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PRASA review focuses on Mabopane rail restoration and new intercity buses
The Gauteng oversight programme covered corridor infrastructure, signalling restoration and the launch of a City to City bus flee…
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Business
Cash-flow forecasts should follow the construction sequence
A realistic forecast connects procurement, measured work, certification dates, retention and payment terms.
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Free State presents R120bn pipeline of energy, vehicle and agro-processing plans
Three proposed initiatives span renewable energy, electric-vehicle assembly and apple-concentrate production.
Investigations
Housing signed off without services: inside the audit trail of incomplete settlements
A national audit sample found delays, defects and commissioning failures across housing projects, including homes recorded as com…
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Conradie Park Phase 2 targets another 1,225 homes
The new units continue the mixed housing development near central Cape Town.
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R700m Nelson Mandela Drive upgrade returns to programme
The Mahikeng project includes widening a bridge into a dual carriageway.
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Public-building solar projects need roof and electrical evidence
Panel capacity tells only part of the story when roof condition, fire access, protection and monitoring determine safe output.
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God’s Window Skywalk begins enabling civil works
Bulk water has been upgraded, electrical installation is under way and the site is established.
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Mpumalanga water programme combines treatment, pipelines and storage
Projects in Thembisile Hani, Mkhondo, Lekwa and Thaba Chweu show the range of infrastructure needed for reliable supply and sanit…
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Ga-Malekane steel bridge officially opens
The Greater Tubatse structure reached operational handover in May 2026.
Features
Quarry rehabilitation should progress while extraction continues
Stabilising completed faces, managing water and replacing soil in stages reduces the risk and cost left at final closure.
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R159.1m P47/3 Melmoth project reaches 65%
More than 66,000 square metres had been completed on the northern KZN route.
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Five-kilometre Johannesburg water pipeline targeted for year-end
The pipeline is presented as the permanent component of the city’s current intervention.
Opinion & Analysis
Procurement transparency should continue after award
Publishing an award does not explain later variations, extensions, payments or performance.
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Dealesville–Bloemfontein road maintenance package completed
The provincial government has closed out reseal and fog-spray work on the route.
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Strand seawall project advances sewer relocation and coastal works
The project is moving vulnerable sewer infrastructure landward as the City targets completion of the main works by the end of 202…
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R12.5bn inland border-post PPP moves into final negotiations
The national programme covers six ports of entry and is intended to improve border infrastructure, trade flow and congestion mana…
Infrastructure
Public buildings need heat-resilience plans beyond air conditioning
Shade, ventilation, fabric and operating practices can reduce heat risk before mechanical cooling is added.
Investigations
Municipal asset registers tested against the infrastructure on the ground
Identifiers, coordinates, condition and commissioning dates should lead from the financial register to a real, maintainable asset.
Projects
Stakeholder approvals need decision-ready information
A committee cannot approve responsibly when drawings, cost, risk and recommendation arrive in separate fragments.
Homes & Building
A kitchen renovation needs a service coordination drawing
Cabinets arrive late in the programme but depend on decisions from every service trade.
Opinion & Analysis
Construction noise needs a neighbourhood compact
Noise cannot always be removed, but uncertainty and avoidable disturbance can be reduced.
Business
Plant fuel control begins with hours and authorised storage
Fuel loss can hide inside production when deliveries, dispensing and machine hours are recorded in separate systems.
Infrastructure
Landfill stormwater and leachate must remain separate
Clean runoff becomes a treatment burden when it mixes with contaminated liquid.
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Why public-building energy certificates matter beyond the entrance wall
An energy certificate is most useful when its measurement period leads to practical decisions about systems, controls and mainten…
Features
Born Free Construction builds a practical Western Cape construction story
From civil infrastructure and earthworks to buildings, roofing and waterproofing, the Cape Town contractor’s strength lies in con…
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Why compulsory tender briefings still need a written record
A briefing can reveal access and scope constraints, but every bidder needs the same formal information afterward.
Business
Cost codes should describe how the site is managed
A ledger built only for annual accounts cannot explain why one activity or work area is losing money.
Homes & Building
Home additions must connect old and new structures carefully
Most extension problems occur at the line where new work meets an older house.
Business
Construction joint ventures need one clear operating agreement
A tender partnership can fail when authority, cash and responsibility are left undefined.
Opinion & Analysis
Practical completion must be described honestly
Contractual completion is important, but readers may hear it as proof that every system is working.
Investigations
Water-loss reduction claims checked against meters, pressure and repairs
A percentage improvement should be tested against comparable periods, reliable input meters and changes in billed consumption.
Projects
Community liaison promises need a controlled register
Informal commitments about jobs, access and reinstatement can outlive the meeting in which they were made.
Infrastructure
Borehole pump replacements need operating data, not guesswork
A larger pump can deepen drawdown, waste energy and shorten equipment life when the borehole, storage and demand pattern are not…
Homes & Building
Fire doors are life-safety systems, not ordinary joinery
Door leaf, frame, seals, ironmongery and surrounding wall must perform together.
Investigations
Clinic generators that pass tests but fail during outages
Service logs, fuel records, alarm histories and outage interviews reveal more than an unloaded monthly start.
Business
Materials bought early need storage costs in the tender
Buying before a price increase can still destroy value through finance, damage, theft and double handling.
Homes & Building
Roof trusses should not be altered for services
A pipe or duct route can tempt a trade to cut the member that carries the roof.
Business
Tender securities must be priced as cash and risk
Bid bonds, performance guarantees, retention guarantees and advance-payment security affect borrowing capacity long before a proj…
Opinion & Analysis
Adaptable buildings are a form of economic resilience
A building that can accept new layouts and services avoids premature demolition when work, family or public needs change.
Projects
Site mobilisation should begin with controls, not containers
A site office and fence do not amount to readiness when permits, setting-out, temporary services and responsibilities remain unre…
Opinion & Analysis
Maintenance deserves the status given to new construction
New projects attract prestige while existing assets often wait for failure.