The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has achieved the successful breakthrough of the upper intake tunnel into the lower intake tunnel at the Polihali dam. 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited has reported that the bridge is advancing well. 

R250-million has been spent on the contract to date. 

The 2024 Cesa Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, held in Midrand, on August 14, celebrated and honoured the outstanding contributions of South Africa’s consulting engineering sector towards... 

Construction is progressing, with several challenging technical activities to be tackled. 

Construction is under way. 

The Senqu bridge is expected to be completed in early 2026. 

Work has started on the remaining two major bridges to be built under Phase II. 

Construction on the Msikaba bridge is set to progress this year, with several challenging technical activities to be tackled. 

South African National Roads Agency has reported that cable-stay strands for the project will need to be imported. 

The project will displace the Bloukrans bridge, in the Western Cape, as the highest bridge in Africa and the southern hemisphere. 

Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has described 2023 as a groundbreaking year for infrastructure intelligence, with organisations globally overcoming the ever-growing... 

Msikaba project has created work for 137 unskilled local labourers and 372 jobs for skilled persons, so far. 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited announced the restart of construction work on the Mtentu bridge contract in August 2023. 

Work has started on the remaining two major bridges to be built. 

The New Development Bank and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority have signed a loan agreement for the implementation of Phase 2 of the project. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, consultants and contractors on the Polihali dam have marked an early construction milestone – the diversion of the Senqu river by the precofferdam. 

Work on the Mtentu bridge has started. 

High-quality and sustainable infrastructure development is an imperative for driving socioeconomic development in South Africa. Despite the whirlwind of challenges impacting South Africa’s built... 

Industry body the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) has announced the appointment of Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane as its new CEO, effective July 1.  With a seasoned professional... 

The pylon spires of the Msikaba bridge megaproject will soon tower almost 130 m high at each side of the 197-m-deep Msikaba river gorge.  

Cape Town-based Singaporean private urban development initiative Africa123 has formed a strategic partnership with engineering and infrastructure company SMEC Africa, itself a subsidiary of... 

Phase II of the long-awaited LHWP has broken ground. 

The four massive concrete blocks that will anchor the Msikaba bridge in place are almost completed.  

Preparatory stages of construction of the Polihali commercial centre at Masakong are under way after the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) awarded the M11.3-million contract to Unik... 

Preparatory stages of construction of the Polihali commercial centre at Masakong are under way. 

Construction of the Msikaba cable-stayed bridge should be complete in the last quarter of 2023.  

Work has started on the Msikaba bridge deck. 

The construction of the Polihali dam and Polihali transfer tunnel is set to start after the award of the two contracts by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). The award of two of... 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) hosted its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, 1 September, celebrating individuals and organisations, as well as its members, who have... 

The Lanseria smart city initiative, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 2020 State of the Nation Address, has steadily been gaining momentum over the past two years, despite setbacks... 

The Lanseria smart city initiative, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 2020 State of the Nation Address, has steadily been gaining momentum over the past two years, despite setbacks... 

The three-year construction of the Senqu bridge is set to start soon. 

South African National Roads Agency Limited has cancelled tenders valued at R17.47-billion, including for the Mtentu bridge project. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has launched procurement activities for a Programme Management Unit for management, oversight and reporting during implementation of Phase II of the... 

The Msikaba Bridge project reached an engineering milestone in April, when the south pylon legs were hydraulically jacked apart. 

The tender for the construction of the Polihali Operations Centre has been awarded. 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited says the tender for the N2 Mtentu Bridge project is “awaiting announcement by its board”. 

Pinpoint Stewards a 100% women owned training and conferencing company had a vision to profile women and their contribution to the economy within the Engineering, Infrastructure and Mining sectors... 

The construction of permanent housing, a visitors’ lodge and associated infrastructure at the Polihali Village is set to start this month. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has awarded the construction contract for the Katse Village upgrades. 

Industry association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) and professional services multinational Aon South Africa on November 10 recognised excellence in the consulting engineering fraternity...