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CHANGING IT UP The Kokstad Interchange project along the R56 provincial route will take 33 months to complete
Sanral success stories
24th June 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Despite the negative impact of its recent tender cancellations, South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it continues to improve, manage and maintain the national road network. In... 


CASH CONSTRAINTS
Limited financial resources and rapidly ageing road infrastructure make it challenging to carry out all maintenance activities
Maintenance of ageing road network a top priority – JRA
24th June 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

The deterioration of Johannesburg’s roads is a key concern in terms of the general maintenance of the city, with inclement weather, vandalism and theft, as well as ageing infrastructure, the key... 


CUSTOMARY CONDITIONS
To be considered a well-maintained road network, it is the in-house norm at Sanral that not more than 10% be in a poor to very poor condition
Majority of Sanral road network exceeds design life
24th June 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

With 83.6% of the national road network under South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) jurisdiction exceeding its 20-year design life, there is increased risk of rapid deterioration... 


Opportunities abound in transport, logistics if challenges can be addressed
22nd June 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There are considerable challenges facing the country’s commuter transport, freight and logistics sectors, which are impeding economic growth; however, there are signs of improvement. This was a key... 


Impact of disruptive weather on supply chain requires mitigation
21st June 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Weather conditions in KwaZulu-Natal in April disrupted the entire supply chain, and while this is slowly being restored to normality, there are considerably direct and consequential costs to the... 


Eleven-point action plan agreed to address recruitment of foreign truck drivers
20th June 2022 By: Donna Slater

The Road and Freight Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), in partnership with the road and freight industry stakeholders, have agreed on an eleven-point action plan to deal with industry challenges... 


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Supply chain blockages must end – SAAFF
20th June 2022 By: Irma Venter

South Africa cannot afford the massive and continued knock-on effects from disruptions to the national supply chain caused by truck driver blockades on the N3 to and from the Port of Durban, as was... 


Labour migration policy nearing completion, says Nxesi as truckers intensify action over foreign drivers
Labour migration policy nearing completion, says Nxesi as truckers intensify action over foreign drivers
17th June 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Employment and Labour Department is finalising policy that will help to regulate the extends to which foreign nationals can be employed in South Africa, Minister Thulas Nxesi said on Friday.... 


N3 protest: Supply chain under attack, cost to economy more than R300m
N3 protest: Supply chain under attack, cost to economy more than R300m
17th June 2022 By: News24Wire

The Road Freight Association wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday to ask him to to urgently intervene in an ongoing blockade of key cargo routes across the country. In an open letter,... 


cement handling in plant
New cement production capacity in Africa might be preferable to high transport costs
10th June 2022 By: Darren Parker

The rapidly rising cost of transport means that adding additional cement production capacity in Africa might be worth considering going forward. Before the outbreak of Covid-19, a long-term decline... 


Bad road
Joburg mayor spurs JRA to address inequitable pothole repair
10th June 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Phalatse has commented on the real causes behind some areas being better served in terms of pothole repairs and related service delivery in Johannesburg. “While... 


Sanral e tolls and highway
Sanral to introduce one ticket system for all public transport, tolling
10th June 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is aiming to move away from traditional toll accounts to mobility accounts, Sanral northern region project manager Siveshni Pillay... 


SIU working to combat fraudulent vehicle licence renewals using deceased persons' identities
9th June 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has found that the identity numbers of deceased persons are being used to fraudulently facilitate the renewal of vehicle licences for truck owners whose... 


KZN government aims to maintain good quality infrastructure
6th June 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

The KwaZulu-Natal government is committed to maintaining infrastructure and ensuring that people living in rural areas and suburbs receive the same standard of service delivery. Premier Sihle... 


Cancelled Sanral contracts to be readvertised, awards expected by end of September
3rd June 2022 By: Irma Venter

The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has instructed Sanral management to readvertise and award the R17.47-billion in tenders the board cancelled last month, citing... 


Mbalula says decision on e-tolls ‘imminent’, calls for scrap metal export ban
3rd June 2022 By: Irma Venter

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has yet again promised that a decision on the future of e-tolls in Gauteng is imminent. Delivering his department’s Budget Vote speech late last month, he noted... 


Renergen CEO Stefano Marani
Converting truck fleets to LNG could reduce transport costs by 30% – Renergen
1st June 2022 By: Darren Parker

With diesel prices at a record high, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has the potential to lower the transportation costs of major logistics companies by up to 30%, LNG and helium developer Renergen CEO... 


