Building & Construction News

Road repairs set to begin a year later

• 07-02-2025
• IOL

The eThekwini Municipality is expected to commence repairs to a road in Cato Manor, on Monday, one year after it was damaged by a burst pipe.

Eskotene Grove in Bonela has become a sight for sore eyes for residents and a danger to motoris...

R200m revamp to turn east mall into vibrant hub

• 07-02-2025
• Pretoria Rekord

The project, including essential infrastructure, parking/road construction, landscaping, and utility installations, is expected to be completed by the second half of this year.

The second half of 2025 will see a Pretoria east shopping ce...

OPINION: Budget increase to complete incomplete bridge

• 07-02-2025
• South Coast Herald

A service provider was appointed in June 2024 to design and oversee the construction of the GJ Crookes Hospital pedestrian bridge. Construction is expected to commence in March 2025.

For years, Umdoni residents have been confronted with ...

Johannesburg Roads Agency races to repair sinkhole on Oxford Road in Saxonwold

• 07-02-2025
• Rosebank Killarney Gazette

JRA said the repairs on the sinkhole on Oxford and Cotswold roads in Saxonwold should be completed within two weeks, subject to favourable conditions.

Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is working around the clock to repair a sinkhole on bu...

Potholes on new highway plague motorists

• 06-02-2025
• Highway Mail

The fairly new R1.3 billion highway, Dumisani Makhaye Drive, has turned into a nightmare for motorists as it is riddled with potholes.

PINETOWN residents, Karen and Alan Janisch, went through an unpleasant experience recently when they w...

New ‘water school’ opening in South Africa

• 06-02-2025
• Business Tech

Water utility Rand Water is building a new technical academy to expand its scope and help develop the technical skills needed to meet South Africa’s water challenges.

Presenting its corporate business plan to parliament on Tuesday ...

Simbithi seeks R1.4 million compensation for stormwater damage from Ballito Hills

• 06-02-2025
• North Coast Courier

Both parties hired independent experts to assess their relative cases and both dispute the outcome of each other's expert findings.

Simbithi Eco Estate has accused developers Balwin Properties of negligence in preventing stormwater f...

Argyle Drive residents want basic services

• 06-02-2025
• South Coast Herald

Ward 2 councillor Alan Bosch said 20 other roads that need the attention of the municipality.

Overgrown vegetation, potholes, and uncollected refuse are some of the issues that are frustrating residents on Argyle Drive in Ramsgate.

For lane closures and shoulder closures on the N2 Section 11 from Linton Grange Interchange to St Albans Interchange

• 05-02-2025
• Stop Over

Eastern Cape, 04 FEBRUARY  2025 – The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advises road users that lane closures and shoulder closures will be implemented on the N2 Section 11, from the Linton Grange Interchange to S...

R4 billion blown on public transport system unfinished 15 years later

• 05-02-2025
• Business Tech

Thirteen years after breaking ground, the Rustenburg Rapid Transport (RRT) system is still not finished and only semi-functional, leaving many without access to an affordable public transport system.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality (RL...