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Health & Social Welfare

Public Works buildings to be turned into GBV shelters

21 May 2025

Source: Facebook. Grabouw Khoisan Council.

Property

Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance

Liezl Human 24 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

South Africa arrests 240 in construction mafia crackdown

15 Apr 2025

Source: GCIS. Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Port St Johns on path to economic revival with new harbour development plan

10 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Source: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson calls for lifestyle audits into IDT bosses, gives update on delayed oxygen plants probe

Pieter-Louis Myburgh 7 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

2025 Infrastructure Summit to shape the future of construction in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 Mar 2025

Source: Artist's rendition. The position and layout of Protea Village has been thoughtfully considered by the returning community, while the remainder of their land is divided between green belt, and the residential estate. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Construction & Engineering

Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin

Matthew Hirsch 13 Mar 2025

Image source: Clayton from

Land & Property Law

Eviction of Khoi-San at Union Buildings an order of the High Court

10 Feb 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his #Sona2025 address at Cape town's City Hall. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sona2025: Ramaphosa economic recovery plan built on infrastructure, mining, and energy

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

Source: Glenov Brancovic/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

SAICE inaugurates 2025 president, on path to net zero

20 Dec 2024

DPWI in hot water again over Mbombela High Court crisis

Property Development

DPWI in hot water again over Mbombela High Court crisis

Lindsey Schutters 4 Nov 2024

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development chairperson Xola Nqola

Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice committee blasts DPWI over court infrastructure crisis

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2024

Land & Property Law

Illegal business occupants given 14 days to comply with the law

27 Sep 2024

Public Works department calls for skilled applicants to fill key positions

Construction & Engineering

Public Works department calls for skilled applicants to fill key positions

26 Sep 2024

Addressing the tech skills shortage needs to become a national imperative, says Mancosa

Technology

Addressing the tech skills shortage needs to become a national imperative, says Mancosa

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 Sep 2024

Insights into the fight against the construction mafia

Construction & Engineering

Insights into the fight against the construction mafia

Lindsey Schutters 17 Sep 2024

Image source: Rancz Andrei –

Labour Law

Contracted out: Who is obligated to pay employee salaries?

Darcy du Toit 11 Sep 2024

Shoprite Checkers 2024 Championship Boerewors competition finalists

Exhibitions & Events

Shoprite Checkers 2024 Championship Boerewors competition finalists

20 Aug 2024

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has kept up the pace of policy implementation and infrastructure improvement he adopted when taking the cabinet position.

Construction & Engineering

Macpherson lauds Cape Town's fight against construction mafia

Lindsey Schutters 6 Aug 2024

Minister Dean Macpherson spent the week sketching his vision for the department

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson pledges to redirect funds to ‘building SA’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

Dean Macpherson was quick to take the country into his confidence on the cyber breach

Cybersecurity

R300m DPWI cyber theft the latest signs of failing state IT infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

New minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has had a busy first week.

Construction & Engineering

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure sets vision for SA

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

Source: © Global African Network The DFFE and DPWI have entered into a MOA on the preferential access for small-scale fisheries co-operatives to public works facilities

Fishing

DFFE and DPWI preferential access for small scale fisheries MOA

16 May 2024

Facilities & Property Management

Appeal in case concerning R40m SA-Zimbabwe border fence dismissed

11 Apr 2024

Minister Zikalala at the MOU signing on day 2 of SIDSSA

Infrastructure & Utilities

#SIDSSA24: Infrastructure symposium emphasises transformation

Lindsey Schutters 19 Mar 2024

Deputy minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Bernice Swarts.

Skills Development

DPWI calls on industry to empower individuals with disabilities

7 Dec 2023

Rural reinvention: Inspiring stories of innovation by entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga

SMEs

Rural reinvention: Inspiring stories of innovation by entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga

Monwabisi Mhlophe 31 Oct 2023

DPWI and SANDF to unveil 100 new bridges in rural SA

Infrastructure & Utilities

DPWI and SANDF to unveil 100 new bridges in rural SA

26 Oct 2023

ERWIC award winners. Source: x.com

Skills Development

#WomensMonth: Cidb awards celebrate outstanding women in construction

28 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Construction & Engineering

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

1,500ha of land in the process of being acquired, says human settlements minister

Affordable & Social Housing

1,500ha of land in the process of being acquired, says human settlements minister

11 May 2023

Infrastructure Investment Plan projects worth R21.4bn now complete

Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure Investment Plan projects worth R21.4bn now complete

26 Apr 2023

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

6 Mar 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

Affordable & Social Housing

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 2023

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

30 Jan 2023

Image: Patricia de Lille -

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

De Lille to award built environment bursaries

25 Jan 2023

President Ramaphosa appoints new Intelligence Inspector General

Law Practice

President Ramaphosa appoints new Intelligence Inspector General

31 Oct 2022

Image source: Polina Tankilevitch from

Legislation & Regulation

Public invited to comment on EPWP policy

19 Sep 2022

Healthcare

Observatory Forensic Pathology Institute nears completion

6 Sep 2022

Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 2

Events & Conferencing

Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 2

Issued by Topco Media 15 Aug 2022

Work underway to repair flood-ravaged buildings in KZN

Infrastructure & Utilities

Work underway to repair flood-ravaged buildings in KZN

21 Apr 2022

KZN floods detail the effect of climate change, Cogta minister says

Climate Change

KZN floods detail the effect of climate change, Cogta minister says

20 Apr 2022

6 arrested following Durban construction site invasion

Construction & Engineering

6 arrested following Durban construction site invasion

3 Feb 2022

53 students to receive built environment bursaries from DPWI

Skills Development

53 students to receive built environment bursaries from DPWI

31 Jan 2022

Shacks built by Siyahlala informal settlement residents on the railway line in Langa will only be relocated next year. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court grants Prasa another eight months to relocate Cape Town Central Line shack dwellers

Tariro Washinyira 29 Nov 2021

Dr Udesh Pillay as director of the UFS Business School

Higher Education

UFS Business School appoints new director

13 Oct 2021