In May 2025, South Africa’s construction sector experienced a mixed performance. While the total number of projects awarded dropped 29.2% year-on-year to just 131—the lowest since August 2022—the total value of awards increased by 11.7% to R5.9 billion. This divergence was driven by several large-scale civil and building contracts, including a R1.2 billion photovoltaic and battery storage tender in Cape Town and an R800 million housing development in Umhlanga. Provincial trends were uneven, with significant declines in project numbers in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and….download the full monthly review here (available to subscribers)
