State Transportation Tenders
These are tenders issued by the South African Government, Provincial Governments, Municipalities and State-owned Companies for Transport related activities. This includes tenders for Scholar and Staff transport, Transportation of goods and equipment, Logistics and Courier activities and Vehicle Rentals
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Transport News
TFR investigating cause of train crash in Mozambique
A freight train, owned by State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and operated by CFM crew, on November 15 collided with a CFM train that was shunting on the mainline between Ressano Garcia, Mozambique, and Komatipoort, South Africa. The TFR train was operating beyond South African borders as per the operating agreement, and had departed from Komatipoort, destined for Ressano Garcia. It had been transporting magnetite.
Transnet battles coal truck logjam at Richards Bay
State logistics firm Transnet is working to clear a jam of trucks carrying coal and other commodities at its Richards Bay port after recently’s derailment on a rail artery drove more product onto the road. A train bring coal for export hindered on Nov. 8 on Transnet’s North Corridor, causing the partial closure of the railway that is also utilized to transfer chrome and other products.
Eurowings Discover launches direct flights from Frankfurt to KMI Airport in Mpumalanga
German airline Lufthansa Group’s leisure provider Eurowings Discover has launched direct flights from Frankfurt, Germany, to the Kruger Mpumalanga International (KMI) airport, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. KMI is located in Mbombela, near the world-renowned Kruger National Park that is popular with domestic and global travelers.
Transnet welcomes sentencing of criminals who stole copper cables
State-owned entity Transnet has welcomed the sentencing by the Belfast Magistrates Court earlier this week of three criminals who stole contact wire (copper cables) belonging to Transnet in October 2021. This confirms that Transnet’s interventions, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and security service providers, are yielding results, the entity said on November 17.
Cabinet approves measures to restrict scrap exports, but details yet to be released
Cabinet has authorized a “extensive package” of policy measures to restrict trade in scrap metal to limit damage to public infrastructure, consisting of the continuous theft of copper cables, which is said to be costing the economy R46-billion yearly. Information of the measures have not yet been released, however it has been confirmed that they will include constraints on the trade of waste scrap and semi-processed metals.
Western Cape, Cape Town authorities highlight growing tourism, trade links with the US
The United States was now the Western Cape province’s biggest single source of travelers and the province’s biggest single export market, highlighted provincial Premier Alan Winde on Thursday night. He was addressing a function to mark the inauguration of the first direct flight connection between Cape Town and Washington DC, by United States carrier United Airlines. This advancement had actually happened during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. He likewise thanked the United States and US-based companies for their assistance to Cape Town and the Western Cape during the pandemic.
CoJ welcomes investigation into JRA CEO’s qualifications
City of Johannesburg (CoJ) executive mayor Mpho Phalatse and Transport MMC Funzi Ngobeni say it is appropriate that the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) CEO Tshepo Mahanuke has been placed on special leave pending an independent investigation. Mahanuke is alleged to have overstated his qualifications that landed him the position. JRA chairperson Thabo Motloung placed Mahanuke on special leave while an independent investigation is conducted to establish his actual credentials.
Urban rail boost could support Africa’s sustainable future – Alstom
If the modal share of urban rail in African cities increases to 10% in 2030 and 20% in 2050, compared to the standard situation of 1% today, one gigaton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions might be avoided in between 2023 and 2050, states rail mobility options group Alstom in a new report entitled ‘The Role of Urban Rail in Sustainable Africa’. This amounts to 32% of Africa’s overall greenhouse-gas emissions in 2019.
SAICE decries Sanral tender awards as Chinese score most of the work
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) states it is “deeply concerned” by the current awarding of tenders by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) to joint ventures (JVs) led by foreign companies. Sanral previously this year cancelled 5 of its major tenders owing to “a material abnormality in the tender procedure”, where a resolution made by its board in January 2020 was not implemented in the assessment of the impacted tenders.
Sanral planning to spend R60bn in Eastern Cape over the next five years
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is preparing to invest simply over R60-billion on roadway facilities in the Eastern Cape province over the next five years, southern local task supervisor Marlize Nel-Verwey said while speaking at the inaugural Eastern Cape Investment Conference, in East London, on November 16. This follows on the entity’s investment of more than R8-billion in roads construction projects in the province over the past 3 years.