Transport News
Auto sector facing decline as SA’s infrastructure decay comes home to roost – Barnes
The fundamental difficulty many lorry assembly operations in South Africa presently face is that their operations are ending up being less essential to the success of their moms and dad business. This is linked to competitiveness obstacles in South Africa, states African Industrialisation Services director and Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) associate teacher Justin Barnes.
Transnet Engineering sets R1bn turnover goal for burgeoning maritime division
Transnet operating department Transnet Engineering (TE) aims for its relatively brand-new maritime organization to reach R1-billion in turnover in the next 8 to 10 years, says TE manufacturing and ports GM Tshwanelo Tswai. To date, the three-year-old business has actually expanded rapidly, with present turnover at approximately R300-million, and with the target for this financial year set at R550-million.
Govt, private sector must collaborate on EV infrastructure missing from Transport budget – CHARGE
It is time to open meaningful collaboration between government and the economic sector to scale up electrical automobile (EV) charging facilities to benefit all South Africans, sustainable EV charging business Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) says. The business has invited Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s strategic and continued focus on constructing a resilient transport system, however notes that concrete plans and timelines for such infrastructure were missing from the Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) 2025 budget plan vote.
TRAC concession kicks off almost a billion rand in construction work in July
Trans African Concessions (TRAC) this month kicks off approximately R1-billion in upgrade and rehabilitation deal with the N4. The N4 toll path is a build-operate-transfer roadway, and has to do with 570 km long. TRAC has a 30-year concession with the South African and Mozambican nationwide roads companies to establish, manage and preserve the roadway.
Creecy reveals targets, highlights progress on transport sector turnaround In this video, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy outlines the six targets for the turnaround of the transport sector over the next few years.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has outlined six targets that will guide the Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) work over the next few years to transform the passenger, freight, and aviation sectors. Speaking at the 2025 Southern African Transport Conference, hosted at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, in Pretoria, on July 7, she said the first target was to ensure that, by 2029, 250-million tonnes a year of freight were carried on the Transnet network.
JDA to undertake 12-month review of Sandton transport master plan, as Rea Vaya construction …
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) will, on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, upgrade and undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Sandton Integrated Transport Master Plan, which was adopted in 2013. The 12-month review intends to evaluate development made because the strategy’s initial adoption and align tactical transportation preparation with Sandton’s progressing city landscape.
Joburg testing technology to combat traffic light theft, vandalism
The City of Johannesburg’s Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is releasing brand-new services to combat theft and vandalism of traffic signals, says JRA mobility and freight head Sipho Nhlapo. The JRA is testing different technological options and will decide on a solution that will be gradually rolled out across the city, he included during a media tour on July 14.
TRAC concession kicks off R1bn construction drive
Trans African Concessions (TRAC) this month begins roughly R1-billion in upgrade and rehabilitation work on the N4. The N4 toll route is a build-operate-transfer road, and has to do with 570 km long. TRAC has a 30-year concession with the South African and Mozambican national roads firms to establish, keep the roadway and handle.
Redisa calls for new waste tyre management plan
Waste tyre recycling organisation the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) has composed to members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, calling for immediate action on a new waste tyre management plan to help avoid an ecological and health crisis. It made this call following receipt of an increasing number of reports of illegal waste tyres being disposed and burned across South Africa.
Transnet credit rating downgrade a ‘damning indictment’ of the utility’s failed …
The decision by rankings company S&& P Global to downgrade State-owned enterprise (SOE) Transnet’s credit score was frustrating news for those in business excited to see the energy performing better, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has actually stated. “This downgrade is not simply a reflection of Transnet’s monetary distress [however] it is a damning indictment of years of unsuccessful management, union militancy and a government that continues to bail out SOEs without requiring basic reform,” she said in her newest weekly newsletter, on July 21.