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The latest verified reporting from South Africa’s built environment.

The national programme covers six ports of entry and is intended to improve border infrastructure, trade flow and congestion mana…

By Thandiswa Ndlove · 25 Feb 2026

The project widens traffic lanes and adds surfaced shoulders on the key Garden Route and Klein Karoo connection.

By Lesedi Nkosi · 24 Feb 2026

The 2026/27 programme focuses on rural roads, small-town links and pothole repairs, with ten further projects planned for procure…

By Jamie Reid · 20 Feb 2026

A percentage cannot explain whether crews are repairing drainage, rebuilding layers or applying the final surface.

By Amber Ibrahim · 27 Jan 2026

New tanks and equipment matter when effluent quality and reliability improve across changing flows.

By Linda Jones · 4 Dec 2025

An extension can look complete while overloading the building it was meant to improve.

By Phuti Sithole · 12 Oct 2025

Stalls, cold rooms, fire systems and public routes cannot be planned as if the market were empty.

By John Miller · 20 Aug 2025

A house is not a complete service when the structure exists but essential connections or safe access do not.

Foundation, wall, roof and completion checks create opportunities to correct defects before a new home changes hands.

A roof programme must control rain, falling material, access and noise while teaching continues or the site is closed.

By Clara Brigham · 5 May 2025