Truck and fruit
South African terms of trade boon provides unique opportunity for the economy
27th May 2022 By: Darren Parker

South Africa is currently enjoying a terms of trade boon, with export prices outpacing import prices, market research firm Intellidex director and capital markets research head Peter Attard... 


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‘Worst first’ road repair strategy no solution amid rapid deterioration
27th May 2022 By: Irma Venter

A lack of preventive maintenance is by far the biggest contributor to the deterioration of the South African road network, says South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) engineering... 


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Mamabola publishes route for Phase 1 of proposed Gautrain expansion
25th May 2022 By: Irma Venter

Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo has made public the preferred route for Phase 1 of the proposed expansion of the 80-km Gautrain system, in what is called the... 


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Sanral to restart, wrap up adjudication process on cancelled tenders by end September
23rd May 2022 By: Irma Venter

The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has instructed Sanral management to readvertise and award the R17.47-billion in tenders the board cancelled earlier in May,... 


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Is the steel master plan delivering?
20th May 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about whether the steel master plan is delivering; the lack of demand that is negatively impacting on the industry... 


Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula
E-toll decision is imminent, says Mbalula
19th May 2022 By: News24Wire

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula said the final pronouncement on the funding model of e-tolls is imminent. Mbalula tabled his budget vote for the Department of Transport in Parliament on... 


Fikile Mbalula
Decision on e-tolls ‘imminent’; scrap metal exports must be banned – Mbalula
18th May 2022 By: Irma Venter

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has yet again promised that a decision on the future of e-tolls in Gauteng is imminent. Delivering his department’s budget vote on Wednesday, he noted that the... 


Image of the proposed Mtentu bridge on the N2 Wild Coast project
Sanral cancels R17.5bn in tenders, citing ‘material irregularities’
18th May 2022 By: Irma Venter

The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has cancelled tenders to the value of R17.47-billion, citing “material irregularities”. The tenders which the Sanral board did... 


Pick n Pay delivery bikes parked in front of a store
Pick n Pay, Takealot partner to sell groceries, liquor on Mr D app
17th May 2022 By: Darren Parker

Retail chain Pick n Pay and online store Takealot have signed a commercial services agreement which will enable customers across South Africa to buy Pick n Pay food, groceries and liquor on a new... 


Sinkhole on N3 disrupts traffic between Peacevale, Hammarsdale
12th May 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited on May 11 advised that only one lane was open on the N3 southbound after the Key Ridge interchange after a sinkhole formed, causing major traffic... 


JRA commits over R12m to resurface the M2 motorway by end-June
11th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has committed over R12-million towards the resurfacing of the M2 motorway. The three-pronged project, which entails the resurfacing of the M2 motorway Eastbound, 


Repairs to flood-hit N2 in KZN to take between six to eight months
10th May 2022 By: Donna Slater

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) reports that work to fix Section 24 of the National Route 2 (N2) Northbound carriageway between Umzinto and Umgababa, in KwaZulu-Natal,... 


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Sanral begins immediate repairs on N12 in the North West
10th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it has deployed construction teams to start with immediate work on the N12 in Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp and Wolmaransstad in the North... 


KZN transport dept allocated R12.4bn for 2022/23
6th May 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport has been allocated R12.4-billion for 2022/23, with a large proportion of the funds to be spent on restoring infrastructure damaged in the recent floods.... 


Pylon legs at N2 Msikaba Bridge project hydraulically jacked apart
6th May 2022 By: Irma Venter

The Msikaba Bridge project notched up an engineering milestone this month, when the south pylon legs were hydraulically jacked apart. The 580-m-long, stay cable bridge – which will span the... 


Zikalala says infrastructure repairs progressing
4th May 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has started with the construction of a temporary detour route near the N2 in uMkhomazi and Umgababa in the north of Durban. This will allow... 


VWSA produces its one-millionth Polo for export
3rd May 2022 By: Darren Parker

Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) has produced its one-millionth Polo for export at its plant in Kariega in the Eastern Cape, the company announced on May 3. “Given the current climate, with the... 


Sanral to invest R155m in Eastern Cape roads maintenance project
26th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) will spend more than R150-million on a special road maintenance project between Cookhouse and Bedford in the Eastern Cape, which is expected... 


KZN needs R1.9bn to repair infrastructure damaged in floods
25th April 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

The KwaZulu-Natal government will need more than R1.9-billion to complete work to refurbish what the recent floods have destroyed. Premier Sihle Zikalala made the announcement during an update on... 


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