Industrial Zones Programme chief operations officer Stieneke Jensma discusses the need for development finance institutions and commercials banks to play a role in the development of projects... 

Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone business development executive manager Simthembile Mapu discusses the RBIDZ’s project pipeline at its Project Funding Pitch held in Johannesburg from May 7... 

Industrial Zones Programme senior technical advisor Mxolisi Matshamba discusses the critical role of support for SEZ’s in South Africa’s reindustrialisation programme at the Richards Bay Industrial... 

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate’s proposed operational budget for the financial year, starting July 1, is more than R4.7-billion, which includes R1.7-billion for operating the... 

The City of Johannesburg's (CoJ's) Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is starting with the next phase of the Joburg Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan (CITP) that will help define what a... 

Having secured a contract to modernise the Craiova–Filiași section of the Craiova–Caransebeș railway in Romania, mobility solutions provider Alstom notes that the project will deploy European... 

The revival of the Mitchells Plain rail corridor in the Western Cape – undertaken by South African passenger rail transport company Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), in collaboration... 

The Draft National Rail Master Plan released by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy for public comment outlines an ambitious R2-trillion vision for repositioning South Africa’s underperforming rail... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses developments on the rail reform front and how this is spurring new thinking on localisation and in the container sector. 

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) have confirmed that the Gautrain system will continue to operate under the public-private partnership (PPP)... 

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport says it is accelerating the roll-out of Smart Driver Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) across the province. Currently operational Smart DLTCs include... 

State-owned logistics group Transnet says its financial performance for the six months ended September 30 was positive, driven by increased volumes across the business, resulting in increased... 

Transport company Uber in November launched its Uber Go Electric offering for South Africa at an event in Johannesburg, and also used the occasion to highlight its recently-established Uber Moto... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town aims to be the first South African city to take over the management of its passenger rail system. This follows the tabling of a Rail Business Plan,... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots as part of the new south–east route expansion that will link Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain with Claremont... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots on the corner of Spine road and Mew way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain and is progressing with its... 

The construction works for the upgrade of the N2 and N3 freeways in KwaZulu-Natal – worth R19-billion for the N2 and R33-billion for the N3 – are on track for completion in 2032, says SANRAL... 

The Department of Transport (DoT) has kickstarted a request-for-information (RFI) process for private companies interested in investing in South Africa’s passenger-rail system. Speaking at a media... 

The second phase of Operation Vulindlela is progressing across the various reforms, it was highlighted during a Phase II progress report for the second quarter, on October 31.   Operation... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) is mulling a number of measures to ease growing traffic congestion, including the introduction of high-occupancy lanes and congestion charging. This means that, in... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots as part of the new south-east route expansion that will link Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain with Claremont... 

The Department of Transport (DoT) has kickstarted a request-for-information (RFI) process for private companies interested in investing in South Africa’s passenger-rail system. Speaking at a media... 

The Gautrain, in partnership with the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system, implemented a high-impact public transport activation at a high-traffic intersection in Sandton on October 24, as part... 

City of Johannesburg executive mayor Dada Morero and Transport MMC Kenny Kunene, accompanied by representatives of the taxi industry, will launch Phase 1C(a) of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT)... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) is mulling a number of measures to ease growing congestion, including the introduction of high-occupancy lanes and congestion charging. This means that car users may,... 

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has achieved two significant milestones in the 2024/25 financial year. Firstly, the agency received an unqualified audit opinion from the... 

In a fitting start to transport month on October 1, event organiser Vuka Group mobility group director Ben Pullen opened the Smarter Mobility Africa conference by emphasising the importance of... 

The Gibela Rail Transport Consortium has appointed Reggie Boqo CEO, effective October 1. The consortium is a South African rail company pursuing the revitalisation of passenger rail. Established in... 

Cape Town’s new Household Survey shows that private vehicles remain the dominant form of transport in the city, with 48% of households making use of this mode, followed by minibus taxi at 29.8%,... 

South Africa’s constrained public finances and sluggish economy are limiting the pace of public transport improvements, senior Department of Transport (DoT) officials told delegates at the Southern... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has signed a new wage agreement for one year with the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), the entity which manages the Gautrain. The... 

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) will, on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, undertake a comprehensive review and update of the Sandton Integrated Transport Master... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has outlined six targets that will guide the Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) work over the next few years to transform the passenger, freight, and aviation... 

Labour union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has been granted a certificate to strike by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), after it... 

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate, in collaboration with the Western Cape government’s Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE), is initiating a two-phase process to allow for the... 

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), acting on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, has begun preparatory work for Phase 2 of the Rosebank Public Transport Facility... 

After declining for eight consecutive months to reach a revised index level of 113.5 in January, the lowest level since December 2022, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) increased in each...