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The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it is continuing its rollout of almost R4-billion in upgrades to the N1 freeway from Scottland to Winburg, and Zandkraal to Scottland, in the Free State. Sanral Free State provincial head Marlize Nel-Verwey says the upgrade project, which started in January this year, is expected to be completed in July 2028.

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) and digital traffic fines platform Fines SA have actually invited the statement by the Department of Transport to postpone the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act to July 1, 2026. In a November 11 media release, Outa says it welcomes federal government’s recognition that the AARTO system is not all set for execution.

The construction works for the upgrade of the N2 and N3 freeways in KwaZulu-Natal– worth R19-billion for the N2 and R33-billion for the N3– are on track for conclusion in 2032, says SANRAL KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Head Dudley Mbambo. Construction work began in between 2020 and 2022, and the upgrade will contribute toward the production of highways and interchanges that are “adequately capacitated” for commuter transport, freight and logistics functions.

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has actually completed the construction of 2 new MyCiTi bus depots on the corner of Spine road and Mew method in between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain and is progressing with its Edward Avenue housing project in the Grassy Park location of Ottery. The two MyCiTi 7.5-ha depots– which are equipped with automated bus cleaners, mechanical workshops, office space, refuelling centers, and underground electric bus charging centers– will both have the ability to store 145 buses that will take a trip the south-east route growth.

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.