Building & Construction News

Is SA on the verge of a construction boom?

• 20-01-2025
• News 24

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 mixers and construction site scaffolding, bulldozers widen the...

Critical bridge damage prompts emergency engineering evaluation

• 20-01-2025
• IOL

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has sent a team of engineers to inspect a bridge in Mona that links Nongoma and Hlabisa.

The bridge is believed to have been damaged during recent rains across...

Citi-Con ensures water-tight reservoirs

• 20-01-2025
• The Content Engine

Citi-Con’s waterproofing expertise is being successfully deployed to build watertight reservoirs.

This is an extremely specialised and complex aspect of new reservoir construction that Citi-Con has perfected over many years. For th...

Pothole patching on D4 road via Elim sparks outrage

• 20-01-2025
• Zoutnet

Residents and motorists have expressed frustration over the slow progress of work on the D4 road that links Elim to the N1. Recent efforts appear to have shifted towards patching thousands of potholes rather than rebuilding the road.

On ...

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...