Construction & Engineering News

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

First rigging trade testing centre in Khayelitsha – only Rigging Centre of Specialisation in the Western Cape

First rigging trade testing centre in Khayelitsha – only Rigging Centre of Specialisation in the Western CapeFalse Bay College

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

By Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Africa’s builders get a resilience wake-up: 51% see higher value now

29 May 2026

More news

Lili Nupen, co-founder and Director - Mining, Environmental & Energy Law - NSDV

#BizTrends2026 | NSDV's Lili Nupen & Robin van Wyk: The new rules shaping mining, energy, environment and construction

Lili Nupen and Robin van Wyk 10 Feb 2026

A tourist rides a beach buggy in Wadi Billi, at El-Gouna near the Red Sea, Egypt, 14 November 2018. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt plans $1bn Red Sea marina, hotel development

Ahmed Elimam, Momen Saeed Atallah and Alexander Dziadosz 10 Feb 2026

Image source: sondem –

R24m bridge set to transform access in Engcobo

9 Feb 2026

Supplied image: Artist's rendering of Seaton House

New independent school breaks ground in KZN

30 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

From Siberia to Sahara: Rosatom’s new inverter conquers extreme solar climates

22 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Engineering Group's new chief executive officer, Tony Igboamalu.

Osmotic Engineering Group's leadership change targets global infrastructure influence

21 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Simon Norton, director of the International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa.

The secret weapon against corrosion: zinc-rich paint technology

Simon Norton 19 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters

Vincent Lali 9 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied / Angel Mokgokolo. Angel Mokgokolo, a third-year education student, founded Maukq & Company to bridge South African classrooms with real-world engineering. By converting mining rehabilitation and water projects into CAPS-aligned "living lessons," she equips Grade 7-9 learners with practical STEM resources.

From chalkboard to construction sites: Angel Mokgokolo is building South Africa’s STEM future

7 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson.

Investigation launched as Johannesburg mourns victims of building collapse

30 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Cape Town to host Enlit Africa 2026

29 Dec 2025

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

No extensions for Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Majodina

17 Dec 2025

Image credit:

Black woman-owned petrochemicals company to build SA’s biggest LPG terminal

17 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Construction & Engineering

#BestofBiz 2025: Construction & Engineering

17 Dec 2025

Image supplied.

Waco Group appoints new MDs for SGB-Cape and SkyJacks

15 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Chirume. When GroundUp visited the incomplete Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre in Hankey there was no sign of activity.

Broken promises: Sarah Baartman Centre is a case study in government failure

Joseph Chirume 12 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

South Africa's construction sector sees historic job surge

9 Dec 2025

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Simply Financial Services 9 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied

Vergelegen expands operations with new 4,226m² wine warehouse

8 Dec 2025

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority’s challenge to paying compensation to the Bobete community in Thaba-Tseka. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Court orders Lesotho dams authority to pay 600 villagers compensation

Sechaba Mokhethi 24 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

BIBC's digital leap improves benefits for 30,000 employees

24 Nov 2025

Image source: rawpixel.com from

Contract changes: When simple email signatures become legally binding

Danielle Giannico and Nikita Lalla 20 Nov 2025

Supported by Property Point, the 15 Black-owned SMEs presented their climate-resilient, socially inclusive solutions at the 2025 Green Building Convention in Cape Town. Image supplied.

How these 15 Black-owned SMEs highlight inclusive sustainability

17 Nov 2025

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. A Qingjian Group Company plant in Qacha’s Nek during construction of the Makhaola Lerotholi Highway.

Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Nov 2025

Workers protested outside this project site in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha, since Monday over their unpaid wages. Photo: Vincent Lali / GroundUp

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

13 Nov 2025

#UnboxingDay 26 December! Win your year’s presence on Biz!

#UnboxingDay 26 December! Win your year’s presence on Biz!

Bizcommunity.com 12 Nov 2025

Workers are seen at a construction site at Protea Glen, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 March 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Unemployment rate falls, helped by construction

Kopano Gumbi 12 Nov 2025

Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future

Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future

PG Bison 5 Nov 2025

From compliance to cooperation: What the GCC 2025 means for contractors and employers

From compliance to cooperation: What the GCC 2025 means for contractors and employers

Peter Barnard and Harshita Kapoor, Cox Yeats 31 Oct 2025

Force majeure lifted: $20bn Mozambique LNG project eyes restart

Reuters reporters 28 Oct 2025

Let's do Biz