Building & Construction News

LiuGong introduces five electric construction machines

• 29-05-2025
• Charged

Chinese multinational construction machinery manufacturing company LiuGong has introduced five new electric vehicles.

The EVs include the 870HE wheel loader, 924FE and 9018FE excavators, DR50CE rigid mining truck and the 4280DE moto...

Protesters try to block Cape Town’s Central Line

• 29-05-2025
• Ground Up

People who were relocated from living on or near Cape Town’s Central Line to the settlement along Stock Road in Philippi East tried to block the Central Line with burning tyres on Tuesday. This comes as Transport Minister Ba...

Abandoned R36 Road Construction Leaves Residents and Motorists With Disaster

• 29-05-2025
• MSN

The R36 road connecting Lydenburg and Machadodorp has become a nightmare for motorists, residents, and local businesses, as construction remains incomplete after the contractor abandoned the project due to unpaid bills. The Mpumalanga Department o...

BEE — the beginning of a new phase in an old fight thanks to Trump and Ramaphosa

• 29-05-2025
• Daily Maverick

For reasons involving both the Trump administration and the inclusion of the DA and the FF+ in our national coalition, the issue of BEE is again becoming increasingly prominent. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s robust defence of BEE suggests ther...

Construction of new Suzuki SA headquarters starts

• 28-05-2025
• Business Live

New facilities include a 19,100m² warehouse to support efficient logistics operations

Suzuki Auto SA, in partnership with real estate group Fortress, has officially broken ground on its new head office and distribution centre at Lon...

Sandton’s pothole crisis threatens safety, tourism, and business growth

• 28-05-2025
• Sandton Chronicle

Riddled with potholes and patchwork repairs, Sandton’s roads are damaging its reputation as a top business and tourist destination.

“Bad roads and inadequate repairs are turning Sandton, often hailed as the heartbeat of South...

Gwaiing road upgrade: 10 months until completion

• 28-05-2025
• George Herald

The estimated time of completion is February or March 2026.

GEORGE NEWS - The Gwaiing road upgrade is progressing well and according to the most recent update from Garden Route Mayor Andrew Stroebel, processing and placement of the basec...

Mkhambathini Municipality’s revamp of Camperdown under way

• 28-05-2025
• The Witness

Construction is near completion at the Umlaas Road junction, Old Main Road (Camperdown), R603, P418, New Fairview Road, and Bishop Road.

Camperdown is undergoing a major infrastructure revamp as part of Mkhambathini Municipality’s ...

Vereeniging Taxi Rank: A decade of delays continues amid sewer spillage

• 27-05-2025
• Vaal Weekblad

A fresh contractor, a fresh timeline—and now, a fresh setback.

VEREENIGING – The long-awaited reconstruction of the Vereeniging Taxi Rank, a project initiated in 2014, faces yet another setback due to an unresolved sewer spil...

Transforming Joburg South: Inside the groundbreaking Southern Farms Mega City Project

• 27-05-2025
• Bizcommunity.com

A bold vision for urban transformation is taking shape in Johannesburg South, as the City officially launches the Southern Farms Mega City Project — a R27bn development poised to redefine the region’s urban and socio-economic landscape...