Africa is entering a transformative era in transport and infrastructure, reshaping how goods, people, and energy move across the continent. From high-speed rail and road upgrades to port expansions and logistics hubs, these developments are creating opportunities for economic growth, regional integration, and industrialisation.

The Cape Winelands Airport has appointed WBHO to take responsibility for the construction of its new R8 billion airport.

Pareto Limited, the proud owner of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, with Divercity Property Group, South Africa’s leading investor in specialist rental housing precincts, has broken ground on the significant R850m residential re-development of Menlyn Office Park.

Mukona Group, a leading geotechnical engineering firm specialising in geotechnical investigations, design and project management, has successfully acquired Mega Pile, a respected South African piling and lateral support company. This strategic partnership creates a pioneering one-stop provider of comprehensive geotechnical services across Southern Africa.

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has welcomed the latest third-quarter economic data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which shows the first signs of growth of 0.1% in the construction sector after three consecutive quarters of decline.

Facilities Management Expo 2026 will return to Gallagher Convention Centre from 2 to 4 June, once again forming part of South Africa’s leading co-located industry events.

The Metals and Engineering sector celebrated the grit and hard work of its members at the 10th SEIFSA Awards for Excellence on Thursday, November 20 at the Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre in Kempton Park.

With operational upgrades, advanced training, and strategic initiatives, its Barloworld Rebuild Centre (BRC) is emerging as a future-ready hub for high-precision, tech-driven component rebuilding.

South Africa’s rail sector is moving from diagnosis to delivery. The challenges are well documented: a shortage of operational trains, ageing infrastructure, widespread theft and vandalism and
operational inefficiencies, creating bottlenecks that spill into port. Shifting trade routes, geopolitical instability and environmental concerns add further complexity.

Beyond these principles, the GCC 2025 delivers substantive procedural updates. It tightens claim and payment timelines, removes ambiguity around variation orders, clarifies the role of the Employer’s Agent, and streamlines the administration of extensions, suspensions, and terminations.