Cape Town City fighting to avoid Gauteng e-toll R9bn to R59bn cost debacle
The City of Cape Town has expressed its concern that Sanral’s decision to toll roads in the Cape Winelands may follow the same contentious route as Gauteng.
Transport in South Africa
Transnet seeks investors for new jetty, oil rig repair quay
South Africa’s state-owned logistics group Transnet plans to name its preferred bidders for a new jetty and deep sea oil rig repair quay, valued at around 10 billion rand ($871.42 million), at its Saldanha Port by September this year.
Gautrain extends airport service, now serving OR Tambo 16 hours a day
If Gautrain ever needed an Ambassador, I’m up for it. Most days Gauteng’s underground gets me to work and home with the minimum of fuss. It’s so slick that you can set your watch by it. The one irritation has been the early close-off of the evening service from OR Tambo. That has been addressed … Read more
Gautrain boom continues – even the busses – with long-overdue plans to extend operating hours to ORT
Gautrain has changed many lives. For a growing number of Gautengers, the 160km/h service has become their preferred mode of transport to and from work. As we heard in this interview with Gautrain’s Errol Braithwaite, volumes are running 27% higher than a year ago. But niggles remain. Especially on the route between Sandton and the … Read more