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Sanral to partially close N1 in Midrand for two days for powerline construction
2nd June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The N1 highway between the Kosmosdal Samrand interchange and the Rooihuiskraal interchange, in Midrand, will experience partial road closures on June 10 and 11 to allow State-owned Eskom to perform... 


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Citrus growers call on DPE to urgently invest in rail for future growth
22nd May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has called on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to announce a turnaround to fix the current freight rail... 


Sanral confirms pothole repairs near Coffee Bay almost complete, bridge repairs started
12th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), together with the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) local municipality, in the Eastern Cape, have conducted an intergovernmental site assessment... 


Cape Town to spend R5.2bn on MyCiTi network expansion over next three years
12th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

The capital budget for the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate amounts to roughly R8.3-billion over the next three financial years, with more than R543-million set aside for projects to... 


Construction worker dies in accident at Msikaba Bridge site
8th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and contractors, the Concor/MECSA Construction joint venture (CME JV), say a construction worker passed away at the Msikaba Bridge... 


Taxi rank
DoT has taken 81 000 unsafe taxis off the road since 2006
8th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) Taxi Recapitalisation Programme (TRP) has managed to scrap more than 81 000 old taxi vehicles and has paid out R5.6-billion in scrapping allowances to taxi... 


SADPO vice chairperson Lyndon de Meillon
Lack of energy, logistics challenges eroding emerging miners' profitability, viability
5th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The significant electricity shortages in South Africa and the significant logistics constraints, especially for bulk commodities, are eroding junior and emerging miners' profitability, with some... 


Truck Trailer Bus and Bakkie Road Freight Association Convention
Yearly convention will address industry priorities
5th May 2023 By: Halima Frost

Industry body The Road Freight Association’s (RFA’s) yearly convention, which will be held later this month, seeks to attract top executives in the trucking, logistics and warehousing sectors to... 


South Africa's only driving licence card machine breaks down again
4th May 2023 By: News24Wire

The Department of Transport says the country's only driving licence printing card machine has broken down again. In a statement on Wednesday, the department said the machine underwent routine... 


The intersection of Grayston drive and Rivonia road in Sandton
Investec first participant in initiative to keep Sandton traffic lights working during loadshedding 
3rd May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Financial services company Investec has become the first property owner to participate in an initiative spearheaded by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the Sandton Central Management... 


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Collapse in rail service has increased road freight volumes and risks
21st April 2023 By: Donna Slater

A spate of attention-grabbing road safety incidents involving trucks has sparked debate about the state of land transport in South Africa and brought the safety of trucks and their operators into... 


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Collapse in rail service has increased road freight volumes and risks
21st April 2023 By: Donna Slater

A spate of attention-grabbing road safety incidents involving trucks has sparked debate about the state of land transport in South Africa and brought the safety of trucks and their operators into... 


RMF resolves to collaborate, train and test
13th April 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Several resolutions emerged from the Road Maintenance Forum's (RMF’s) virtual workshop, held on April 13, which coincided with International Road Maintenance Day. The RMF is a joint initiative by... 


Road construction in progress
Sanral more than doubles value of tenders awarded in the past financial year
13th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has awarded 320 tenders to the value of R51-billion in the 2022/23 financial year, significantly up from the R22-billion of tenders awarded... 


Anchor block construction on Msikaba bridge nears completion
7th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Concor-Mota Engil Joint Venture has almost completed the four massive concrete blocks that will anchor the Msikaba bridge in place. Concor project director Laurence Savage says the blocks... 


TNPA opens Bayhead bypass road to help decongest Durban port
4th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed construction on the Bayhead bypass road at the Durban Container Terminal, which is meant to manage the diversion of heavy motor vehicles and... 


Meeting global EV targets will be ‘extremely challenging’ owing to raw material shortages
31st March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Chemicals company BASF global precious metal services senior VP Timothy Ingle told delegates attending the Platinum Group Metals Day, in Johannesburg, earlier this week, that it would be extremely... 


The new Africa Global Logistics (AGL) logo
Bolloré Africa Logistics rebrands to Africa Global Logistics
31st March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Logistics company Bolloré Africa Logistics has changed its name to Africa Global Logistics (AGL). The new name and branding reveal took place by live-streaming from Bolloré's global head office, in... 


an image of Ncamiso Mathebula and Flubert Taga
Locally developed BozaRide ride-hailing service launched in Gauteng, promises to be different
30th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Promising to be different, consistently affordable and safer than other ride-hailing platforms operating in South Africa, Sandton-headquartered BozaRide launched in three major metropolitan... 


