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A large element of a gas plant which was dismantled and transported by Lovemore Bros being offloaded and then placed on a ship using heavy materials handling machinery at he Richards Bay port
Ten-week project cements supplier storage capacity
4th November 2022 By: Halima Frost

Heavy lifting and rigging specialists Lovemore Bros successfully concluded a substantial materials handling, stowage and delivery project of 73 parts weighing 307.1 t for a client based in Witbank,... 


Newly appointed MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, e-Government and Research and Development Mzi Khumalo
Gauteng looks to technology to fight crime
4th November 2022

In a step to halt the escalating cases of crime in Gauteng, the mandate of the Gauteng Department of e-Government (e-Gov) has been refined to include fighting crime through the use of technology.... 


Baloyi welcomes newly appointed MEC Mzi Khumalo and vows to work hand in hand with him in transforming Gauteng into a smart city region
e-Gov reprioritises functions to achieve digitization.
4th November 2022

The Gauteng Department of e-Government (e-Gov) has developed an 18-month programme to fast track the digitisation of the Gauteng government. The programme is made up of 20 key initiatives that are... 


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Sanral awards four out of five previously cancelled tenders
3rd November 2022 By: Darren Parker

The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced that four of the five tenders it cancelled in June have been awarded this week, following an evaluation process... 


JMPD receives seven new mobile alcohol evidence centres
28th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Brewing company South African Breweries (SAB), in partnership with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), has handed over seven new Gauteng-based mobile Alcohol Evidence Centres... 


South African transport infrastructure needs to be prioritised, panel states
South African transport infrastructure needs to be prioritised, panel states
28th October 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Infrastructure in South Africa’s logistics sector needs to be a priority, alongside a regulatory framework that has a “no nonsense” approach to criminality, if the country’s roads, rail and... 


Lack of finance, security still plaguing South Africa’s transport industry – panel
Lack of finance, security still plaguing South Africa’s transport industry – panel
27th October 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Considering recent developments – such as the Covid-19 pandemic and an economy trying to recover – professional body Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport South Africa president Elvin Harris... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Higher revenue collections support consolidation as growth headwinds strengthen
26th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Better-than-expected revenue collection enabled Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to report an improvement in government’s fiscal position relative to the one forecast in the February Budget.... 


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Sanral’s R47bn Gauteng freeway debt to be transferred to govt, roads to province
26th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced on Wednesday that a decision had been made to transfer Sanral’s R47-billion debt relating to the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) to the... 


Limpopo MEC launches construction of 3 km road project
21st October 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Nkakareng Rakgoale this week attended the sodturning ceremony marking the start of construction of a 3 km road on the D3260, in Selwane,... 


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PGMs demand may taper off despite robust automotive demand forecast
21st October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Global demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) is forecast to taper off beyond 2030, despite a robust outlook for increasing automotive sales, according to platinum group metals producer Impala... 


Sustained scientific involvement required to preserve roads, expert says
21st October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Building roads to withstand climate change was a key topic at the seventh South African Roads Federation (SARF) Regional Conference for Africa on October 18, with environmental scientist and... 


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Sanral welcomes former Wescoal CEO as new boss
21st October 2022 By: Irma Venter

The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced the appointment of Reginald Lavhelesani Demana as the entity’s new CEO. Demana’s appointment is subject to... 


CSIR engineer researches sustainable transport obstacles
18th October 2022 By: Donna Slater

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research graduate engineer Mashudu Rathogwa is conducting research into the future of transport from a system dynamics perspective that has, thus far, focussed... 


E-toll gantries
Sanral expects to lose out on R10bn in revenue due to e-toll headache, Parly hears
14th October 2022 By: News24Wire

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has told Parliament that it expects to forgo R10.1-billion in revenue in the coming year because of its inability to enforce revenue... 


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Thermal sensors introduced at four Cape Town pedestrian crossings 
14th October 2022 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town has implemented thermal sensors at four pedestrian crossings in Blaauwberg, the first of its kind in South Africa.  The sensors have been installed along Marine Drive and Otto... 


National Pothole Campaign launched to fix potholes
14th October 2022

The Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula launched the national pothole campaign, known as Operation Valazonke in Nguni or Operation Kwala Kaofela in Sesotho, on 8 August this year. The campaign aims... 


