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New R350 million shopping mall breaks ground in South Africa
- 12-03-2025
- Business Tech
Construction of the Gcuwa Mall in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, has broken ground, with the new shopping centre joining the growing trend of rural retail developments.
Shenge Property Group and Luwie Properties partook in the sod-turnin...
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Feasibility study under way for Cape Town's iconic unfinished freeway bridge
- 12-03-2025
- News 24
- The City of Cape Town is conducting a feasibility study on the unfinished Foreshore freeway bridge.
- The previous City administration, under then-mayor Patricia de Lille, proposed it be developed for inne... Read More
Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin
- 12-03-2025
- Ground Up
Displaced community received 12-hectares of prime property in affluent Cape Town suburb
- 86 homes are set to be built in Bishopscourt for land claimants who were forcibly removed from the area under the Group Areas Act.... Read More
Policy implementation gaps lead to skills gaps
- 12-03-2025
- The Content Engine
South Africa’s illiteracy crisis will continue to deepen unless decisive steps are taken by government to address the limitations of the basic education system. While there are good basic education policies, and the political will exists to ...
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Cape Town official threatened, project relaunched despite 'construction mafia' intimidation
- 11-03-2025
- News24
- Cape Town Mayco Member Carl Pophaim says he was threatened after relaunching the Delft housing project, halted in 2023 after the murder of City employee Wendy Kloppers.
- Alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfi... Read More
Millions spent yet no road construction done
- 11-03-2025
- IOL
An R11 million access road upgrade and maintenance in the deep rural village of Ga-Komane, Burgersfort, Limpopo, has not yet been completed.
Disgruntled residents accuse the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality of spending R11 million on...
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Hikhensile Clinic’s construction rapidly taking shape
- 11-03-2025
- Joburg.org.za
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg's Health Department, is pleased to announce that the construction of the new Hikhensile Clinic on Lokologa Street, Ivory Park, Region A, is now 80% complete.E
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Tzaneen Dam wall construction paused
- 11-03-2025
- Letaba Herald
Construction on the Tzaneen Dam wall is on hold after heavy rainfall caused an overflow. Work will resume once levels stabilise.
TZANEEN – Construction on the Tzaneen Dam wall has been temporarily suspended after recent rainfall ca...
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R1.3tn for infrastructure: Can SA deliver?
- 10-03-2025
- The Citizen Online
Industry experts warn of challenges despite potential opportunities in South Africa’s infrastructure push.
The South African government’s pledge to invest R1.3 trillion in infrastructure projects over the next three years has...
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Joburg bridges collapsing yet no assessment in nearly nine years
- 10-03-2025
- Sowetan Live
Five crossings closed while 23 are at risk of being shut
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has not done an extensive assessment on the status of bridges across the city in nearly nine years.
The agency told Sowetan that the l...
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