SA transport sector’s shift to zero emissions requires move to rail, banning new ICE vehicle sales by 2035
SA transport sector’s shift to zero emissions requires move to rail, banning new ICE vehicle sales by 2035
24th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

For South Africa to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the transport sector to zero, between 15% to 20% of road traffic must move to rail. This shift is also key in addressing road congestion, and... 


Sanral to implement road maintenance on the R21 between airport, Pomona road
16th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is warning road users to expect delays on the R21 between OR Tambo International Airport and Pomona road in the northern and southern... 


Sanral to undertake blasting on the N3 on March 14
10th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it will carry out blasting to remove rock outcrops near the Camperdown Overpass bridge at 14:00 on Tuesday March 14 for the... 


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Tesla’s decision to move away from rare earth permanent magnets unlikely to have much impact – Adamas
3rd March 2023 By: Darren Parker

At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day on March 1, the company revealed that its next-generation permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) traction motors would not use rare earth permanent magnets. “As the... 


JRA appoints new board members
3rd March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), at its annual general meeting on March 1, appointed new board members, with Charles Cilliers as chairperson. He will be supported by nonexecutive members... 


TFR's operations
Sanral, Transnet, Denel among SOEs to receive fiscal support in 2023/24
22nd February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As State-owned entities (SOEs) continue to rely on government bailouts and dominate the guarantee portfolio of the fiscus, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced conditional in-year... 


Construction of new bridge gets under way in Limpopo
22nd February 2023 By: Yvonne Silaule

Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Nkakareng Rakgoale this week attended the sodturning ceremony for the construction of a R127-million bridge over the Steelpoort river, at... 


Cabinet endorses appointment of Moloi as RTIA registrar, CEO
22nd February 2023 By: Donna Slater

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) says the appointed of Matsemela Moloi as registrar and CEO, effective March 1, has been confirmed by Cabinet. He has been serving as acting RTIA... 


A road with potholes
Sanral reports limited success of first six months of Vala Zonke pothole campaign
20th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says the first six months of the Department of Transport's Vala Zonke campaign had shown some success in providing the public with a single... 


Photo of Transnet freight train on railway line.
Mindset change a must for effective PSP
17th February 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Effective public-sector participation (PSP) in the funding, management, operation and maintenance of South Africa’s depreciating road, rail and port infrastructure requires a mindset change by... 


Kgosientso Ramokgopa
Ramaphosa’s investment czar says South African infrastructure in dire state
15th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

The head of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s infrastructure and investment office warned that the nation’s power, rail and water reticulation systems are in a dire state and that fixing... 


Sanral to develop R60bn of road infrastructure projects in the Eastern Cape
9th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) will invest more than R60-billion on road infrastructure projects in the Eastern Cape over the next five years, the agency's southern region... 


M4 highway rehabilitation work gets under way
3rd February 2023 By: Yvonne Silaule

eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says rehabilitation work has started on the M4 Inkosi Albert Luthuli highway southbound carriageway. The cost of rehabilitating the freeway, between Anton Lembede... 


A road
Sanral says construction tenders in KZN, Eastern Cape help with economic recovery
1st February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has awarded four major construction tenders collectively worth nearly R7-billion for projects in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, which... 


Bongani Mthombeni-Möller
Opinion: Better infrastructure can help South Africa escape low growth
27th January 2023

In this article, Royal HaskoningDHV smart mobility director Bongani Mthombeni-Möller writes about the infrastructure challenges facing South Africa and what can be done to solve these for the... 


Blasting to be done on N3 Camperdown overpass on Feb 8
23rd January 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Blasting will be carried out near the Camperdown Overpass Bridge to remove rock outcrops on February 8 at 15:00. This forms part of the ongoing N3 upgrades from Cato Ridge interchange to... 


Joburg implementing short-term interventions to repair flood-damaged roads
16th January 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has laid out short-term recovery interventions to repair Joburg’s flood-damaged roads infrastructure. The city's seven regional depots will be operating at full... 


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