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Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

Affordable & Social Housing

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

Matthew Hirsch 3 hours

Land & Property Law

Eviction notices issued to occupants of hijacked State properties

2 days

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Women lead in Construction at ERWIC Awards

19 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Repairs to crumbling clinic delayed

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 4 Aug 2025

Source: Dean Macpherson at the 2024 signing of the historic Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, SA Police Service, Treasury_RSA and cidb_sa at the #NCS2024, which committed to put an end to disruptions at construction sites once and for all.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Fraudulent oxygen plant tender under scrutiny as PwC report drops

1 Aug 2025

Image source: kstudio from

Criminal Law

SIU triumphs in R67m corruption case: Lessons from landmark ruling

Dee-dee Mathelela 30 Jul 2025

Image source: Markus Winkler from

Finance

Correction: Inaccuracy in DA to back Appropriation Bill amid accountability demands - ministers not dismissed

25 Jul 2025

Source: @jsteenhuisen/X. Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen.

Finance

DA to back Appropriation Bill amid accountability demands

23 Jul 2025

Construction & Engineering

New Bill aims to overhaul South Africa’s building regulations

22 Jul 2025

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

‘Entirely preventable’: Minister slams systemic failures in George building collapse

22 Jul 2025

Construction & Engineering

R400m and eight years later, these rural roads in Limpopo are still not finished

Judas Sekwela 21 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Public Works triumphs in R67m fraud case against rogue contractor

16 Jul 2025

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure Africa: Macpherson prepares to unpack key policy frameworks in 2026

11 Jul 2025

Image credit: Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why GBV in South Africa is an economic issue

10 Jul 2025

Image source: Susan Richey-Schmitz –

Law Practice

South Gauteng deeds office remains open

2 Jul 2025

Image credit: Juanma Clemente-Alloza on Unsplash

Environment & Natural Resources

DFFE identifies 59 bankable biodiversity projects

30 Jun 2025

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Tragedy strikes Durban construction site: One dead, four injured in structural collapse

25 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Muhammad Ali, managing director at WWISE.

Construction & Engineering

How South Africa's construction mafia hijacked projects worth R63bn

29 May 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Legal showdown for land rights: New push to scrap the Expropriation Act

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Public Works buildings to be turned into GBV shelters

21 May 2025

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice sought for George collapse victims as damning report looms

8 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: www.rawpixel.com

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s ‘working for water’ programme is meant to lead to skills and jobs: Why it’s failing

Sinazo Ntsonge 24 Feb 2025

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Labour Law

Results-based remuneration: Do minimum wage rules apply if you're not paid by the hour?

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Siya Ngcamu and Eugene Chaphi 12 Feb 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: REUTERS. Johanna Geron.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa clash over SA's new land policy

Katja Hamilton 5 Feb 2025

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage increase is coming: Is your business prepared?

John Botha 5 Feb 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

New Expropriation Bill: It’s not as transformative as some claim

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

Source: Glenov Brancovic/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

SAICE inaugurates 2025 president, on path to net zero

20 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Construction & Engineering

Construction & Engineering

#BestofBiz 2024: Construction & Engineering

17 Dec 2024

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Sustainable Development

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

Minister of Public Works played the classics in his opening remarks at the MinMEC

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson eyes EPWP reform for job creation and economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 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

Law Practice

Mpumalanga High Court to open for business

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

Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country.

Construction & Engineering

Master builders say construction mafia is a barrier to growth

22 Oct 2024

Minister Kubayi to headline South African Construction Awards

Construction & Engineering

Minister Kubayi to headline South African Construction Awards

4 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

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Technology

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Sabine Dall'Omo 30 Sep 2024

Source: DALL-E 3

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 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