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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Construction reporting from Limpopo.
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Flood recovery prioritises damaged R40 near Maseke
The route was among key Limpopo roads compromised by the 2025/26 floods.
Investigations
School sanitation after the backlog count: why completion needs a maintenance test
The national SAFE programme replaced thousands of identified basic pit toilets. The next accountability test is whether every fac…
Investigations
Giyani water: the difference between a completed bulk line and water at the tap
Official records show major components moving forward after years of delay. They also show why completing a plant or bulk pipelin…
Investigations
The infrastructure inspection gap: what auditors found after visiting municipal projects
Municipalities reported expenditure and completion, but physical inspections repeatedly found delay, weak quality control and ass…
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Three Limpopo water projects move into municipal operation
Handovers cover the Seshego treatment works, Jakkalskei scheme and two systems serving Maokeng and Dilaeneng.
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Development-bank loans back Limpopo hospital and regional bulk water
Two agreements cover a planned 488-bed tertiary hospital in Polokwane and bulk-water infrastructure serving municipalities in Lim…
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Four strategic routes anchor Limpopo’s post-flood repair plan
The R40, R71, R36 and R527 are singled out within a much wider provincial road-damage assessment.
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Flood recovery addresses more than 3,500 damaged homes
Housing restoration forms part of the province’s nationally classified disaster response.
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Floods damage more than 450 Limpopo roads
The province’s recovery plan spans Mopani, Capricorn, Sekhukhune and Waterberg.
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Limpopo flood recovery links roads, schools and damaged homes
The recovery programme spans more than 450 roads and 3,500 homes alongside public-facility repairs.
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Ga-Malekane steel bridge officially opens
The Greater Tubatse structure reached operational handover in May 2026.
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Mplegeng Primary School project enters service
The Ga-Moloi school was delivered through Limpopo’s school-upgrade programme.
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Dikgalaopeng Primary School replacement handed over
The Tafelkop school was rebuilt after heavy rain destroyed the earlier facility.
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Limpopo redirects festival funding to infrastructure repairs
The 2026 Marula Festival was cancelled so funding could support roads and essential services.
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R527 Hoedspruit route enters flood-recovery programme
The road is one of four strategic routes named in the provincial damage assessment.
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R36 Ofcolaco–The Oaks requires flood rehabilitation
The provincial route sustained extensive damage during the summer floods.
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R71 Gravelotte–Phalaborwa added to flood-repair priorities
Severe flood damage affected access toward Phalaborwa.
Features
Excavation safety depends on services as much as soil
A stable trench can still be deadly when it strikes electricity, gas, water or sewer infrastructure.
Technology
Solar installations on active buildings need a shutdown plan
Roof work, electrical isolation and continued occupation must be coordinated as one project.