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Lack of public transportation integration undermining service delivery
A lack of appropriate combination with regard to metropolitan public transport systems has actually caused duplications and ineffectiveness, with some paths and locations being overserved while others experience a complete absence of service, Aecom Africa transportation operations leader and market sector leader transit executive Chris Britz has stated. Speaking throughout a Unitrans-hosted Transport Forum webinar on June 6, where difficulties and opportunities facing the guest road-based transportation sector of South Africa were discussed by different professionals, he said South Africa’s public transportation was inefficient because of the fragmented nature of the everyday operations.
New cement enhances road durability
Construction products provider AfriSam’s brand-new AfriSam Roadstab Cement is a specialised, premium composite cement engineered specifically for road stabilisation tasks. This cement is designed to optimise the homes of soils used in road building and construction, significantly by lowering the plasticity and enhancing strength and stability. The solution of the AfriSam Roadstab Cement aims to deal with the important requirements of road building tasks by making sure the toughness and stability of roadway bases.
City approves Transport Master Plan for Randburg, Zandspruit
The City of Johannesburg has authorized an extensive Transport Master Plan (TMP) for the Randburg and Zandspruit areas. This strategic plan, developed by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the Transport Department and specialists led by Merchelles Collective, addresses transfer challenges and intends to create a more efficient, compact urban kind.
Air freight leads recovery in logistics sector in March, Ctrack index shows
After a noteworthy decline in the first two months of the year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) in March increased to an index level of 119.7. This is an increase of 1.1% compared with February, and just partially up on a year ago.
UN Global Campaign for Road Safety launched in South Africa
In assistance of national and regional authorities’ road security initiatives, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, in partnership with outside marketing company JCDecaux, on May 15, introduced the UN Global Campaign for Road Safety under the hashtag #MakeASafetyStatement. The launch of the campaign in South Africa belongs to UN efforts to raise public awareness of life-saving initiatives on the roadway.
Air freight leads recovery in logistics sector in March – Ctrack index
After a noteworthy decrease in the very first two months of the year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) in March increased to an index level of 119.7. This is an increase of 1.1% compared to February, and simply marginally up on a year back.
Outa demands information on Sanral, Ceta tenders
Nonprofit guard dog the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has actually accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) of keeping agreements with doubtful companies secret, which it states is in line with a government culture of blocking the general public from accessing details. Outa has actually filed problems against Sanral and Ceta over the entities’ rejection to supply Outa with information requested in regards to the Promotion of …
Ctrack transport, freight index shows deterioration in all but one of six sectors tracked
After increasing somewhat in December, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) declined significantly in January to a level of 119.3– a drop of 2.1%, compared to December’s 121.9. The level of the weakness is nearly similar to the pressure the sector experienced during the KwaZulu-Natal looting and flooding episodes, keeps in mind the index report.
Glasfit, Arrive Alive form partnership to boost road safety awareness
Automotive glass fitting and repair work services company Glasfit and road safety effort Arrive Alive have actually revealed a partnership to boost roadway security. The cooperation belongs to the partners’ commitment to making South African roads more secure for everyone, especially ahead of the busy Easter weekend.
Thirty-one countries to start trading under AfCFTA Agreement this year
Amid the increasing importance of intra-African trade, 31 countries are anticipated to begin trading under the African Continental FreeTrade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement by the end of the year, South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition Trade Branch Africa bilateral economic relations primary director John Rocha said during a March 14 Transport Forum webinar. To this end, 54 out of 55 African Union member States have signed the AfCFTA, while 43 have deposited their instruments of ratification.
Broad-based weakness evident in the logistics sector – Ctrack index
After increasing rather in December, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) decreased especially in January to a level of 119.3– a drop of 2.1% compared with December’s 121.9. The extent of the weak point is almost comparable to the pressure the sector experienced throughout the KwaZulu-Natal looting and flooding episodes, notes the index report.
GDP figures cap decade of negative GDP per capita growth – BLSA
While the gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 0.1%, growth was negative in terms of GDP per capita, given that population growth is outpacing it. "We have been trending lower since 2013, and have now crowned a decade of negative per capita growth. South Africans now earn, in real terms, on average, what they earned in 2006," business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso points out in her latest weekly newsletter.
