Transport News
RAF pays out R694m to claimants in one day
The State-owned Road Accident Fund (RAF) made record payments of R694-million on October 17, highlighting the favorable effect of its fast-tracking efforts on everyday payment volumes. It has disbursed R17.3-billion in payment to road mishap victims and service providers because April, with R4.18-billion paid out in September alone. This marked the greatest quantity disbursed in a single month during the 2025/26 financial year.
Analysers, meters on show at EMA can help remedy water concerns
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates, sustainability worries, and the “very real impacts of climate change and water scarcity in South Africa”, have resulted in a noticeable increase in demand for on-line metal analysers for liquids, says Royce Water Systems (RWS) director Jacques Franken. Given the realities around climate change and ongoing challenges relating to the provision, stewardship and use of water in South Africa, this increased interest is likely to persist, which is why it is particularly apt that RWS – a division of Action Instruments – will be showcasing SEIBOLD heavy metal analysers, as well as the WESS Global sludge level and density meters at Electra Mining Africa 2026.
RFA backs Port of Gauteng plan but warns success depends on private-sector role, real …
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has tossed its weight behind the proposed R50-billion Port of Gauteng project, calling it a possible “missing link” to revitalise South Africa’s logistics network. Nevertheless, the association has cautioned that the project’s success will depend upon authentic private-sector involvement and real road– rail integration, rather than producing another centralised bottleneck inland.
Modernisation aligns with changing realities
Transport Month is a timely chance to review how the nation’s forecourt network is adjusting to moving travel patterns, consumer expectations and the international energy transition, says petroleum business bp Southern Africa. The company, with more than a century of operations in South Africa, has actually embarked on a comprehensive programme to modernise its possessions and reassess convenience for the drivers these days and tomorrow, bp Southern Africa GM for movement and benefit Nokwanda Khumalo tells Engineering News.
Lag in testing a risk to safety gains
South Africa will need to equal international requirements of roadside drug testing, such as saliva-based screening, if it is to meaningfully attend to the growing danger of drugged driving and secure the nation’s investment in safer transport systems, states alcohol and drug testing equipment provider ALCO-Safe MD Rhys Evans. “Internationally, there are stop working limits in location, similar to those for alcohol, but in your area, we have no roadside testing whatsoever and no specified limits to deal with.”
Collaboration key to safer, more efficient corridors
This year’s Transport Month ought to firmly spotlight collective tasks between the personal and public sectors that are reinforcing the nation’s freight network, states advocacy body Road Freight Association (RFA) acting CEO Kevin van der Merwe. The National Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Project utilizes data to recognize and deal with traffic jams on significant paths to enhance performance and shipment times, while private-sector collaborations along high-risk corridors such as the N3 are presenting innovative tracking, rapid-response teams and intelligence-sharing to enhance security.
Tau warns SA must embrace new energy vehicles to remain competitive
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau states South Africa’s future competitiveness in the automotive sector depends upon rapidly accepting new energy vehicles (NEVs), as the global vehicle industry undergoes its most substantial improvement in a century. Worldwide markets are accelerating the shift away from internal combustion engines. The UK and the EU, which together account for practically half of South Africa’s lorry exports, will prohibit sales of new fossil-fuel cars by 2035.
Port of Gauteng unveils White Paper proposing inland port to ease Durban-Gauteng freight … In this video, Port of Gauteng developer Francois Nortjé discusses the plans for the proposed logistics hub.
Private sector initiative the Port of Gauteng has launched a White Paper to mark the start of Transport Month, setting out a plan aimed at addressing the inadequacies in South Africa’s freight transportation system and supplying a reaction to the targets laid out in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The file, which was published on September 30, in Boksburg, Gauteng, lays out how the planned inland logistics center might shift freight volumes from roadway to rail, ease congestion on the Durban– Gauteng freight passage and develop what the developers claim will be more than 50 000 permanent jobs.
CHARGE hosts naamsa’s NEV road trip at its solar-powered charging station
Renewable energy offgrid charging infrastructure company Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) hosted the market organisation naamsa|The Automotive Business Council’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Road Trip 2025 event at its flagship offgrid, solar-powered ultrafast electrical lorry (EV) charging station, in Wolmaransstad, North West, on September 26. During the event, CHARGE provided totally free crediting all individuals and highlighted its function in raising awareness of NEVs nationwide.
