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A call to plan for the future of transport in Africa
Transportation is a crucial engine for growth and social development in South Africa and more importantly for trade into neighbouring countries... read


Logistics & Transport
For want of truck drivers, freight may switch from road to rail
A dire shortage of professional truck drivers in SA and across sub-Saharan Africa is one of the main issues facing long-distance haulage companies... read
Aviation
Treasury keeps tabs on SAA's use of guarantee
The Treasury is carefully monitoring South African Airways' (SAA's) use of a R6.6bn government guarantee the state-owned enterprise was awarded in February... read
Public Transport
Report: Murray & Roberts could face civil suit
Murray & Roberts and other building suppliers linked to the deadly collapse of the formwork set up ahead of the construction of a pedestrian bridge... read
Sanral delays expansion of tolled highways
The expansion of Gauteng's freeways with more electronic tolls has been delayed even as a new tariff regime meant to offer certainty to the project is... read
Mop up operations continue on M1
PRETORIA: While a clean-up operation to remove the rubble from the aftermath of the collapse of the bridge structure on the M1 freeway in Sandton continues... read
Railway
Rail Safety Regulator: human error behind most train accidents

Jenni Evans

Human error accounted for 71% of the rail accidents recorded in South Africa last year, the Rail Safety Regulator said. It was established that the biggest contributing element was a lack of supervision... read
Africa
Gov Al-Makura signs MoU with Chinese firm to build cargo airport in Lafia
Gov. Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company, Tongyi Group... read
More Africa
Government news
Minister Dipuo Peters opens Umngeni Interchange during Transport Month
The official opening of this world class infrastructure made possible by a solid collaboration between the Department of Transport, SANRAL and the Municipality of eThekwini... read
Auditor-general highlights inconsistencies in major Prasa deals
The auditor-general has found numerous discrepancies in contracts issued by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA which could have cost the agency billions... read
More Government news
Business
The art of establishing a good business relationship

Lisa Illingworth

A key predictor in the success of an entrepreneur is his ability to develop and leverage relationships in the early stages of setting up his business... read
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