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East Road Bridge unsafe for road users

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, confirmed the severe structural damage to the East Road Bridge, which cuts across the N12 freeway near Eldorado Park, and declared it is a serious risk to motorists. The East Road overhead bridge...

Germany commits R70 million to SA transport project

The German government has committed R70 million towards the second phase of the Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) programme. The programme which is being implemented by the Department of Environmental Affairs and the Federal Republic of Germany...

MEC to set aside R88.8m construction tender

Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development Nandi Mayathula-Khoza will take action to set aside an R88.8-million tender, which was awarded to a construction company through a flawed appointment process. The tender was awarded to a construction...

Load shedding to keep SA out of the dark

By Liesl Frankson Households around the country were left in the dark on Sunday when Eskom implemented load shedding to protect South Africa’s power grid from a complete blackout. This followed the collapse of Silo 20 at the Majuba Powers Station...

Unlocking economic growth

BRICS countries should continue to use innovation as a key driver for economic growth – this is the view of Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe. “Innovation is a powerful engine for development and for addressing social and global challenges,”...

Another North West water crisis

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM) is seeking a long-term solution to the water shortage affecting its communities. This is according to the municipality’s administrator, Kumaran Nair. Nair has stated that the municipality is...

SA in scramble to find cash for Eskom

London – South Africa would consider selling stakes in publicly traded companies, including those held indirectly through Industrial Development Corporation, to bolster the finances of power utility Eskom. The government said last week in its...

The continuing development of Diepsloot

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has completed the upgrading of a 5km stretch of road in Diepsloot which included surfacing and paving of the road as well as kerbing along the pavement alongside it. The JRA has also undertaken several roads...