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…
Northern Cape desk
Northern Cape
Construction reporting from the Northern Cape.
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Namakwa projects link port preparation, mining and industrial land
Boegoebaai, the Namakwa SEZ and Gamsberg Phase 2 are advancing through different stages of preparation and investment.
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Northern Cape adopts Infrastructure Master Plan 2040
The plan creates a single pipeline for provincial planning, budgeting and delivery.
Investigations
The R27-billion water debt chain: how unpaid municipal bills reach pumps, pipes and treatment works
Municipal debt to water boards rose sharply as ageing networks continued to lose treated water. The pressure travels through the…
Infrastructure
Landfill stormwater and leachate must remain separate
Clean runoff becomes a treatment burden when it mixes with contaminated liquid.
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…
Projects
Material submittals prevent the wrong product arriving at the right time
Technical approval and procurement lead time belong in one live register.
Projects
Flood-damaged roads need separate emergency and permanent scopes
Restoring access quickly is different from rebuilding a resilient road.
Investigations
Completion photographs checked against geolocation and final scope
Images support accountability when location, date, viewpoint and the work they are meant to prove can all be verified.
Investigations
Public-building solar savings claims need meter evidence
Installed capacity and a launch-day photograph do not establish savings without baseline consumption, generation and operating re…
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R22m Namakwa oncology centre opens
The JF Boeboe Van Wyk centre brings specialised cancer care closer to the district.
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R12.5m Steinkopf community clinic reopens
The refurbished facility serves more than 9,000 people in Steinkopf and surrounding areas.
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Infrastructure Master Plan 2040 creates a single Northern Cape pipeline
The planning framework brings long-term projects into one provincial view for prioritisation and budgeting.
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Vaalputs facility set for R2.5bn investment
The planned programme will reinforce the national radioactive-waste disposal facility.
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Upington Industrial Park completes first phase
Applications for subsequent phases are the next step for the renewable-energy, agriculture and logistics node.
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Gamsberg Phase 2 starts after R21bn investment pledge
The next phase is linked to zinc-smelter development in Namakwa.
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Namakwa SEZ schedules bulk infrastructure for 2027/28
The designated zone is moving through preparation toward a planned construction period.
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Boegoebaai port secures project-preparation funding
The Market Demand Study is complete and the strategic environmental assessment is nearing completion.
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R8bn Vaalharts–Taung irrigation upgrade planned over 20 years
The programme covers Southern Africa’s largest irrigation scheme across 35,300 hectares.
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R14.9bn Vaal Gamagara phase enters delivery oversight
The Northern Cape bulk-water scheme uses a public-private funding model, with commercial users committing 56% of Phase 2 funding.