Poorly maintained roads, rail impact costs of goods
14th October 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Badly maintained roads results in the increased cost of logistics which is exacerbated by the unreliable railway system, which results in an increase of cargo transported by road. This cost is then... 


South Africa must focus on logistics to have globally competitive agricultural exports - Agri SA
13th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

To be a globally competitive agricultural produce exporting nation, South Africa needs to focus on logistics, as transport infrastructure is a crippling problem for the sector, says industry... 


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Partnership formed to grow Gauteng on the Move
11th October 2022 By: Donna Slater

The Gauteng Transport Authority (GTA) is partnering with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to broaden its ability to gather data on the public transport sector in Gauteng.... 


Sanral fixing potholes in Matjhabeng ahead of the festive season
10th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The State-owned South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has partnered with the Matjhabeng municipality in Welkom, in the Free State, to repair potholes. This forms part of efforts to... 


Rehabilitation of Sarnia road bridge to start mid-October
6th October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Rehabilitation of the Sarnia road grade separation bridge B112 over the National Route 2 (N2) is set to start in mid-October, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced.   


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Health solutions company on track for JSE listing
5th October 2022

Pharmaceutical, biotech and biohacking company Cilo Cybin is in the process of listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the hopes to expand its business, both in South Africa as well as abroad. 


FFS expanding storage, handling capacity for bulk bitumen imports
29th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Hydrocarbon solutions company FFS Refiners is investing R350-million into the expansion of the existing storage and handling facility of FFS Tank Terminals that will enable the bulk import of... 


An image of a full hand sculpture along the Musina Ring Road project
Sanral lauds benefits, intricacies of recently completed Musina ring road project
21st September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

A media visit to the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral's) recently completed N1 Musina ring road, in Limpopo, afforded the road parastatal the opportunity to expound on the... 


RFA says truck attacks, looting threaten South Africa's reputation as an efficient logistics hub
14th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Road Freight Association (RFA) says the looting and violent attacks on road freight logistics vehicles and the wanton destruction of trucks and goods has begun to undo the... 


SATMC welcomes provisional payments on tyres imported from China, but TIASA, RFA express disappointment
9th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC), which includes Continental, Bridgestone, Goodyear and Sumitomo, has welcomed the International Trade Administration... 


VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION
Blockchains facilitate the involvement of many witnesses and points of verification
How Blockchain is being used to build trust across value chains
2nd September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Distributed ledger technologies, such as blockchain, in which immutable copies of ledger entries are shared with all stakeholders, are being used to improve the speed at which members and whole... 


OneLogix United Bulk achieves ISO 39001 certification
31st August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Tanker operator OneLogix United Bulk has been awarded International Standards Organisation (ISO) 39001 certification – an achievement the company says makes it the first dangerous goods transporter... 


Pothole
Sanral assures pothole reporting app is working smoothly
29th August 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As government’s Operation Vala Zonke pothole repair campaign gains momentum, the Department of Transport and South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) have implored the public to... 


Sanral progressing two Eastern Cape road projects
24th August 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

Two major infrastructure projects being undertaken by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), in the Buffalo City metropolitan municipality, in the Eastern Cape, are progressing.... 


A truck traveling on an African road
Transport start-ups show great growth
19th August 2022

In an expert insight article released in June, market research company Frost & Sullivan Africa consultant Nomvo Kasolo says transport start-ups show great growth in sub-Saharan Africa. A wave of... 


Wheel loaders and excavators lined up after being assembled by Lovemore Bros at its Boksburg facility
Assembly project finalised without a hitch
19th August 2022 By: Halima Frost

Heavy lifting and rigging specialists Lovemore Bros Mechanical Projects division has reached the tail end of a substantial assembly project for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions South Africa (WW... 


Sanral to do special maintenance on N2 between Gamtoos, Van Stadens rivers
16th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) will conduct a R196-million special maintenance project on the N2 between the Gamtoos and Van Stadens rivers, in the Eastern Cape. The... 


Klipspruit Valley road in Soweto to be closed for three months
15th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has advised the residents of Orlando and Greater Soweto that the Klipspruit Valley road, which is an arterial road going in and out of Soweto and a main route... 


An photo of a potholed road in South Africa
Sanral-led programme aims to put an end to potholes in six months
8th August 2022 By: Darren Parker

Following the August 7 launch of the South African National Roads Agency Limited- (Sanral-) led Vala Zonke programme, which aims to tackle the thousands of potholes on roads across the country,... 


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