue overalls, hard hats and reflector jackets transform the landscape. As workers dodge cement ...

SANRAL N2/N3 EB CLOETE UPGRADE: Road closures on the N3 to accommodate for placement of Candella Bridge Beams

• 16-01-2025
• Stop Over

SANRAL N2/N3 EB CLOETE UPGRADE: Road closures on the N3 to accommodate for placement of Candella Bridge Beams

Durban, 15 January 2024 – The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced temporary road closu...

R50m Limpopo Municipal Building Scandal: Public Works Department denies involvment

• 16-01-2025
• IOL

Despite R50 million in taxpayer funds being spent, the Collins Chabane municipal building project in Limpopo remains incomplete six years after its inception, with government departments now distancing themselves from the scandal.

Both t...

WATCH: Limpopo premier visits R71 road collapse site

• 16-01-2025
• Polokwane Review Observer

Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba urges caution on the R71 near Magoebaskloof as SANRAL assesses the damage.

POLOKWANE – The Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba, on Tuesday, visited the site of a significant roadside collapse alo...

Zamdela fire site demolished to commence mall construction

• 15-01-2025
• Vaal Weekblad

The Boiketlong fire site that saw a duo perish in the fire is demolished to allow mall construction preparations to commence.

SASOLBURG – The haunting site that bears disturbing memories of a fatal fire that ravaged Boiketlong flat...

Sanral provided misleading information about its ‘R53bn in tender awards’

• 15-01-2025
• Moneyweb

Confirms the total value came from the ‘award value’ of open tenders, requests for quotes, or procurement by other means.

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) published misleading information last month about awar...