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AARTO

AARTO in trouble if not applied consistently, says ITSSA

South Africa’s new Administrative Adjudication of Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) will not work if it is not well managed and applied in a consistent, transparent manner, says Intelligent Transport Society of South Africa CEO Dr Paul Vorster. In...

22 Nov 12

E-TOLLS

Cosatu renews call to scrap e-tolling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has appealed to government to take notice of opposition to the e-tolling of Gauteng freeways. In a presentation to the National Assembly's transport committee on Tuesday, the trade union...

20 Nov 12

TRANSPORT PLAN

Planning commission’s transport vision long on ambition, short on detail

While August 16 will probably forever be remembered as the day the South African Police Service opened fire on striking mineworkers at the Marikana platinum mine, killing 34 people, the week also delivered another noteworthy, much more positive...

16 Nov 12

E-tolls

Public rejects e-tolls – OUTA

Public meetings on Gauteng's e-tolls indicated the public was against the system, the Opposition To Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Thursday. "Despite efforts by the department of transport to focus on discussing the proposed tariffs and...

16 Nov 12

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

First leg of Tshwane bus rapid transit system set to open in April

The 7 km, Phase 1A leg of the Tshwane bus rapid transit (BRT) system, running from the innercity to Hatfield, is on track to open in April 2014, says City of Tshwane strategic executive director transport Lungile Madlala.

16 Nov 12

TRANSPORT PLAN

Planning commission’s transport vision long on ambition, short on detail

While August 16 will probably forever be remembered as the day the South African Police Service opened fire on striking mine workers at the Marikana platinum mine, killing 34 people, the week also delivered another noteworthy, much more positive...

16 Nov 12

TRANSPORT PLAN

Gauteng's future mobility hinges on better coordination, integration

South Africa’s most populous province will require better planning coordination, as well as greater integration across transport modes if it is to avoid future “gridlock”, Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi warned on Tuesday. The...

13 Nov 12

GFIP & E-TOLL

Cesa voices support for user-pays principle

Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) on Monday said it supported the user-pays principle proposed for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), provided that there was at least one alternative to tolling available that met a basic...

12 Nov 12

Topics in these articles

Country	Industry Term	Person	Region
South Africa Botswana	Intelligent Transport Systems Technology Base Transport E-tags E-tolling Basic Infrastructure Bus Services Car Users Feeder Services Malfunction-prone Railway Technology Owned Car Poor Freight Transport Infrastructure Problems Besetting Bus Rapid Transport Systems Road And Transport Infrastructure Road Infrastructure Transit Solutions Transport Infrastructure Transport Solutions Transportation Efforts E-tolls Transport Network E-toll Systems	Paul Vorster Bobby Godsell Gautrain Jacob Zuma Trevor Manuel Vincent Maphai Ben Martins Lungile Madlala Ismail Vadi Gavin Kelly	South Africa Indian Ocean Southern Africa
Company	City	Facility	Natural Feature
South African National Roads Agency Limited Gautrain Urban Transit Solutions Gauteng Transnet	Dar Es Salaam DURBAN Johannesburg Pretoria Cape Town Tshwane Germiston Natal Pienaarspoort Roodepoort Vereeniging	Gautrain Richards Bay Coal Terminal STATION DESIGN Metrorail Station	Indian Ocean Richards Bay
Organisation	Technology	Product
Gautrain	Outdated, Malfunction-prone Railway Technology	R1