South African National Roads Agency Limited | Infrastructure news - Part 3

South African National Roads Agency Limited

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Alli’s bonus defended

South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has defended a bonus it awarded to its CEO Nazir Alli stating his job is far wider than managing just e-tolling. Questions have been raised about R2-billion of “irregular spending” in...
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Sanral defends R3.3billion in irregular spend

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has defended its management of the agency’s finances despite the auditor-general highlighting R3.3 billion in irregular expenditure in its latest financial statements. This irregular...
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R59 million upgrade of R72 under way

In May 2012, the ownership of the R72 in the Eastern Cape was transferred from the provincial government to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral). With an appropriate budget for routine road maintenance and a contract structure...
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Sanral maintains Aarto is sound

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has hit back hard at claims that the Administration Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) system is failing. It had been reported that between the 2012 and 2013 financial years, 89%...
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Sanral seeks R1.48 billion loan

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has approached several banks, including commercial banks, in the hope of raising R1.48 billion. Sanral’s toll and traffic manager Alex van Niekerk says the bulk of the amount needed is...

Comment on Toll in Gauteng

The Minister of Transport hereby publishes the draft notice in the Schedule, Publication of Tolls for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), for comment in terms of section 58(4) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited and...

Road infrastructure improvement

The announcement on Tuesday by Premier Thandi Modise about emergency road repairs to improve the road infrastructure across the province over the next six months has received the thumbs-up from residents. Modise said R280m was to be spent on road...

SANRAL CEO resigns

South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) CEO Nazir Alli resigned today, the SANRAL board announced. The board has accepted Alli’s resignation and he will continue until 3 June. After being with SANRAL since 1998, Alli’s decision came...