by Richard Jansen van Vuuren All those wonderful feelings and memories of the Soccer World Cup seem so distant lately. In just two years since the event the construction industry and government have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons....
Since 2003 there has been a massive 40% increase in the number of tonnes of freight being transported on South Africa’s roads. The country’s roads have to be constantly maintained and upgraded to handle such load increases. Hans Ittmann, who spoke...
The costs of the first phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) have increased significantly to almost R90bn, ITWeb Financial reported. Democratic Alliance Gauteng transport spokesperson Neil Campbell said the entire project, not...
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says that the facts around the R20 billion Gauteng e-tolling saga will be presented to Parliament. Answering the debate on his budget vote speech on Friday, Gordhan accused opposition parties of just trying to score...
SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli has vehemently denied allegations of breaching transport policy and good governance made by John Clarke, a social worker, in a complaint he has filed with the public protector about Sanral’s dealings with bidding companies on...
CASE NUMBER: 17141/12 DATE: 2012-04-28 In the matter between: OPPOSITION TO URBAN TOLLING ALLIANCE – 1st Applicant SOUTH AFRICAN VEHICLE RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION – 2ND Applicant QUADPARA ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA – 3RD...
Government spokesperson, Jimmy Manyi, announced yesterday that the South African government had decided to appeal the High Court ruling interdicting the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) from implementing e-tolling, despite the...
Nazir Alli might be out of the picture, but Sanral’s plans to roll out e-tolling endure. This week the government task team headed by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will begin trying to work out what to do about the court interdict barring the...
The former boss of the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral), Nazir Alli, has been accused of keeping crucial details of the e-toll contract secret – even from his transport bosses. The Sunday Independent understands that Transport Minister...
