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Preferred Supplier & Competitor Survey September 2026 The Preferred Supplier Survey, pioneered by Industry Insight, evaluates the Market Exposure Rate (MER) of key construction material suppliers within the construction…
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SANRAL has dismantled its national Routine Road Maintenance panel after the Pretoria High Court declared the appointment of only 20 contractors unlawful and unconstitutional, following material procurement failures relating…
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We recently presented at a WorkWeek Webinar, looking at the Construction Pipeline, where is it moving and where are the growth opportunities? WorkWeek is a South African workforce-management platform…
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The October 2026 review shows a gradual but important shift in South Africa’s construction technology pipeline. The market is no longer characterised only by experimental materials and university research….
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According to Stats SA’s latest 2026Q2 financial statistics for the construction sector, activity strengthened in Q2 2026, with turnover rising 3.1% y-y to R97.8 billion, supported by higher purchases,…
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The strongest construction signal this week is not a shortage of projects, but weak procurement conversion. Infrastructure South Africa reports that only 16% of public infrastructure tenders were concluded…
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South Africa’s construction pipeline strengthened this week, with the 2026 Construction Book increasing to R395.8bn albeit across fewer (110) projects, alongside progress in renewable energy, water, roads and data-centre…
Read More >>South Africa’s newly released 2026 Construction Book reports 110 projects worth approximately R395.8 billion, up from the R231.8 billion recorded in the 2025 edition — a headline increase of…
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Construction investment ended flat q-q and 0.7% lower y-y in Q2, although performance differed notably across the main market segments. Residential investment recorded the strongest quarterly improvement, rising 3.9%…
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South Africa’s cement imports strengthened further in July 2026, increasing by 7.0% from June and 91.5% y-y to 159,918 tons. This lifted imports for the first seven months of…
Read More >>This week’s key construction and infrastructure announcements included Sibanye-Stillwater’s approval of the Burnstone gold project near Balfour in Mpumalanga, with approximately R3.5bn in infrastructure capital planned over six years,…
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Construction material inflation remained elevated in July 2026, although some pressure eased, with the Composite Construction Material Price Index slowing to 8.2% y/y from 9.5% in June. Monthly prices…
Read More >>R395bn Construction Book Adds to the Pipeline, as Fixed Investment Remains Stuck at below 14% of GDP In this week’s Construction Wrap, we look at government’s latest R395 billion…
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The total number square metres approved by local government for private sector building construction increased by 28% y-y, supported by an increase in both residential and non-residential building approvals….
Read More >>R35bn Transnet Push and R8.1bn Metro Funding Put Infrastructure Delivery Back in Focus The past week brought a renewed focus on infrastructure funding and project delivery, led by Transnet’s…
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South Africa’s cement imports increased by 19% m-m in June 2026 and 34.4% y-y to 149,487 tons, taking imports for the first half of the year to 749,129 tons,…
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Tougher economic start to 2026, but a few provinces buck the trend South Africa entered the second half of 2026 under renewed economic pressure. Headline inflation accelerated to 5.0%…
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Construction delivered one of the stronger signals this week, with employment increasing 7.5% y/y in Q2 2026 to 1.35 million workers, despite a deterioration in the broader labour market….
Read More >>Thank you for your contribution to the success of our #CCSA 2023 @ Work convention roadshow and for being prepared to travel around the country with us and for presenting region specific perspectives and content in different venues. February 2023
Hi Kat I just wanted to thank you and Elsie for your time and the great presentation! Kirsten Kelly Communications Manager CHRYSO SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY)LTD March 2014
Dear Elsie, Thank you for taking part in the 2014 African Construction and Totally Concrete Expos, your valuable contribution helped to make the events successful. Your knowledge and expertise of the South African construction industry provided us with much needed valuable insight. Kind Regards, Hypenica, May 2014
Dear Elsie Many thanks indeed for your participation in the UBS Infrastructure Day. We appreciate the time and effort in putting together your presentation material, and joining us on the day. We trust you found the event engaging and worthwhile, and we sincerely hope you will join us at future UBS events. Yours sincerely UBS…
