The pre-qualification for the construction of the main works on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is expected to start in Jan 2019 according to the Lesotho Highlands Development Agency (LHDA). The agency is calling for...
Despite a challenging 2018 the Coega Development Corporation is ending the year on a high with four construction projects currently underway. Dr Ayanda Vilakazi, CDC unit head brand, marketing and communications says this has been in part,...
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has invited South African and international construction companies to transform Joburg’s inner city by participating in the city’s revitalisation project. The inner city revitalisation project which is expected to...
With more than R200 billion earmarked for infrastructure development in KwaZulu-Natal over the next seven years and R35 billion set aside for the Port Waterfront development over the next 15 years, the province is fast becoming a construction hot...
The longest suspension bridge in Africa has officially been opened to the public after four years of construction. The Maputo–Katembe Bridge spans just over three kilometres across the Maputo Bay in southern Mozambique and will help connect the...
Minister for the Department of Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, says drone technology will be a game changer for accountability and transparency in the construction sector. After launching its drone programme in eTwatwa in Ekurhuleni in...
School children must have access to adequate sanitation. This is according to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Tabling his maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament, Mboweni said government is attending to the sanitation issues...
Construction has resumed on two Basil Read projects. The company went bankrupt when it was found guilty of collusion with the 2010 soccer world cup stadiums and was fined nearly R100-million. The projects are the N1 bypasses at Polokwane and...
The Master Builders Association (MBA) North says that the ongoing trend of main contractors delaying or defaulting payment of their sub-contractors is a symptom of the deteriorating health of the construction industry. The association is calling on...
