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Work starts on SA’s next big toll-road

By: System Author 26th November 1999 Initial construction work has already started on the R3,5-billion N3 toll-road project by the N3 Toll Concession company. →

With effort, old tyres can earn SA R300m/yr

By: System Author 19th November 1999 Recycled tyres could earn South Africa R300-million a year in exports if the South African Tyre Recycling Project starts rolling. →

Transport interchange, Western Cape

By: System Author 19th November 1999 Tenders are invited for the construction of a station transport interchange. →

Baggage-scanning systems, countrywide

By: System Author 12th November 1999 With the opening up of relations with the outside world and the subsequent increase in international air traffic, South Africa is becoming a major drug-trafficking route. →

Train condition-monitoring on track

By: System Author 12th November 1999 A multimillion-rand project to install an integrated train condition-monitoring system on Spoornet/ →

Railway and port upgrade, Mozambique

By: System Author 12th November 1999 The World Bank has approved a US$100-million loan for the restructuring of Mozambique’s railway and port network →

New soil stabiliser for SA roads

By: System Author 12th November 1999 A new soil stabiliser developed by Labat Binding Technologies in South Africa could offer a cost-effective solution for local government authorities in building roads. →

Cement firm details R200m Saldanha project

By: System Author 12th November 1999 The R200-million project to build, commission and integrate a materials-handling and slag-milling facility in Saldanha, Western Cape, by cement manufacturer PPC Cement, was completed last month. →

SA set to win R500m rail-wagon contract

By: System Author 5th November 1999 Transwerk seems likely to win a R500-million contract →

Cairo taxi-goers defy death on daily basis

By: System Author 29th October 1999 Tech Track →

First maritime show to sail in April 2000

By: System Author 29th October 1999 Early next year South Africa will host Maritime Africa 2000, the continent’s first maritime and port services exhibition. →

Local firm builds first airport bridge in glass

By: System Author 22nd October 1999 The first glass airport passenger-loading bridge ever to be made in South Africa is under construction. →

Spirotech

By: System Author 22nd October 1999 Factory →

The engineering challenge of bus safety

By: System Author 15th October 1999 Tech Track →

Road construction, Malawi

By: System Author 15th October 1999 Tenders are invited for the backlog maintenance of 135 km of roads. →

New bus range sees the light in SA

By: System Author 8th October 1999 “A peep at the shape of public transport in the Cape Metropolitan Area of the future” →

Durban airport upgrade go-ahead

By: System Author 1st October 1999 The official go-ahead has been received for Durban International Airport to begin with its proposed upgrade to a world-class facility over the next 16 months. →

Resistance to toll corridor on the rise

By: System Author 1st October 1999 An independent study of the Maputo Development Corridor has sent out warning signals that high toll-road prices may have begun to have a negative impact on road freight flows along the corridor. →

Bridge collapse hearing resumes

By: System Author 17th September 1999 The second stage of the Department of Labour’s hearing into the collapse of the Injaka bridge near Bush Buck Ridge, Mpumalanga, was resumed at the end of August following a two-month recess. →

R250-million John Ross highway upgrade

By: System Author 17th September 1999 Tenders for the first contract of the R250-million upgrade of the John Ross highway could go out as early as November this year. →

Material gain in universal gasket

By: System Author 17th September 1999 Seals, Gaskets & Sealing Mechanisms →

Give us the go-ahead, say airport developers

By: System Author 10th September 1999 The financial backing for the proposed R3,2-billion Springs-Nigel International Airport (SNI) could become a reality within the next month but will definitely be in place by the end of the year. →

New terminal a source of pride for citizens – Mbeki

By: System Author 10th September 1999 The latest stage in Airports Company South Africa’s developments at Johannesburg International Airport came to a high-profile climax when President Thabo Mbeki opened the airport’s new Terminal 1. →

First step in global strategy for Italian airports firm

By: System Author 10th September 1999 Italian airports company Aeroporti di Roma, which holds a 20% strategic equity share in Airports Company South Africa, is determined to be a global player in the industry. →