AARTO rollout in Dec means motorists risk new heavy penalties – Fines SA
Digital traffic fine platform Fines SA is alerting drivers to get ready for more stringent unpaid fine charges, the possibility of losing driving opportunities under the brand-new demerit system and a surge in scammers distributing fake ghost fines when the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system works on December 1. The rollout of AARTO marks a nationwide policy shift. The brand-new system will change how every motorist and fleet operator handles traffic fines, the business says.
Outa takes Sanral to court to have e-toll debt cases declared abandoned
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has submitted legal action against the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and 3 Ministers, asking the High Court to declare that Sanral has abandoned the collection of the exceptional e-toll debts. The action was submitted in the Pretoria High Court on August 20. The candidates are Outa and 2 028 e-toll accuseds, services and individuals, whom Outa has been defending for many years in regards to its E-Toll Defence Umbrella. The respondents …
Automotive market is recovering, but affordability and export headwinds threaten long-term growth
South Africa’s automobile market built momentum this year, supported by a favourable rates of interest environment, record-low new-vehicle inflation and liquidity from the two-pot pension reform, however the outlook remains fragile, with affordability restrictions and export headwinds threatening longer-term development, says credit information bureau TransUnion. Automobile sales broke through the 35 000-unit ceiling for the first time in years, with July and August having marked the greatest volumes considering that 2014.
Lillian Ngoyi street to reopen to traffic; public transport routes return to original configurations
Lilian Ngoyi street, in Johannesburg, will officially resume to traffic on September 12, with Phase 1 of the rehabilitation job completed, the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) states. Public transportation routes will return to their original path setups.
Sales of Chinese vehicles jumped 89% in the first half of 2025 – AutoTrader
New vehicle sales of Chinese brand names have actually skyrocketed and lorry trading business AutoTrader’s newest Mid-Year Report reveals that sales of Chinese brands increased by 89% in the very first half of this year, led by BYD, which increased by 637%; Omoda, up by 99%; and Jaecoo, which increased 168%. The very same patterns appear in the used car market, the business says.
AfDB to scale PET asphalt concrete solution to lessen African road maintenance backlogs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a letter of intent with three companies to advance cooperation in the deployment of innovative, climate-resilient road maintenance in Africa. The agreement was signed with a consortium comprising the Shimizu Corporation, Kao Corporation and Nippon Road, on the sidelines of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, in Yokohama, Japan, on August 21.
Steenhuisen lauds Agbiz, Agri SA for strengthening rural road networks
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has actually lauded the efforts of market bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) to enhance vital agricultural transportation routes in the Free State. Agri SA and Agbiz have actually been piloting a job in the province, together with the departments of Public Works and Infrastructure and Transport to address the crucial state of South Africa’s rural roadway network.
Mann + Hummel opens Gauteng factory – its first in Africa
Filtration solutions producer Mann + Hummel has actually opened its very first factory in Africa, in Kempton Park, Gauteng. “This is a brand-new chapter for Mann + Hummel South Africa, which started here in a small office in 2016. This state-of-the-art production center will not just serve South Africa and the Southern African Development Community, but also the sub-Saharan Africa region,” said Mann + Hummel vehicle aftermarket president and GM Cedric Dackam.
C-BRTA welcomes reopening of Grobler’s Bridge and Stockpoort ports of entry
The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) welcomes the announcement by the Border Management Authority (BMA) that operations have actually resumed at the Grobler’s Bridge and Stockpoort ports of entry. C-BRTA CEO Lwazi Mboyi welcomes the statement by the BMA, as it will relieve traffic circulations along corridors to alternative ports that had actually been identified during the closure of Grobler’s Bridge and Stockpoort ports of entry.
AECI to dispose of ImproChem Public Water division, finalises Much Asphalt sale
JSE-listed chemicals group AECI will get rid of its wholly-owned water and process solutions subsidiary ImproChem Public Water service to a South African majority black-owned special purpose lorry, with water treatment speciality chemicals company Nsukutech as the managing investor and Junaco, integrated in Tanzania, as the minority shareholder. It has likewise effectively concluded the divestment of Much Asphalt. This disposal closed in line with the previously directed purchase factor to consider of R1.1-billion. The purchase consideration has been moved to AECI and will be utilized in line with AECI’s capital allocation structure, it says.
Bakwena toll route to launch contactless payments by end of the year
The Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has actually revealed the fourth quarter of this year as the revised launch date for contactless payments along the Bakwena N1/N4 route. The new payment approaches provide improved security by allowing real-time payments while roadway users keep ownership of their cards throughout deals.