TNPA invests in road rehabilitation project at Port of Durban
The magnified pressure postured by an increase of trucks on the Port of Durban’s roadway infrastructure has triggered State-owned utility Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to invest R233-million on the rehab of roadways in key container handling port precincts– the Container and Maydon Wharf and the liquid bulk Island View precinct– in KwaZulu-Natal. The Port of Durban is an important contributor to the South African economy, managing about 60% of the nation’s overall container volumes.
Mgojo says collaborative efforts will enable Transnet to report higher volumes than initially …
Business Unity South Africa president Mxolisi Mgojo reports that the collaboration between organization and government to reverse the performance of Transnet might lead to the having a hard time State-owned freight logistics group moving substantially more volumes in the year to March than was assisted in earlier forecasts. In a rundown this week following the most recent meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Cabinet and the senior business leaders who have signed up to support government in dealing with the triple crises in electrical energy, logistics and crime, Mgojo reported that there had actually been “impressive progress” in recent months.
Ctrack index points to another year of ‘fairly subdued’ transport-sector growth
The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) forecasts “another year of relatively subdued growth for the transportation sector”. This is based upon the presumption of average economic growth in South Africa this year, forecast at 1.3%, up from 2023’s approximated 0.6%.
Mathe Group expands capacity to produce more rubber crumb for roads
The use of large amounts of recycled rubber crumb for the manufacture of road surfaces and related products is propelling South Africa towards a circular economy where waste products are used to address key infrastructure needs, Hammarsdale-based radial truck tyre recycler Mathe Group CEO Dr Mehran Zarrebini avers. Much of the production from Mathe Group’s factory, which recycles about 1 000 radial truck tyres daily to produce 45 t of rubber crumb, goes to bitumen product manufacturer Tosas, for the manufacture of rubber modified bitumen, a product that is being used by the South Africa National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) for upgrades to the N1, in Gauteng, and the N2/N3 leading from the port of Durban, Mathe Group points out.
Gauteng reiterates exit of GFIP tolling by end March
The Gauteng provincial federal government (GPG) has actually approached banks to raise cash needed to honour its contractual obligations ahead of the March 31, 2024, target date to scrap the tolling of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). Gauteng Finance MEC Jacob Mamabolo on Tuesday reiterated the province’s dedication to deal with the problem of e-tolls “once and for all”.
Mathe Group expands capacity to produce more rubber crumbs for roads
The use of large quantities of recycled rubber crumb for the manufacture of road surfaces and associated items is propelling South Africa towards a circular economy where waste items are used to resolve key infrastructure needs, Hammarsdale-based radial truck tyre recycler Mathe Group CEO Dr Mehran Zarrebini avers. Much of the production from Mathe Group’s factory, which recycles about 1 000 radial truck tyres everyday to produce 45 t of rubber crumb, goes to bitumen item producer Tosas, for the manufacture of rubber modified bitumen, a product that is being used by the South Africa National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) for upgrades to the N1, in Gauteng, and the N2/N3 leading from the port of Durban, Mathe Group points out.
Business welcomes appointment of new Transnet leadership Business welcomes appointment of new Transnet leadership
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the business neighborhood’s reaction to the visit of irreversible executive leadership at Transnet; signs that the turnaround and reforms at Transnet are beginning to reveal some results; and when these developments are likely to start having a positive effect on volumes.
PPP reforms could avert need for prescribed-assets policy to increase private infrastructure … National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse responds to a question posed on prescribed assets by facilitator Alishia Seckam during a PSG Big Think Series event. Edited: Shadwyn Dickinson 1.3.2024
National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse says the reforms being proposed to facilitate higher economic sector financial investment into infrastructure could prevent the need to introduce a policy of ‘proposed possessions’, whereby pension funds would be needed to direct a defined level of resources towards government-selected properties. Pieterse made the statement in action to a question posed during a virtual occasion hosted by PSG relating to government’s position on prescribed properties, which the governing African National Congress has consisted of in its election manifesto as an instrument it might think about introducing to stimulate facilities investment and industrialisation.