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Premier Alan Winde submits report on George building collapse to SAPS, potential arrests ahead
Premier Alan Winde calls for accountability as he submits critical findings to SAPS following the tragic George Building collapse that claimed 34 lives.
KZN Public Works moves to blacklist errant construction companies
Zohra Teke discusses the KZN Public Works precarious financial position, construction mafia, and looting of state coffers by errant contractors in an exclusive interview.
Ten years and R200m later — Saarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance still not completed
The construction of an educational and remembrance centre at Saarah Baartman’s burial site in the Eastern Cape has been delayed since 2014, a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee has heard.
George building collapse: Public still kept in the dark as Western Cape Government receives update on investigation
Nearly four months, families are no closer to getting answers.
Women in Construction: The struggle beyond Mam' Mkhize's success
Women in Construction: The struggle beyond Mam' Mkhize's success
Politicians behind construction mafia, says Black Business Federation
The Black Business Forum has been engaging with the government in KwaZulu-Natal on ‘rogue elements’ perpetuating the incidence of construction mafia, which Public Works MEC Martin Meyer says would be investigated.
Sanral completes R500 million upgrades on the N2 from Green River to Qonce
This road connects the R63 and N2, passing near the Steve Biko Centre, the former home of the renowned Black Consciousness Movement leader.
New deadline announced for Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court amid delays
Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala sets a new deadline for the long-delayed construction of the Soshanguve Magistrate's Court, aiming for completion by February 2025.
Sanral launches R2. 2 billion project along N2 in the Eastern Cape
In addition to the two mega-bridges, there are seven major construction packages on the N2 Wild Coast Road, Sanral says.
Still no answers three months after tragic George building collapse
On Monday, May 6, a five-story building collapsed in Victoria Street just after 2pm killing 34 workers.
‘It may inspire others’: George building collapse survivor to pen his ordeal in a book
Delvin Safers, 29, from Mossel Bay, was an electrician working on the site when the five-storey apartment building collapsed, trapping him for 28 hours.
Malmesbury bypass link road construction remains on track
The new project will feature five new bridges and a new grade-separated interchange at the R46/R46 intersection.
George building collapse: Engineering Council places engineer on precautionary suspension
The Engineering Council of SA has placed the engineer working on a construction site in George on precautionary suspension after a building collapse claimed the lives of 34 people
George building collapse: ‘There must be consequences for this tragedy,’ says Premier Alan Winde
Documents and site samples collected as Premier Alan Winde has specialised firm investigating the George building collapse.
UPDATE: One worker found alive, as four die in Ballito construction collapse
Four workers have been killed when an embankment collapsed on them at a building site in Ballito on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.
Three construction workers dead, two buried under the soil after collapse at Ballito construction site
IPPS Medical Rescue Services said they were conducting the search with other agencies, but the mission had to be called off due to multiple collapses of the embankment.
LIVE BLOG: George collapse: death toll remains at 33 as 18 workers now identified
Follow IOL’s coverage on the George building collapse as rescue operations continue nine days after the tragic event.
George building collapse: Contractor not registered with construction body, says Minister Sihle Zikalala
In addressing the media and families of the workers, Zikalala said this was the biggest tragic incident in the construction industry since 1994.
George building collapse: Death toll rises to 32, six deceased positively identified
Rescue workers have been on site for over 185 hours, as operations enter its ninth day.
George building collapse: Death toll climbs to 30 as identification process still remains a challenge
So far, 59 workers have been rescued and recovered, 13 workers have been hospitalised, while the death toll has risen to 30 people.
George building collapse: Municipality calls for national moment of silence, death toll at 26
The municipality has called for a national moment of silence at 2. 09pm this afternoon.
Bheki Cele says George building developers 'are holding back information' about the collapse
Speaking to the media at the site, Cele said the developers and the contractors had been secretive about revealing details of the workers on the site.
George building collapse: death toll now at 24
A total of 28 workers remain unaccounted for after the building collapse in George a week ago.
George building collapse: Land owners distance themselves from tragic incident
The five-story development was estimated at over R39 million.
LOOK: George building collapse: death toll rises to nine as operations enter fifth day
The rescue operation has reached 89 hours.