SANRAL | Infrastructure news - Part 21

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The key to growth lies in our roads

According to South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) boss Nazir Alli, the key to South Africa’s economic growth is in the continued maintenance and upgrading of the road infrastructure. “In future, we will be travelling on safe...

Sanral bond yields following court ruling

SA National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) bond yields have plunged since the Constitutional Court ruled that tolls could be charged on Gauteng freeways, easing a drain on government finances. The yield on the agency’s eight-year debt has dropped 18...

Government must finalise tariffs

The government and its agencies responsible for infrastructure development must finalise tariff schedules, including what consumers will pay for projects, well before their implementation in order to avoid resistance, according to a proposal. The...

Sanral still waiting for its R2bn

Sanral will have to wait a little longer for its second bailout. “The bill has not been gazetted yet,” an official for the National Treasury said on Thursday. The R2 billion bailout for the SA National Roads Agency Limited was announced on August...

Sanral harmed itself

Sanral’s choosing e-tolling as a method of funding had caused it more damage than the court order that halted the system, the Constitutional Court heard last Wednesday. Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) lawyer Alistair Franklin said...